# Cities in North Carolina by households, 2024

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

- Indicator id: `households`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, 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 B25003: occupied housing units (households), 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-b25003.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 B25003: occupied housing units (households), 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-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/north-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Charlotte, NC | 368,788 |
| 2 | Raleigh, NC | 203,443 |
| 3 | Durham, NC | 126,550 |
| 4 | Greensboro, NC | 123,984 |
| 5 | Winston-Salem, NC | 103,058 |
| 6 | Fayetteville, NC | 82,689 |
| 7 | Cary, NC | 69,710 |
| 8 | Wilmington, NC | 56,612 |
| 9 | High Point, NC | 45,872 |
| 10 | Greenville, NC | 40,783 |
| 11 | Concord, NC | 38,669 |
| 12 | Asheville, NC | 37,394 |
| 13 | Gastonia, NC | 32,378 |
| 14 | Burlington, NC | 25,505 |
| 15 | Apex, NC | 25,235 |
| 16 | Huntersville, NC | 25,055 |
| 17 | Rocky Mount, NC | 23,364 |
| 18 | Jacksonville, NC | 22,688 |
| 19 | Kannapolis, NC | 22,509 |
| 20 | Chapel Hill, NC | 21,189 |
| 21 | Wilson, NC | 20,403 |
| 22 | Mooresville, NC | 20,009 |
| 23 | Wake Forest, NC | 18,403 |
| 24 | Hickory, NC | 18,042 |
| 25 | Goldsboro, NC | 15,145 |
| 26 | Holly Springs, NC | 14,982 |
| 27 | New Bern, NC | 14,673 |
| 28 | Fuquay-Varina, NC | 14,366 |
| 29 | Salisbury, NC | 14,043 |
| 30 | Garner, NC | 13,899 |
| 31 | Cornelius, NC | 13,884 |
| 32 | Indian Trail, NC | 13,796 |
| 33 | Leland, NC | 13,219 |
| 34 | Kernersville, NC | 12,630 |
| 35 | Monroe, NC | 12,620 |
| 36 | Morrisville, NC | 12,300 |
| 37 | Statesville, NC | 12,286 |
| 38 | Asheboro, NC | 11,884 |
| 39 | Matthews, NC | 11,864 |
| 40 | Sanford, NC | 11,359 |
| 41 | Thomasville, NC | 11,252 |
| 42 | Clayton, NC | 11,242 |
| 43 | Mint Hill, NC | 10,262 |
| 44 | Shelby, NC | 9,533 |
| 45 | Carrboro, NC | 9,474 |
| 46 | Kinston, NC | 8,891 |
| 47 | Clemmons, NC | 8,784 |
| 48 | Pinehurst, NC | 8,480 |
| 49 | Lenoir, NC | 8,199 |
| 50 | Hendersonville, NC | 8,143 |
| 51 | Graham, NC | 8,095 |
| 52 | Mebane, NC | 7,857 |
| 53 | Knightdale, NC | 7,594 |
| 54 | Elizabeth City, NC | 7,576 |
| 55 | Lexington, NC | 7,529 |
| 56 | Southern Pines, NC | 7,411 |
| 57 | Mount Holly, NC | 7,307 |
| 58 | Lumberton, NC | 6,901 |
| 59 | Morganton, NC | 6,888 |
| 60 | Waxhaw, NC | 6,815 |
| 61 | Albemarle, NC | 6,769 |
| 62 | Reidsville, NC | 6,614 |
| 63 | Hope Mills, NC | 6,543 |
| 64 | Stallings, NC | 6,481 |
| 65 | Eden, NC | 6,410 |
| 66 | Belmont, NC | 6,387 |
| 67 | Roanoke Rapids, NC | 6,194 |
| 68 | Harrisburg, NC | 6,176 |
| 68 | Henderson, NC | 6,176 |
| 70 | Havelock, NC | 6,000 |
| 71 | Boone, NC | 5,975 |
| 72 | Laurinburg, NC | 5,698 |
| 73 | Davidson, NC | 5,589 |
| 74 | Newton, NC | 5,286 |
| 75 | Morehead City, NC | 5,169 |
| 76 | Lewisville, NC | 5,106 |
| 77 | Waynesville, NC | 5,035 |
| 78 | Lincolnton, NC | 5,023 |
| 79 | Wendell, NC | 4,957 |
| 80 | Smithfield, NC | 4,951 |
| 81 | Mount Airy, NC | 4,865 |
| 82 | Tarboro, NC | 4,830 |
| 83 | Archdale, NC | 4,809 |
| 84 | Pineville, NC | 4,634 |
| 85 | Kings Mountain, NC | 4,633 |
| 86 | Winterville, NC | 4,524 |
| 87 | Spring Lake, NC | 4,519 |
| 88 | Weddington, NC | 4,417 |
| 89 | Aberdeen, NC | 3,996 |
| 90 | Summerfield, NC | 3,795 |
| 91 | Rolesville, NC | 3,524 |
| 92 | Zebulon, NC | 3,252 |
| 93 | Elon, NC | 2,456 |