# Cities in North Carolina by average household size, 2024

All 93 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `average_household_size`
- Unit: persons per household
- Definition: Average number of persons per private household. EU countries: EU-SILC. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate of people in households divided by occupied housing units, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/north-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | persons per household |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Waxhaw, NC | 3.3 |
| 2 | Harrisburg, NC | 3.2 |
| 3 | Weddington, NC | 3.1 |
| 4 | Indian Trail, NC | 3.1 |
| 4 | Rolesville, NC | 3.1 |
| 6 | Holly Springs, NC | 3 |
| 7 | Summerfield, NC | 2.9 |
| 8 | Monroe, NC | 2.9 |
| 9 | Wake Forest, NC | 2.8 |
| 10 | Fuquay-Varina, NC | 2.8 |
| 11 | Apex, NC | 2.8 |
| 12 | Concord, NC | 2.8 |
| 13 | Hope Mills, NC | 2.7 |
| 13 | Sanford, NC | 2.7 |
| 15 | Lewisville, NC | 2.7 |
| 16 | Mint Hill, NC | 2.7 |
| 17 | Knightdale, NC | 2.7 |
| 18 | Zebulon, NC | 2.6 |
| 19 | Wendell, NC | 2.6 |
| 20 | Elon, NC | 2.6 |
| 20 | Stallings, NC | 2.6 |
| 22 | Clayton, NC | 2.6 |
| 22 | Mooresville, NC | 2.6 |
| 24 | Kings Mountain, NC | 2.6 |
| 25 | Cary, NC | 2.6 |
| 26 | Kannapolis, NC | 2.6 |
| 27 | Matthews, NC | 2.6 |
| 27 | Morrisville, NC | 2.6 |
| 29 | Huntersville, NC | 2.5 |
| 30 | Lumberton, NC | 2.5 |
| 31 | Gastonia, NC | 2.5 |
| 31 | Lexington, NC | 2.5 |
| 33 | Havelock, NC | 2.5 |
| 33 | Laurinburg, NC | 2.5 |
| 35 | Mount Holly, NC | 2.5 |
| 36 | Archdale, NC | 2.5 |
| 36 | Davidson, NC | 2.5 |
| 36 | Mebane, NC | 2.5 |
| 39 | Clemmons, NC | 2.5 |
| 39 | Garner, NC | 2.5 |
| 41 | Newton, NC | 2.4 |
| 42 | Asheville, NC | 2.4 |
| 43 | Charlotte, NC | 2.4 |
| 44 | Morganton, NC | 2.4 |
| 45 | Spring Lake, NC | 2.4 |
| 45 | Thomasville, NC | 2.4 |
| 47 | Albemarle, NC | 2.4 |
| 47 | Chapel Hill, NC | 2.4 |
| 49 | High Point, NC | 2.4 |
| 49 | Pineville, NC | 2.4 |
| 49 | Roanoke Rapids, NC | 2.4 |
| 52 | Cornelius, NC | 2.4 |
| 52 | Eden, NC | 2.4 |
| 52 | Fayetteville, NC | 2.4 |
| 52 | Hickory, NC | 2.4 |
| 52 | Winterville, NC | 2.4 |
| 57 | Winston-Salem, NC | 2.4 |
| 58 | Henderson, NC | 2.3 |
| 58 | Statesville, NC | 2.3 |
| 60 | Smithfield, NC | 2.3 |
| 61 | Belmont, NC | 2.3 |
| 61 | Burlington, NC | 2.3 |
| 61 | Jacksonville, NC | 2.3 |
| 61 | Wilson, NC | 2.3 |
| 65 | Boone, NC | 2.3 |
| 65 | Elizabeth City, NC | 2.3 |
| 65 | Salisbury, NC | 2.3 |
| 68 | Greensboro, NC | 2.3 |
| 69 | Lincolnton, NC | 2.3 |
| 69 | Rocky Mount, NC | 2.3 |
| 71 | Raleigh, NC | 2.3 |
| 72 | Aberdeen, NC | 2.3 |
| 72 | Shelby, NC | 2.3 |
| 74 | Asheboro, NC | 2.3 |
| 75 | Leland, NC | 2.2 |
| 76 | Carrboro, NC | 2.2 |
| 77 | Durham, NC | 2.2 |
| 78 | New Bern, NC | 2.2 |
| 79 | Graham, NC | 2.2 |
| 79 | Kernersville, NC | 2.2 |
| 81 | Lenoir, NC | 2.2 |
| 82 | Reidsville, NC | 2.2 |
| 82 | Southern Pines, NC | 2.2 |
| 84 | Greenville, NC | 2.1 |
| 85 | Goldsboro, NC | 2.1 |
| 86 | Pinehurst, NC | 2.1 |
| 87 | Kinston, NC | 2.1 |
| 87 | Mount Airy, NC | 2.1 |
| 89 | Tarboro, NC | 2.1 |
| 90 | Wilmington, NC | 2.1 |
| 91 | Waynesville, NC | 2 |
| 92 | Morehead City, NC | 1.9 |
| 93 | Hendersonville, NC | 1.9 |