Cities in North Carolina by median household income

Weddington, NC had the highest median household income of 93 cities in 2021, at $152,377. Boone, NC had the lowest, at $24,756. The median was $54,331 and the figure for North Carolina was $60,516. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest152,377Weddington, NC

Lowest24,756Boone, NC

Median54,33193 cities

North Carolina60,516History

Top 40 cities, 2021

USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2021 USD
1	Weddington, NC	152,377
2	Davidson, NC	141,845
3	Summerfield, NC	127,661
4	Rolesville, NC	127,575
5	Harrisburg, NC	124,090
6	Waxhaw, NC	123,370
7	Apex, NC	121,313
8	Holly Springs, NC	120,229
9	Cary, NC	113,782
10	Morrisville, NC	106,891
11	Wake Forest, NC	104,006
12	Huntersville, NC	102,335
13	Stallings, NC	97,630
14	Matthews, NC	96,195
15	Cornelius, NC	95,147
16	Pinehurst, NC	92,342
17	Indian Trail, NC	88,673
18	Lewisville, NC	85,660
19	Fuquay-Varina, NC	85,047
20	Mint Hill, NC	84,468
21	Winterville, NC	80,199
22	Leland, NC	78,884
23	Concord, NC	78,775
24	Chapel Hill, NC	77,037
25	Carrboro, NC	76,599
26	Clemmons, NC	76,250
27	Belmont, NC	76,156
28	Mooresville, NC	75,141
29	Raleigh, NC	72,996
30	Knightdale, NC	72,118
31	Garner, NC	70,007
32	Mebane, NC	69,947
33	Southern Pines, NC	69,792
34	Charlotte, NC	68,367
35	Elon, NC	68,031
36	Wendell, NC	67,321
37	Durham, NC	66,623
38	Mount Holly, NC	64,742
39	Clayton, NC	63,166
40	Aberdeen, NC	62,264
41	Kernersville, NC	60,718
42	Archdale, NC	59,338
43	Asheville, NC	58,193
44	Monroe, NC	58,180
45	Kannapolis, NC	58,084
46	Newton, NC	55,391
47	High Point, NC	54,331
48	Wilmington, NC	54,066
49	Havelock, NC	53,344
50	Pineville, NC	53,199
51	Hickory, NC	53,117
52	Gastonia, NC	52,990
53	Greensboro, NC	51,667
54	Sanford, NC	51,311
55	Winston-Salem, NC	50,204
56	Hope Mills, NC	49,802
57	Fayetteville, NC	48,923
58	Jacksonville, NC	47,483
59	Burlington, NC	47,158
60	Morehead City, NC	47,058
61	Rocky Mount, NC	46,396
62	Hendersonville, NC	46,309
63	Wilson, NC	46,146
64	New Bern, NC	45,829
65	Thomasville, NC	45,610
66	Graham, NC	45,152
67	Elizabeth City, NC	44,759
68	Salisbury, NC	44,656
69	Zebulon, NC	44,389
70	Greenville, NC	44,064
71	Roanoke Rapids, NC	43,704
72	Statesville, NC	43,497
73	Albemarle, NC	43,231
74	Morganton, NC	43,103
75	Lenoir, NC	42,411
76	Kings Mountain, NC	42,336
77	Eden, NC	41,746
78	Shelby, NC	41,565
79	Tarboro, NC	41,281
80	Waynesville, NC	41,131
81	Asheboro, NC	40,571
82	Spring Lake, NC	39,659
83	Goldsboro, NC	39,562
84	Lincolnton, NC	38,920
85	Lumberton, NC	38,514
86	Henderson, NC	36,147
87	Laurinburg, NC	35,776
88	Reidsville, NC	34,221
89	Smithfield, NC	33,957
90	Mount Airy, NC	33,773
91	Kinston, NC	33,280
92	Lexington, NC	32,698
93	Boone, NC	24,756

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in North Carolina by median household income, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in North Carolina by median household income, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/north-carolina-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in North Carolina by median household income, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/north-carolina-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in North Carolina by median household income, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/north-carolina-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Weddington, NC, with $152,377 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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