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Highest per-capita income, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by per-capita income (2024 ACS): total personal income divided by every resident, including children. This list covers the 175 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 175 is $37,345. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Angier, NC, up 54 places to #93.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPER CAPITA INCOMEVS 2000

01▲1Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,494$92,512+239%

02▲3Davidson, NCNC16,662$86,576+174%

03▲1Weddington, NCNC14,517$83,398+124%

04▼1St. James, NCNC7,318$82,804+64%

05▼4Marvin, NCNC7,040$82,505+125%

06Cornelius, NCNC35,094$77,539+72%

07▲11Oak Ridge, NCNC7,896$71,222+143%

08▲6Briar Chapel, NCNC6,049$70,238–

09▲3Cary, NCNC183,582$67,409+104%

10▲13Carolina Beach, NCNC6,870$66,446+175%

11▲2Porters Neck, NCNC7,654$65,370–

12▼2Summerfield, NCNC11,327$64,431+95%

13▼2Lake Norman of Catawba, NCNC9,906$64,290–

14▼5Pinehurst, NCNC18,670$64,219+53%

15▲4Oak Island, NCNC9,337$64,025+167%

16▲29Holly Ridge, NCNC5,908$62,669+398%

17▼9Westport, NCNC5,915$62,578+83%

18▲2Huntersville, NCNC68,535$61,224+102%

19▼2Apex, NCNC80,419$60,473+111%

20▲11Belmont, NCNC16,415$59,413+196%

21▼6Ogden, NCNC8,249$58,968+105%

22▼6Morrisville, NCNC32,466$58,502+81%

23▲18Stallings, NCNC17,760$56,124+151%

24▼3Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,566$55,995+86%

25▲14Carrboro, NCNC20,962$55,875+161%

26▲18Harrisburg, NCNC20,742$54,237+113%

27▲1Hillsborough, NCNC9,778$54,038+148%

28▼1Holly Springs, NCNC50,288$53,656+88%

29▼3Rolesville, NCNC12,839$53,322+153%

30Matthews, NCNC32,769$53,265+94%

31▼7Southern Pines, NCNC17,357$52,904+111%

32▲1Raleigh, NCNC506,306$52,897+111%

33▲19Black Mountain, NCNC8,491$52,875+158%

34▲3Charlotte, NCNC964,784$51,814+93%

35▼1Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,637$51,786+80%

36Wake Forest, NCNC58,147$51,709+127%

37▼8Chapel Hill, NCNC63,565$51,406+113%

38▼31Archer Lodge, NCNC5,649$50,788–

39▲1Stokesdale, NCNC6,133$50,766+125%

40▲11Leland, NCNC35,731$50,729+175%

41▼9Moyock, NCNC5,684$49,999–

42▲5Mint Hill, NCNC29,476$49,706+88%

43▲10Durham, NCNC305,561$49,636+120%

44▼6Surf City, NCNC5,142$49,611+97%

45▲13Wilmington, NCNC126,809$49,405+130%

46▼21Cramerton, NCNC5,713$49,032+92%

47▼12Waxhaw, NCNC23,140$48,910+108%

48▲18Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,731$47,427+129%

49Whispering Pines, NCNC5,505$47,310+43%

50▲35Pittsboro, NCNC5,054$47,231+180%

51▼8Clemmons, NCNC22,808$47,012+70%

52▲3Mills River, NCNC7,504$46,796–

53▲17Shallotte, NCNC5,335$46,148+118%

54▲5Asheville, NCNC93,523$45,430+127%

55▼13Lewisville, NCNC14,421$45,340+51%

56Knightdale, NCNC23,144$44,817+92%

57▲8Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,536$44,813+121%

58▲5Garner, NCNC41,562$44,201+97%

59▲1Mooresville, NCNC55,842$44,111+115%

60▲44Midland, NCNC5,151$43,676–

61▲13Wendell, NCNC19,687$43,514+145%

62▲2Morehead City, NCNC10,434$43,126+125%

63▲13Mount Holly, NCNC19,033$42,722+112%

64▲7Murraysville, NCNC16,339$42,602+119%

65▼15Carolina Shores, NCNC5,540$42,497+57%

66▲49Walkertown, NCNC6,120$42,339+99%

67▼45Hampstead, NCNC9,292$42,212–

68▲11Mebane, NCNC21,952$42,148+107%

69▼8Concord, NCNC114,598$42,090+96%

70▼13Indian Trail, NCNC44,303$41,956+102%

71▼17Spout Springs, NCNC11,242$41,749–

72▼5Kernersville, NCNC29,128$41,725+78%

73▼25Unionville, NCNC7,322$40,051+98%

74▲10Hendersonville, NCNC15,867$40,007+101%

75▲14Gibsonville, NCNC9,876$39,576+87%

76▼30Winterville, NCNC10,973$39,405+99%

77▼5Woodfin, NCNC8,229$39,349+126%

78▲8Silver Lake, NCNC6,563$39,256+100%

79▼11Etowah, NCNC7,968$39,187+88%

80▲2Pineville, NCNC11,851$38,862+77%

81▼4New Bern, NCNC34,724$38,196+106%

82▼1Hickory, NCNC45,975$38,101+64%

83▲19Kannapolis, NCNC61,708$37,838+116%

84▼9Clayton, NCNC32,633$37,564+68%

85▼7Greensboro, NCNC308,667$37,531+63%

86▲9Aberdeen, NCNC10,066$37,487+108%

87▼14Fletcher, NCNC8,373$37,486+82%

88▼1Winston-Salem, NCNC257,271$37,345+66%

89▲10Waynesville, NCNC11,006$37,050+108%

90▲19Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,875$36,816+104%

91▲6Brevard, NCNC8,098$36,722+101%

92▲53Dunn, NCNC8,814$36,496+90%

93▲54Angier, NCNC9,410$36,205+126%

94▼6Creedmoor, NCNC5,046$36,124+94%

95▼5High Point, NCNC120,571$35,661+67%

96▼16Trinity, NCNC7,274$35,400+68%

97▼4Gastonia, NCNC87,067$35,174+80%

98Kings Grant, NCNC9,003$35,162+77%

99▲13Tarboro, NCNC10,979$35,098+105%

100▲10Anderson Creek, NCNC13,927$34,885–

101▼32Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,165$34,715+68%

102▼8Midway, NCNC5,104$34,532–

103▼12Archdale, NCNC12,254$34,380+68%

104▼42King, NCNC7,977$34,267+54%

105▲18Dallas, NCNC6,392$34,205+148%

106▲5Statesville, NCNC32,181$34,175+77%

107▼1Greenville, NCNC96,443$33,924+84%

108▲48Sawmills, NCNC5,105$33,741+116%

109▼26Locust, NCNC6,120$33,676+75%

110▲51Zebulon, NCNC11,933$33,526+97%

111▼11Burlington, NCNC61,496$33,214+69%

112▲48Wrightsboro, NCNC6,287$33,124+87%

113▲3St. Stephens, NCNC9,457$32,972+83%

114▼22Mount Airy, NCNC10,682$32,776+90%

115▼7Fayetteville, NCNC209,120$32,728+71%

116▲21Piney Green, NCNC14,078$32,641+113%

117▲12Half Moon, NCNC7,378$32,506+113%

118▲22Graham, NCNC20,131$32,057+79%

119▲9Hope Mills, NCNC18,324$32,051+94%

120▼7Salisbury, NCNC36,879$32,043+70%

121▲9Mocksville, NCNC6,282$31,841+70%

122Wilson, NCNC49,572$31,704+78%

123▼4Rocky Mount, NCNC55,120$31,561+77%

124Newton, NCNC13,822$31,528+71%

125Barbecue, NCNC5,910$31,178–

126▼30Nashville, NCNC5,911$31,144+67%

127▼2Shelby, NCNC23,309$31,112+66%

128▲4Monroe, NCNC42,644$31,089+73%

129▲2Smithfield, NCNC13,114$30,986+72%

130▲21Laurinburg, NCNC14,582$30,789+90%

131▼13Butner, NCNC8,112$30,670+102%

132▲1Goldsboro, NCNC35,012$30,497+84%

133▲10Lincolnton, NCNC12,465$30,456+83%

134▼27Washington, NCNC9,910$30,358+112%

135▼1Jacksonville, NCNC72,732$30,271+113%

136▲8Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,386$30,053+88%

137▲5East Flat Rock, NCNC6,323$29,939+118%

138▼21Cherryville, NCNC6,523$29,722+54%

139▲13Lenoir, NCNC18,372$29,565+77%

140▲1Elizabeth City, NCNC19,622$29,560+122%

141▲16Morganton, NCNC17,849$29,317+40%

142▲20Asheboro, NCNC27,990$29,259+68%

143▼17Havelock, NCNC17,430$29,099+87%

144▲6Eden, NCNC15,500$29,097+90%

145▼40Kinston, NCNC19,705$29,087+64%

146▼19Elon, NCNC11,366$28,605–

147▼46Conover, NCNC8,938$28,587+43%

148▲19Bessemer City, NCNC5,834$28,527+79%

149▼46Roxboro, NCNC8,380$28,480+86%

150▲8Thomasville, NCNC27,733$28,348+77%

151▼30Albemarle, NCNC17,769$28,131+61%

152▼13Sanford, NCNC34,138$28,130+65%

153▼4Kings Mountain, NCNC12,117$26,980+69%

154▼8Long View, NCNC5,387$26,904+60%

155▲4Hamlet, NCNC5,870$26,663+81%

156▼20Oxford, NCNC8,985$26,567+59%

157▲8Wadesboro, NCNC5,035$26,380+82%

158▼3Reidsville, NCNC14,692$26,057+50%

159▲12Lillington, NCNC5,040$25,955+90%

160▼6Spring Lake, NCNC11,252$25,899+104%

161▼23Siler City, NCNC8,155$25,668+84%

162▼42Clinton, NCNC8,466$25,464+62%

163▲3Swannanoa, NCNC6,901$25,414+51%

164▼16Rockingham, NCNC8,815$24,921+62%

165▼12Ayden, NCNC5,263$24,724+70%

166▲7Selma, NCNC7,406$24,614+103%

167▼53Williamston, NCNC5,086$24,376+73%

168▼4Lumberton, NCNC18,955$24,340+57%

169▼6Henderson, NCNC15,013$24,277+60%

170Lexington, NCNC20,238$22,661+48%

171▼36Northchase, NCNC5,896$22,423–

172▼3Marion, NCNC7,440$22,092+33%

173▼5Forest City, NCNC7,410$21,314+40%

174▼2Boone, NCNC19,929$17,773+45%

175▼1Cullowhee, NCNC7,973$15,461+54%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES