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Highest Black household income, North Carolina cities · 2020

North Carolina cities ranked by the median income of households with a Black or African American householder (2020 American Community Survey). Places with fewer than 1,000 Black residents are excluded. This list covers the 107 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 107 is $38,436.

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YEAR2020 2024

Highest Black household income by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS –

01Matthews, NCNC32,769$106,940–

02Harrisburg, NCNC20,742$104,725–

03Huntersville, NCNC68,535$100,530–

04Indian Trail, NCNC44,303$94,844–

05Rolesville, NCNC12,839$90,303–

06Wake Forest, NCNC58,147$89,808–

07Waxhaw, NCNC23,140$85,714–

08Morrisville, NCNC32,466$83,583–

09Spout Springs, NCNC11,242$81,063–

10Mint Hill, NCNC29,476$78,955–

11Leland, NCNC35,731$78,884–

12Creedmoor, NCNC5,046$78,441–

13Stallings, NCNC17,760$74,900–

14Anderson Creek, NCNC13,927$65,000–

15Butner, NCNC8,112$64,563–

16Apex, NCNC80,419$64,338–

17Holly Springs, NCNC50,288$63,333–

18Knightdale, NCNC23,144$62,569–

19Cary, NCNC183,582$62,536–

20Cornelius, NCNC35,094$61,500–

21Havelock, NCNC17,430$56,553–

22Clayton, NCNC32,633$55,383–

23Carrboro, NCNC20,962$55,133–

24Gibsonville, NCNC9,876$53,388–

25Concord, NCNC114,598$52,878–

26Garner, NCNC41,562$51,276–

27Piney Green, NCNC14,078$51,111–

28Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,536$50,825–

29Mebane, NCNC21,952$50,273–

30Raleigh, NCNC506,306$49,793–

31Hope Mills, NCNC18,324$48,563–

32Wendell, NCNC19,687$47,853–

33Charlotte, NCNC964,784$47,617–

34Pineville, NCNC11,851$47,155–

35Mount Holly, NCNC19,033$46,912–

36Nashville, NCNC5,911$46,681–

37Clemmons, NCNC22,808$46,328–

38Newton, NCNC13,822$45,667–

39Durham, NCNC305,561$44,893–

40Winterville, NCNC10,973$43,846–

41Dallas, NCNC6,392$43,000–

42Kannapolis, NCNC61,708$42,772–

43Murraysville, NCNC16,339$41,663–

44Elizabeth City, NCNC19,622$40,729–

45Mooresville, NCNC55,842$40,657–

46Monroe, NCNC42,644$40,145–

47Morganton, NCNC17,849$39,667–

48Fayetteville, NCNC209,120$39,632–

49Wrightsboro, NCNC6,287$39,526–

50Jacksonville, NCNC72,732$39,194–

51Kernersville, NCNC29,128$39,107–

52Zebulon, NCNC11,933$38,565–

53Greensboro, NCNC308,667$38,469–

54High Point, NCNC120,571$38,436–

55Angier, NCNC9,410$37,281–

56Rocky Mount, NCNC55,120$37,044–

57Greenville, NCNC96,443$36,216–

58New Bern, NCNC34,724$35,278–

59Salisbury, NCNC36,879$35,264–

60Gastonia, NCNC87,067$34,479–

61Spring Lake, NCNC11,252$33,554–

62Winston-Salem, NCNC257,271$33,232–

63Hendersonville, NCNC15,867$33,225–

64Eden, NCNC15,500$32,305–

65Lillington, NCNC5,040$31,726–

66Burlington, NCNC61,496$31,435–

67Statesville, NCNC32,181$31,271–

68Goldsboro, NCNC35,012$30,350–

69Chapel Hill, NCNC63,565$30,038–

70Aberdeen, NCNC10,066$29,821–

71Thomasville, NCNC27,733$29,714–

72Wilson, NCNC49,572$29,252–

73Asheboro, NCNC27,990$28,897–

74Roxboro, NCNC8,380$28,895–

75Belmont, NCNC16,415$28,615–

76Reidsville, NCNC14,692$28,586–

77Oxford, NCNC8,985$28,243–

78Asheville, NCNC93,523$28,071–

79Sanford, NCNC34,138$27,984–

80Wilmington, NCNC126,809$27,752–

81Lexington, NCNC20,238$26,900–

82Smithfield, NCNC13,114$26,891–

83Kinston, NCNC19,705$26,163–

84Southern Pines, NCNC17,357$26,032–

85Dunn, NCNC8,814$25,837–

86Williamston, NCNC5,086$25,781–

87Shelby, NCNC23,309$25,592–

88Tarboro, NCNC10,979$25,527–

89Lenoir, NCNC18,372$25,122–

90Henderson, NCNC15,013$24,184–

91Lumberton, NCNC18,955$24,116–

92Siler City, NCNC8,155$23,877–

93Wadesboro, NCNC5,035$23,690–

94Lincolnton, NCNC12,465$23,347–

95Clinton, NCNC8,466$23,220–

96Kings Mountain, NCNC12,117$22,591–

97Hickory, NCNC45,975$22,534–

98Laurinburg, NCNC14,582$21,144–

99Forest City, NCNC7,410$21,057–

100Graham, NCNC20,131$20,641–

101Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,386$20,403–

102Ayden, NCNC5,263$19,925–

103Hamlet, NCNC5,870$19,375–

104Washington, NCNC9,910$19,155–

105Selma, NCNC7,406$17,543–

106Albemarle, NCNC17,769$16,936–

107Rockingham, NCNC8,815$14,172–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS