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Area median family income (HUD) in Wake County

Area median family income (HUD) in Wake County was $132,300 in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is down 0.3% from 2025. That is the 1st highest of 100 counties in 2026.

2026, USD132,300
Change on 2025-0.3%
Rank1st of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high132,7002025
Series low75,3002013

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Area median family income (HUD) in Wake County, 2010 to 2026

60K80K100K120K140K2010201320162019202220262010: 77,700 USD2011: 78,800 USD2012: 79,900 USD2013: 75,300 USD2014: 75,800 USD2015: 78,800 USD2016: 76,600 USD2017: 80,200 USD2018: 84,300 USD2019: 93,100 USD2020: 94,100 USD2021: 95,700 USD2022: 110,100 USD2023: 117,000 USD2024: 122,300 USD2025: 132,700 USD2026: 132,300 USD60K80K100K120K140K2010201620262010: 77,700 USD2011: 78,800 USD2012: 79,900 USD2013: 75,300 USD2014: 75,800 USD2015: 78,800 USD2016: 76,600 USD2017: 80,200 USD2018: 84,300 USD2019: 93,100 USD2020: 94,100 USD2021: 95,700 USD2022: 110,100 USD2023: 117,000 USD2024: 122,300 USD2025: 132,700 USD2026: 132,300 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-04-16.
All 17 values
PeriodUSD
2026132,300
2025132,700
2024122,300
2023117,000
2022110,100
202195,700
202094,100
201993,100
201884,300
201780,200
201676,600
201578,800
201475,800
201375,300
201279,900
201178,800
201077,700

Wake County compared with nearby places

Alamance County: 88,600 USDAlexander County: 85,200 USDAlleghany County: 71,000 USDAnson County: 69,700 USDAshe County: 77,000 USDAvery County: 88,800 USDBeaufort County: 77,100 USDBertie County: 69,200 USDBladen County: 65,400 USDBrunswick County: 99,200 USDBuncombe County: 103,200 USDBurke County: 85,200 USDCabarrus County: 117,400 USDCaldwell County: 85,200 USDCamden County: 105,500 USDCarteret County: 103,500 USDCaswell County: 76,300 USDCatawba County: 85,200 USDChatham County: 129,900 USDCherokee County: 73,900 USDChowan County: 76,900 USDClay County: 86,300 USDCleveland County: 82,800 USDColumbus County: 67,300 USDCraven County: 87,000 USDCumberland County: 81,900 USDCurrituck County: 107,700 USDDare County: 116,900 USDDavidson County: 86,000 USDDavie County: 96,700 USDDuplin County: 72,100 USDDurham County: 129,900 USDEdgecombe County: 80,200 USDForsyth County: 96,700 USDFranklin County: 132,300 USDGaston County: 117,400 USDGates County: 83,900 USDGraham County: 67,400 USDGranville County: 87,800 USDGreene County: 63,400 USDGuilford County: 91,500 USDHalifax County: 63,600 USDHarnett County: 88,300 USDHaywood County: 86,700 USDHenderson County: 103,200 USDHertford County: 67,700 USDHoke County: 77,900 USDHyde County: 62,700 USDIredell County: 107,300 USDJackson County: 78,200 USDJohnston County: 132,300 USDJones County: 75,900 USDLee County: 85,400 USDLenoir County: 65,100 USDLincoln County: 105,600 USDMcDowell County: 75,700 USDMacon County: 79,100 USDMadison County: 103,200 USDMartin County: 69,400 USDMecklenburg County: 117,400 USDMitchell County: 77,900 USDMontgomery County: 69,400 USDMoore County: 106,300 USDNash County: 80,200 USDNew Hanover County: 109,200 USDNorthampton County: 66,600 USDOnslow County: 85,400 USDOrange County: 129,900 USDPamlico County: 90,700 USDPasquotank County: 84,300 USDPender County: 110,600 USDPerquimans County: 90,400 USDPerson County: 85,400 USDPitt County: 88,800 USDPolk County: 93,800 USDRandolph County: 91,500 USDRichmond County: 62,000 USDRobeson County: 59,300 USDRockingham County: 76,600 USDRowan County: 79,000 USDRutherford County: 77,200 USDSampson County: 73,400 USDScotland County: 62,100 USDStanly County: 80,400 USDStokes County: 96,700 USDSurry County: 72,700 USDSwain County: 72,900 USDTransylvania County: 89,000 USDTyrrell County: 64,200 USDUnion County: 117,400 USDVance County: 67,800 USDWake County: 132,300 USDWarren County: 62,600 USDWashington County: 69,500 USDWatauga County: 86,900 USDWayne County: 70,300 USDWilkes County: 67,400 USDWilson County: 84,000 USDYadkin County: 96,700 USDYancey County: 85,300 USD
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  • 89K to 110K
  • 110K and over
Area median family income (HUD), 2026, USD. Wake County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year.

More on how it is measured
  • HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments.
  • Often called AMI.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2026). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Area median family income (HUD), Wake County, 2010 to 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Area median family income (HUD), Wake County, 2010 to 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/hud-area-median-family-income/wake-county-north-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Area median family income (HUD), Wake County, 2010 to 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/hud-area-median-family-income/wake-county-north-carolina.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Area median family income (HUD), Wake County, 2010 to 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/hud-area-median-family-income/wake-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars: Area median family income (HUD), Wake County, 2010 to 2026}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/hud-area-median-family-income/wake-county-north-carolina. Publisher attribution: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the area median family income (HUD) in Wake County?

Area median family income (HUD) in Wake County was $132,300 in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is down 0.3% from 2025. That is the 1st highest of 100 counties in 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest area median family income (HUD) in Wake County?

$132,700 in 2025, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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