Census Reporter

Cary, NC

164,007 Population
56.5 square miles 2,903 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2016 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±1.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Raleigh, NC Metro Area: 36.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$46,035 ±$2,230 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Raleigh, NC Metro Area: $35,661 ±$893
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $28,156 ±$285
$100,167 ±$3,890 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Raleigh, NC Metro Area: $71,685 ±$1,762
  • about double the amount in North Carolina: $50,584 ±$292

4.4% ±1.5% (7,206  ±2,373) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Raleigh, NC Metro Area: 10% 127,688 (±0.8% / ±10,294)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 15.4% 1,521,880 (±0.3% / ±32,197)

22.5 minutes ±0.4 (1,638,775  ±42,234) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2016 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Raleigh, NC Metro Area: 25.4 14,588,165 (±0.2 / ±133,095)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 24.1 101,863,985 (±0.1 / ±427,312)

Families

60,298 ±1,772 Number of households
  • the Raleigh, NC Metro Area: 477,920 ±5,003
  • North Carolina: 3,882,423 ±16,063
2.7 ±0.1 (163,657  ±941) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Raleigh, NC Metro Area: 2.7 1,277,554 (±0 / ±2,580)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.6 9,890,826 (±0)

2.9% ±1.1% (1,108  ±402) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Raleigh, NC Metro Area: 4.7% † 15,920 (±0.7% / ±2,232)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 4.9% 120,067 (±0.2% / ±5,431)

Housing

63,497 ±2,033 Number of housing units
  • the Raleigh, NC Metro Area: 520,444 ±1,002
  • North Carolina: 4,540,697 ±422

$332,800 ±$11,855 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Raleigh, NC Metro Area: $237,700 ±$4,638
  • about double the amount in North Carolina: $165,400 ±$1,041

16.3% ±2.5% (26,514  ±4,115.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Raleigh, NC Metro Area: 16.9% 217,862 (±0.9% / ±12,045.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 15.7% 1,572,143 (±0.3% / ±31,894.9)

Social

95.3% ±3.2% (108,420  ±4,561.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Raleigh, NC Metro Area: 91.6% 790,662 (±1.5% / ±13,376.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 87.3% 6,003,988 (±0.5% / ±36,970.4)
67.7% ±2.8% (77,021  ±3,667) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Raleigh, NC Metro Area: 47.2% 407,714 (±1% / ±8,627.7)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 30.4% 2,091,105 (±0.3% / ±20,557.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2016 5-year data

22.7% ±2.5% (37,253  ±4,088) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in the Raleigh, NC Metro Area: 12.2% 159,240 (±0.6% / ±7,812)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 7.8% 789,638 (±0.1% / ±14,228)

5.8% ±1% (7,015  ±1,208) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Raleigh, NC Metro Area: 7.3% 71,370 (±0.4% / ±4,053)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 8.6% 666,425 (±0.1% / ±11,060)
7,015 Total veterans ±1,208 6,052 Male ±1,132 963 Female ±410

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