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Cary, NC

179,256 Population
59.9 square miles 2,990.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40 ±2.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 37.5 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.2 ±0.2

Economics

$61,921 ±$4,135 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $47,404 ±$1,067
  • about 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $38,701 ±$391
$125,414 ±$9,157 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $92,739 ±$2,385
  • nearly double the amount in North Carolina: $67,481 ±$623

3.8% ±1.3% (6,798  ±2,279) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 7.9% 114,884 (±0.7% / ±10,463)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,329,157 (±0.3% / ±34,584)

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

69,980 ±2,546 Number of households
  • the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 559,173 ±5,605
  • North Carolina: 4,299,266 ±15,150
2.6 ±0.1 (178,881  ±1,030) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 2.6 1,458,180 (±0 / ±728)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 † 10,417,729 (±129.2 / ±-555,555,600)

3.5% ±1.5% (1,501  ±651) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 5.3% † 19,889 (±0.9% / ±3,203)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 129,267 (±0.3% / ±6,987)

Housing

76,310 ±2,911 Number of housing units
  • the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 616,756 ±278
  • North Carolina: 4,892,627 ±1,041

$567,100 ±$20,952 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $424,700 ±$7,204
  • about double the amount in North Carolina: $280,600 ±$2,083

13.4% ±2.8% (23,907  ±4,961.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 12.3% 181,106 (±0.9% / ±13,336.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,346,000 (±0.3% / ±33,890.3)

Social

96.5% ±3.8% (122,912  ±5,713.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 93.4% 944,025 (±1.7% / ±17,120.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,649,400 (±0.6% / ±43,783.2)
71.9% ±3.3% (91,608  ±4,737.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 50.8% 513,290 (±1.2% / ±11,671.4)
  • about double the rate in North Carolina: 35.9% 2,647,999 (±0.4% / ±26,529.7)

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

24.9% ±2.5% (44,669  ±4,556) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 13.2% † 196,319 (±4,950.2% / ±9,464)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 8.6% † 916,787 (±445% / ±18,841)

4.1% ±1.1% (5,734  ±1,522) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 5.8% 65,947 (±0.4% / ±4,374)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 7.5% 620,969 (±0.2% / ±12,934)
5,734 Total veterans ±1,522 5,128 Male ±1,294 606 Female ±543

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