Per capita personal income in Wake County
Per capita personal income in Wake County was $85,573 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 5.1% from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 100 counties in 2024.
Per capita personal income in Wake County, 1969 to 2024
All 56 values
| Period | USD |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 85,573 |
| 2023 | 81,413 |
| 2022 | 77,490 |
| 2021 | 74,543 |
| 2020 | 65,913 |
| 2019 | 61,948 |
| 2018 | 59,777 |
| 2017 | 55,808 |
| 2016 | 54,317 |
| 2015 | 53,188 |
| 2014 | 50,599 |
| 2013 | 48,267 |
| 2012 | 48,829 |
| 2011 | 46,939 |
| 2010 | 46,559 |
| 2009 | 45,178 |
| 2008 | 47,842 |
| 2007 | 46,133 |
| 2006 | 44,363 |
| 2005 | 41,420 |
| 2004 | 39,659 |
| 2003 | 38,300 |
| 2002 | 37,841 |
| 2001 | 38,024 |
| 2000 | 36,564 |
| 1999 | 34,161 |
| 1998 | 33,049 |
| 1997 | 31,249 |
| 1996 | 29,301 |
| 1995 | 27,911 |
| 1994 | 26,625 |
| 1993 | 25,717 |
| 1992 | 24,610 |
| 1991 | 23,149 |
| 1990 | 22,580 |
| 1989 | 21,832 |
| 1988 | 20,410 |
| 1987 | 19,037 |
| 1986 | 17,913 |
| 1985 | 16,851 |
| 1984 | 15,342 |
| 1983 | 13,649 |
| 1982 | 12,432 |
| 1981 | 11,500 |
| 1980 | 10,442 |
| 1979 | 9,472 |
| 1978 | 8,437 |
| 1977 | 7,570 |
| 1976 | 6,961 |
| 1975 | 6,391 |
| 1974 | 5,784 |
| 1973 | 5,271 |
| 1972 | 4,793 |
| 1971 | 4,390 |
| 1970 | 4,095 |
| 1969 | 3,793 |
Compared with North Carolina and United States
| Place | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Wake County | 85,573 |
| North Carolina | 65,247 |
| United States | 73,634 |
Rankings
Definition
Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars. Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.
An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.
How to cite
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Per capita personal income, Wake County, 1969 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip
MLA 9
CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Per capita personal income, Wake County, 1969 to 2024. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/wake-county-north-carolina. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Per capita personal income, Wake County, 1969 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/wake-county-north-carolina.
Harvard
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Per capita personal income, Wake County, 1969 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/wake-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 11 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{bureau_per_capita_personal_income_2024,
author = {{U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis}},
title = {{CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents: Per capita personal income, Wake County, 1969 to 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip},
urldate = {2026-10-11},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/wake-county-north-carolina. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
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What is the per capita personal income in Wake County?
Per capita personal income in Wake County was $85,573 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 5.1% from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 100 counties in 2024.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.
What was the highest per capita personal income in Wake County?
$85,573 in 2024, the highest value since 1969 in this series.