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Cary, NC

178,508 Population
59.3 square miles 3,008.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±2.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 37.7 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2

Economics

$58,024 ±$3,089 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $43,276 ±$844
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $35,254 ±$312
$123,857 ±$5,547 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $85,303 ±$2,663
  • about double the amount in North Carolina: $61,972 ±$541

8.1% ±2.5% (14,457  ±4,392) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 10.1% † 143,831 (±1% / ±14,637)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 13.4% 1,378,621 (±0.4% / ±37,327)

22.8 minutes ±0.3 (1,569,365  ±59,239) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 27 15,917,605 (±0.2 / ±193,220)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25 108,494,690 (±0.1 / ±490,242)

Families

65,254 ±2,540 Number of households
  • the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 548,713 ±5,418
  • North Carolina: 4,179,632 ±15,192
2.7 ±0.1 (178,297  ±2,447) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 2.6 1,427,294 (±0 / ±3,070)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,290,252 (±0)

3% ±1.3% (1,412  ±638) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 4% † 14,878 (±0.6% / ±2,139)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 4.8% 119,762 (±0.3% / ±6,563)

Housing

69,951 ±2,794 Number of housing units
  • the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 595,757 ±1,186
  • North Carolina: 4,801,698 ±420

$463,200 ±$11,286 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $346,400 ±$5,915
  • about double the amount in North Carolina: $236,900 ±$2,044

16.1% ±3% (28,537  ±5,341.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 14.8% 212,064 (±1% / ±14,568.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.5% 1,412,575 (±0.4% / ±36,140.3)

Social

95.6% ±3.4% (112,933  ±5,240.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 92.7% 909,425 (±1.8% / ±17,426.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 89.7% 6,499,145 (±0.6% / ±43,849.5)
70.2% ±2.9% (82,909  ±4,186.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 50.7% 497,592 (±1.1% / ±11,241.2)
  • about double the rate in North Carolina: 34.9% 2,529,657 (±0.4% / ±27,130.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data

24.1% ±2.7% (43,093  ±4,833) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 12.6% 182,817 (±0.6% / ±8,218)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 8.2% 869,786 (±0.2% / ±17,380)

4.4% ±1% (5,953  ±1,294) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 6.3% 69,741 (±0.4% / ±4,845)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 615,452 (±0.2% / ±13,155)
5,953 Total veterans ±1,294 4,815 Male ±1,049 1,138 Female ±672

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