Cities in North Carolina by median household income

Weddington, NC had the highest median household income of 93 cities in 2023, at $196,159. Boone, NC had the lowest, at $28,633. The median was $64,257 and the figure for North Carolina was $69,904. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest196,159Weddington, NC

Lowest28,633Boone, NC

Median64,25793 cities

North Carolina69,904History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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	2023 USD	Change on 2022
1	Weddington, NC	196,159	+14.2%
2	Davidson, NC	152,969	+8.5%
3	Summerfield, NC	151,131	+2%
4	Rolesville, NC	148,250	+2.1%
5	Harrisburg, NC	143,393	+6.4%
6	Apex, NC	138,442	+6.8%
7	Holly Springs, NC	132,435	+3.7%
8	Cary, NC	129,399	+3.3%
9	Waxhaw, NC	128,115	+2.7%
10	Morrisville, NC	125,404	+9.9%
11	Wake Forest, NC	120,777	+4.9%
12	Huntersville, NC	119,951	+6.3%
13	Cornelius, NC	114,688	+6.2%
14	Fuquay-Varina, NC	111,447	+18.4%
15	Stallings, NC	106,074	+6.7%
16	Matthews, NC	105,579	+2.1%
17	Pinehurst, NC	104,955	+2%
18	Mint Hill, NC	99,272	+7.8%
19	Indian Trail, NC	99,073	+4.2%
20	Wendell, NC	93,848	+2.8%
21	Knightdale, NC	91,638	+15.5%
22	Mooresville, NC	88,592	+7.2%
23	Leland, NC	88,576	+7.2%
24	Belmont, NC	86,442	+2.6%
25	Carrboro, NC	85,927	+11.7%
26	Chapel Hill, NC	85,825	-0.1%
27	Concord, NC	84,752	+1.5%
28	Lewisville, NC	84,424	-2.6%
29	Clemmons, NC	84,326	+11.4%
30	Mebane, NC	84,312	+7.5%
31	Southern Pines, NC	83,681	+2.2%
32	Winterville, NC	82,783	-0.2%
33	Elon, NC	82,717	+12.4%
34	Raleigh, NC	82,424	+4.8%
35	Durham, NC	79,234	+6.1%
36	Charlotte, NC	78,438	+5.9%
37	Garner, NC	77,496	+0.4%
38	Mount Holly, NC	75,928	+2.7%
39	Clayton, NC	73,348	+2.3%
40	Aberdeen, NC	72,955	+4.6%
41	Kannapolis, NC	70,691	+6.3%
42	Kernersville, NC	69,923	+5.7%
43	Monroe, NC	67,265	+5.1%
44	Asheville, NC	67,221	+5.3%
45	Archdale, NC	64,984	+2.1%
46	Havelock, NC	64,433	+14.1%
47	Pineville, NC	64,257	+15.9%
48	Wilmington, NC	63,900	+8.5%
49	Hickory, NC	63,361	+8.8%
50	High Point, NC	61,228	+4.5%
51	Hope Mills, NC	60,671	+4.9%
52	Gastonia, NC	60,554	+4.3%
53	Zebulon, NC	58,940	+15.7%
54	Greensboro, NC	58,884	+7%
55	Thomasville, NC	58,246	+20.2%
56	Winston-Salem, NC	57,673	+6%
57	New Bern, NC	56,893	+2.2%
58	Newton, NC	56,869	-1.8%
59	Fayetteville, NC	56,395	+5.6%
60	Statesville, NC	55,492	+7.2%
61	Burlington, NC	54,941	+3.7%
62	Graham, NC	54,783	+6.4%
63	Sanford, NC	54,294	+2.5%
64	Jacksonville, NC	54,069	+7.7%
65	Roanoke Rapids, NC	53,981	+18%
66	Morehead City, NC	53,718	+3.9%
67	Rocky Mount, NC	52,927	+5.7%
68	Albemarle, NC	52,825	+2.2%
69	Hendersonville, NC	52,337	+4.3%
70	Salisbury, NC	51,058	+4.4%
71	Eden, NC	50,959	+16.9%
72	Elizabeth City, NC	50,947	+1.6%
73	Shelby, NC	50,705	+9.8%
74	Greenville, NC	50,564	+6.5%
75	Waynesville, NC	50,554	+12.5%
76	Spring Lake, NC	50,497	+13.6%
77	Morganton, NC	49,434	+3.6%
78	Tarboro, NC	49,386	+13.5%
79	Lenoir, NC	48,889	+9.1%
80	Asheboro, NC	48,628	+9.5%
81	Wilson, NC	47,294	+0.9%
82	Goldsboro, NC	47,005	+6.4%
83	Kings Mountain, NC	45,507	+0.5%
84	Lincolnton, NC	43,294	+4%
85	Lumberton, NC	43,114	+4.4%
86	Reidsville, NC	42,702	+21.8%
87	Lexington, NC	41,775	+13.3%
88	Mount Airy, NC	39,873	+17%
89	Laurinburg, NC	39,258	+3.3%
90	Henderson, NC	38,780	+2.9%
91	Smithfield, NC	37,827	+2.2%
92	Kinston, NC	35,250	-1.1%
93	Boone, NC	28,633	+1.4%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/north-carolina-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/north-carolina-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/north-carolina-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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, 2023}},
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}

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Which city has the highest median household income?

Weddington, NC, with $196,159 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Boone, NC, with $28,633 in 2023.

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