Census Reporter

Cary, NC

169,177 Population
59.2 square miles 2,856.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 36.9 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$52,017 ±$1,331 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $39,968 ±$531
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $31,993 ±$182
$107,463 ±$2,795 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $78,706 ±$1,253
  • nearly double the amount in North Carolina: $56,642 ±$280

4.7% ±0.8% (7,963  ±1,393) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 9.2% 123,247 (±0.5% / ±6,140)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 14% 1,411,939 (±0.2% / ±17,543)

22.9 minutes ±0.1 (1,708,045  ±47,022) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 26.8 16,439,545 (±0.2 / ±193,155)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 24.9 111,195,395 (±0.1 / ±535,514)

Families

63,519 ±1,158 Number of households
  • the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 507,613 ±1,992
  • North Carolina: 4,031,592 ±8,480
2.7 ±0.1 (168,850  ±409) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 2.6 1,337,737 (±0 / ±1,089)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,106,940 (±0)

4.9% ±0.8% (1,990  ±338) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 5.1% 17,745 (±0.3% / ±974)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 5% 124,139 (±0.1% / ±2,846)

Housing

67,287 ±1,138 Number of housing units
  • the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 548,432 ±454
  • North Carolina: 4,687,122 ±852

$376,600 ±$5,355 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $268,900 ±$2,809
  • more than double the amount in North Carolina: $182,100 ±$839

17.6% ±1.5% (29,527  ±2,544.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 16.1% 217,428 (±0.5% / ±6,726.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 14.6% 1,496,591 (±0.2% / ±15,929.9)

Social

96.4% ±1.9% (111,455  ±2,581.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 92.3% 844,344 (±0.9% / ±8,027.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 88.5% 6,281,557 (±0.3% / ±20,959.4)
68.6% ±1.6% (79,317  ±2,111.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 47.8% 437,530 (±0.6% / ±5,389.7)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 32% 2,273,890 (±0.2% / ±13,001.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

22.4% ±1.1% (37,910  ±1,802) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 12.1% 164,173 (±0.3% / ±3,837)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 8% 832,602 (±0.1% / ±8,840)

5.3% ±0.4% (6,686  ±528) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 6.8% 69,851 (±0.2% / ±1,960)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 8.2% 654,365 (±0.1% / ±6,072)
6,686 Total veterans ±528 6,050 Male ±509 636 Female ±147

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