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Cities in North Carolina by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)

Davidson, NC had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 93 cities in 2021, at $68,507. Boone, NC had the lowest, at $14,057. The median was $31,206 and the figure for North Carolina was $34,209. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68,507Davidson, NC
Lowest14,057Boone, NC
Median31,20693 cities
North Carolina34,209History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Davidson, NC: 68,507 USDDavidson, NC68,507Weddington, NC: 64,937 USDWeddington, NC64,937Cornelius, NC: 62,977 USDCornelius, NC62,977Pinehurst, NC: 57,718 USDPinehurst, NC57,718Summerfield, NC: 57,537 USDSummerfield, NC57,537Cary, NC: 55,710 USDCary, NC55,710Apex, NC: 51,460 USDApex, NC51,460Morrisville, NC: 49,318 USDMorrisville, NC49,318Huntersville, NC: 48,720 USDHuntersville, NC48,720Southern Pines, NC: 46,522 USDSouthern Pines, NC46,522Holly Springs, NC: 45,298 USDHolly Springs, NC45,298Belmont, NC: 44,398 USDBelmont, NC44,398Chapel Hill, NC: 44,029 USDChapel Hill, NC44,029Rolesville, NC: 43,974 USDRolesville, NC43,974Matthews, NC: 43,893 USDMatthews, NC43,893Waxhaw, NC: 43,873 USDWaxhaw, NC43,873Wake Forest, NC: 43,601 USDWake Forest, NC43,601Carrboro, NC: 43,407 USDCarrboro, NC43,407Charlotte, NC: 43,080 USDCharlotte, NC43,080Stallings, NC: 42,984 USDStallings, NC42,984Raleigh, NC: 42,632 USDRaleigh, NC42,632Clemmons, NC: 41,507 USDClemmons, NC41,507Leland, NC: 41,017 USDLeland, NC41,017Mint Hill, NC: 39,547 USDMint Hill, NC39,547Durham, NC: 39,496 USDDurham, NC39,496Harrisburg, NC: 39,313 USDHarrisburg, NC39,313Lewisville, NC: 38,931 USDLewisville, NC38,931Wilmington, NC: 38,890 USDWilmington, NC38,890Winterville, NC: 38,356 USDWinterville, NC38,356Asheville, NC: 37,392 USDAsheville, NC37,392Indian Trail, NC: 37,235 USDIndian Trail, NC37,235Morehead City, NC: 37,084 USDMorehead City, NC37,084Knightdale, NC: 36,973 USDKnightdale, NC36,973Concord, NC: 36,972 USDConcord, NC36,972Mooresville, NC: 36,633 USDMooresville, NC36,633Garner, NC: 36,163 USDGarner, NC36,163Mount Holly, NC: 36,030 USDMount Holly, NC36,030Kernersville, NC: 35,935 USDKernersville, NC35,935Fuquay-Varina, NC: 35,549 USDFuquay-Varina, NC35,549Hendersonville, NC: 34,309 USDHendersonville, NC34,309Davidson, NC: 68,507 USDDavidson, NC68,507Weddington, NC: 64,937 USDWeddington, NC64,937Cornelius, NC: 62,977 USDCornelius, NC62,977Pinehurst, NC: 57,718 USDPinehurst, NC57,718Summerfield, NC: 57,537 USDSummerfield, NC57,537Cary, NC: 55,710 USDCary, NC55,710Apex, NC: 51,460 USDApex, NC51,460Morrisville, NC: 49,318 USDMorrisville, NC49,318Huntersville, NC: 48,720 USDHuntersville, NC48,720Southern Pines, NC: 46,522 USDSouthern Pines, NC46,522Holly Springs, NC: 45,298 USDHolly Springs, NC45,298Belmont, NC: 44,398 USDBelmont, NC44,398Chapel Hill, NC: 44,029 USDChapel Hill, NC44,029Rolesville, NC: 43,974 USDRolesville, NC43,974Matthews, NC: 43,893 USDMatthews, NC43,893Waxhaw, NC: 43,873 USDWaxhaw, NC43,873Wake Forest, NC: 43,601 USDWake Forest, NC43,601Carrboro, NC: 43,407 USDCarrboro, NC43,407Charlotte, NC: 43,080 USDCharlotte, NC43,080Stallings, NC: 42,984 USDStallings, NC42,984Raleigh, NC: 42,632 USDRaleigh, NC42,632Clemmons, NC: 41,507 USDClemmons, NC41,507Leland, NC: 41,017 USDLeland, NC41,017Mint Hill, NC: 39,547 USDMint Hill, NC39,547Durham, NC: 39,496 USDDurham, NC39,496Harrisburg, NC: 39,313 USDHarrisburg, NC39,313Lewisville, NC: 38,931 USDLewisville, NC38,931Wilmington, NC: 38,890 USDWilmington, NC38,890Winterville, NC: 38,356 USDWinterville, NC38,356Asheville, NC: 37,392 USDAsheville, NC37,392Indian Trail, NC: 37,235 USDIndian Trail, NC37,235Morehead City, NC: 37,084 USDMorehead City, NC37,084Knightdale, NC: 36,973 USDKnightdale, NC36,973Concord, NC: 36,972 USDConcord, NC36,972Mooresville, NC: 36,633 USDMooresville, NC36,633Garner, NC: 36,163 USDGarner, NC36,163Mount Holly, NC: 36,030 USDMount Holly, NC36,030Kernersville, NC: 35,935 USDKernersville, NC35,935Fuquay-Varina, NC: 35,549 USDFuquay-Varina, NC35,549Hendersonville, NC: 34,309 USDHendersonville, NC34,309
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Davidson, NC68,507
2Weddington, NC64,937
3Cornelius, NC62,977
4Pinehurst, NC57,718
5Summerfield, NC57,537
6Cary, NC55,710
7Apex, NC51,460
8Morrisville, NC49,318
9Huntersville, NC48,720
10Southern Pines, NC46,522
11Holly Springs, NC45,298
12Belmont, NC44,398
13Chapel Hill, NC44,029
14Rolesville, NC43,974
15Matthews, NC43,893
16Waxhaw, NC43,873
17Wake Forest, NC43,601
18Carrboro, NC43,407
19Charlotte, NC43,080
20Stallings, NC42,984
21Raleigh, NC42,632
22Clemmons, NC41,507
23Leland, NC41,017
24Mint Hill, NC39,547
25Durham, NC39,496
26Harrisburg, NC39,313
27Lewisville, NC38,931
28Wilmington, NC38,890
29Winterville, NC38,356
30Asheville, NC37,392
31Indian Trail, NC37,235
32Morehead City, NC37,084
33Knightdale, NC36,973
34Concord, NC36,972
35Mooresville, NC36,633
36Garner, NC36,163
37Mount Holly, NC36,030
38Kernersville, NC35,935
39Fuquay-Varina, NC35,549
40Hendersonville, NC34,309
41Wendell, NC34,285
42Hickory, NC32,745
43Mebane, NC32,627
44New Bern, NC32,039
45Greensboro, NC31,812
46Clayton, NC31,582
47Waynesville, NC31,206
48Winston-Salem, NC30,859
49Pineville, NC30,845
50Archdale, NC30,231
51High Point, NC29,948
52Mount Airy, NC29,307
53Gastonia, NC29,179
54Burlington, NC29,163
55Kannapolis, NC28,672
56Aberdeen, NC28,511
57Greenville, NC28,424
58Salisbury, NC27,270
59Fayetteville, NC27,223
60Newton, NC26,994
61Statesville, NC26,988
62Tarboro, NC26,693
63Kinston, NC26,661
64Rocky Mount, NC26,416
65Wilson, NC25,927
66Goldsboro, NC25,817
67Shelby, NC25,748
68Monroe, NC25,484
69Havelock, NC25,448
70Zebulon, NC25,279
71Laurinburg, NC25,133
72Elon, NC25,132
73Smithfield, NC25,021
74Sanford, NC24,969
75Albemarle, NC24,883
76Jacksonville, NC24,879
77Roanoke Rapids, NC24,827
78Hope Mills, NC24,446
79Graham, NC24,444
80Eden, NC24,388
81Morganton, NC23,890
82Lenoir, NC23,803
83Lincolnton, NC23,793
84Kings Mountain, NC23,753
85Elizabeth City, NC23,572
86Henderson, NC22,848
87Asheboro, NC22,504
88Thomasville, NC22,475
89Lumberton, NC21,894
90Reidsville, NC21,427
91Spring Lake, NC19,905
92Lexington, NC19,175
93Boone, NC14,057

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Total money income received in the past 12 months by people aged 15 and over, divided by the total population, including children, 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.

Survey-reported money income before taxes. Lower than BEA per_capita_personal_income, which also counts employer contributions, imputed income and government transfers in kind.

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 B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, 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-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in North Carolina by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in North Carolina by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/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 B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in North Carolina by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/north-carolina-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in North Carolina by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/north-carolina-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Boone, NC, with $14,057 in 2021.

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