Census Reporter

Cary, NC

171,143 Population
58.7 square miles 2,914.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±1.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 37.3 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$54,151 ±$2,584 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $40,209 ±$827
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $32,021 ±$259
$106,304 ±$5,573 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $80,096 ±$2,432
  • nearly double the amount in North Carolina: $57,341 ±$611

4.4% ±1.5% (7,447  ±2,553) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 8.9% † 121,022 (±1% / ±12,967)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 13.6% 1,386,122 (±0.3% / ±34,891)

23.3 minutes ±0.5 (1,823,990  ±50,758) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 26.6 16,482,850 (±0.2 / ±179,237)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 24.8 111,158,735 (±0.1 / ±446,673)

Families

64,728 ±1,796 Number of households
  • the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 519,648 ±4,397
  • North Carolina: 4,046,348 ±15,467
2.6 ±0.1 (170,861  ±924) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 2.6 1,366,012 (±0 / ±2,878)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,207,193 (±0)

5.6% ±2.1% (2,417  ±902) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 4.9% † 17,506 (±0.7% / ±2,590)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 129,358 (±0.3% / ±7,231)

Housing

71,182 ±2,693 Number of housing units
  • the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 562,945 ±1,088
  • North Carolina: 4,748,148 ±509

$397,900 ±$11,882 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $285,600 ±$4,961
  • more than double the amount in North Carolina: $193,200 ±$1,582

18% ±2.9% (30,465  ±4,962.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 16.8% 230,741 (±1.1% / ±14,868.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 14.8% 1,537,525 (±0.4% / ±35,831.8)

Social

97.2% ±3.6% (115,347  ±5,183.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 92.3% 863,079 (±1.8% / ±16,479.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 88.6% 6,368,153 (±0.6% / ±41,056.2)
68.4% ±2.8% (81,215  ±3,887.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 48% 448,718 (±1.1% / ±10,431.8)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 32.3% 2,321,185 (±0.3% / ±23,254.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data

23.8% ±2.6% (40,714  ±4,404) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 12.8% 178,012 (±0.7% / ±9,203)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 8.4% 884,631 (±0.2% / ±20,561)

5.2% ±1% (6,660  ±1,269) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 6.4% 68,175 (±0.5% / ±5,067)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 7.9% 641,993 (±0.2% / ±12,304)
6,660 Total veterans ±1,269 5,874 Male ±1,110 786 Female ±466

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