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Highest White (non-Hispanic) household income, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by the median income of households with a White, non-Hispanic householder (2024 American Community Survey). Places with fewer than 1,000 White non-Hispanic residents are excluded. This list covers the 175 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 175 is $77,898. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Pittsboro, NC, up 121 places to #21.

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YEAR2020 2024

The US Census Bureau caps reported median household income at $250,000 for 2024. Places shown as “$250,000+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWHITE (NON-HISPANIC) HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2020

01Marvin, NCNC7,040$250,000++24%

02▲1Weddington, NCNC14,517$188,529+35%

03▲1Davidson, NCNC16,662$179,621+31%

04▼2Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,494$175,455+14%

05▲3Briar Chapel, NCNC6,049$171,886+42%

06▲4Oak Ridge, NCNC7,896$160,476+36%

07▼2Rolesville, NCNC12,839$157,927+16%

08▲8Summerfield, NCNC11,327$157,105+46%

09▲6Harrisburg, NCNC20,742$143,854+32%

10▲2Holly Springs, NCNC50,288$141,286+21%

11▼4Waxhaw, NCNC23,140$139,519+10%

12▼1Apex, NCNC80,419$138,166+18%

13▼7Westport, NCNC5,915$134,922+6%

14Cary, NCNC183,582$133,661+22%

15▲2Wake Forest, NCNC58,147$131,909+29%

16▲19Whispering Pines, NCNC5,505$124,870+45%

17▲1Huntersville, NCNC68,535$124,500+23%

18▲2Cornelius, NCNC35,094$123,420+29%

19▲3Ogden, NCNC8,249$120,713+28%

20▼11Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,566$119,659+1%

21▲121Pittsboro, NCNC5,054$118,232+152%

22▼9St. James, NCNC7,318$118,050+4%

23▲11Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,536$116,952+34%

24Stallings, NCNC17,760$116,265+25%

25▲19Hillsborough, NCNC9,778$112,903+39%

26Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,637$112,889+25%

27▼6Moyock, NCNC5,684$112,061+17%

28▲19Porters Neck, NCNC7,654$112,012+40%

29▼2Pinehurst, NCNC18,670$111,741+24%

30▼1Charlotte, NCNC964,784$111,622+25%

31▲10Lake Norman of Catawba, NCNC9,906$109,839+33%

32▼4Morrisville, NCNC32,466$109,583+22%

33Matthews, NCNC32,769$109,367+25%

34▲5Durham, NCNC305,561$109,275+29%

35▲11Holly Ridge, NCNC5,908$109,208+35%

36▼4Indian Trail, NCNC44,303$108,914+23%

37▲26Wendell, NCNC19,687$108,806+53%

38▲32Mills River, NCNC7,504$107,663+58%

39▲12Creedmoor, NCNC5,046$106,667+38%

40▲2Midland, NCNC5,151$106,364+29%

41▲25Archer Lodge, NCNC5,649$104,635+51%

42▼4Raleigh, NCNC506,306$103,998+23%

43▲2Mint Hill, NCNC29,476$103,061+27%

44▲8Lewisville, NCNC14,421$102,458+33%

45▼20Stokesdale, NCNC6,133$102,206+12%

46▼6Chapel Hill, NCNC63,565$101,092+21%

47▼24Hampstead, NCNC9,292$99,412+6%

48▲8Belmont, NCNC16,415$98,382+32%

49▼13Winterville, NCNC10,973$98,152+14%

50▲27Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,731$97,500+51%

51▼3Southern Pines, NCNC17,357$97,295+23%

52▼2Unionville, NCNC7,322$96,956+24%

53▼23Gibsonville, NCNC9,876$95,794+7%

54▲4Leland, NCNC35,731$95,162+29%

55▲4Mooresville, NCNC55,842$94,098+30%

56▲34Aberdeen, NCNC10,066$93,865+53%

57▼2Elon, NCNC11,366$92,813+24%

58▼15Garner, NCNC41,562$92,237+13%

59▲2Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,165$91,458+27%

60▲8Carolina Beach, NCNC6,870$91,115+32%

61▼12Clemmons, NCNC22,808$90,938+16%

62▼9Concord, NCNC114,598$90,692+18%

63▼44Spout Springs, NCNC11,242$90,502−9%

64▼27Knightdale, NCNC23,144$90,451+6%

65▼3Anderson Creek, NCNC13,927$90,000+26%

66▼35Cramerton, NCNC5,713$89,875+1%

67▲24Shallotte, NCNC5,335$88,444+44%

68▲12Mount Holly, NCNC19,033$88,289+40%

69▼9Oak Island, NCNC9,337$86,448+20%

70▼6Silver Lake, NCNC6,563$86,051+21%

71▲18Murraysville, NCNC16,339$85,608+39%

72▲58Walkertown, NCNC6,120$85,548+71%

73▲5Monroe, NCNC42,644$84,867+32%

74▲25Midway, NCNC5,104$84,464+44%

75▼18Carrboro, NCNC20,962$84,215+14%

76▲18Trinity, NCNC7,274$83,979+39%

77▼2Mebane, NCNC21,952$83,422+29%

78▼4Clayton, NCNC32,633$82,710+27%

79▲46Lillington, NCNC5,040$82,424+59%

80▼8Williamston, NCNC5,086$82,417+25%

81▲3Kannapolis, NCNC61,708$81,954+30%

82▼28Surf City, NCNC5,142$81,662+8%

83▲13Zebulon, NCNC11,933$80,667+36%

84▲36Wrightsboro, NCNC6,287$80,602+54%

85Barbecue, NCNC5,910$79,767–

86▼3Kernersville, NCNC29,128$79,190+26%

87▼16Carolina Shores, NCNC5,540$78,002+18%

88▲7Half Moon, NCNC7,378$77,898+31%

89▼10Greensboro, NCNC308,667$77,694+21%

90▼17Wilson, NCNC49,572$77,235+19%

91▼26Oxford, NCNC8,985$77,153+10%

92▲9Asheville, NCNC93,523$77,118+35%

93▲16Locust, NCNC6,120$77,029+38%

94▲10Black Mountain, NCNC8,491$77,000+36%

95▼8Fletcher, NCNC8,373$76,957+24%

96▼15Gastonia, NCNC87,067$75,881+21%

97▼28Tarboro, NCNC10,979$75,536+10%

98Wilmington, NCNC126,809$75,305+28%

99▼17Winston-Salem, NCNC257,271$74,719+19%

100▼15High Point, NCNC120,571$74,027+19%

101▲23New Bern, NCNC34,724$73,130+40%

102▲3Piney Green, NCNC14,078$72,855+29%

103▼15Butner, NCNC8,112$72,830+18%

104▲3Sawmills, NCNC5,105$71,646+28%

105▲6Fayetteville, NCNC209,120$71,545+29%

106▼3Hickory, NCNC45,975$71,354+26%

107▼15Etowah, NCNC7,968$71,196+16%

108▲26Cherryville, NCNC6,523$70,951+43%

109▲29Swannanoa, NCNC6,901$69,231+43%

110▼43Nashville, NCNC5,911$69,2190%

111▲5Newton, NCNC13,822$68,608+28%

112▲45Bessemer City, NCNC5,834$67,969+58%

113▼27Sanford, NCNC34,138$67,911+9%

114▲47Dallas, NCNC6,392$67,762+63%

115▲7Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,386$67,304+29%

116▲12Hope Mills, NCNC18,324$67,198+33%

117Havelock, NCNC17,430$66,300+25%

118▲45Roxboro, NCNC8,380$65,893+63%

119▲4Woodfin, NCNC8,229$65,729+26%

120▲13Clinton, NCNC8,466$65,605+32%

121▲23Conover, NCNC8,938$65,376+40%

122▲4Salisbury, NCNC36,879$65,248+27%

123▲17Shelby, NCNC23,309$64,583+36%

124▲7Thomasville, NCNC27,733$64,500+29%

125▼13St. Stephens, NCNC9,457$64,493+17%

126▼29Rocky Mount, NCNC55,120$64,409+10%

127▼9Burlington, NCNC61,496$63,352+21%

128▲8Morehead City, NCNC10,434$63,211+29%

129▼29Archdale, NCNC12,254$63,060+8%

130▼16Statesville, NCNC32,181$62,313+15%

131▲15Spring Lake, NCNC11,252$62,067+35%

132▼22Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,875$61,918+11%

133▲6Jacksonville, NCNC72,732$61,860+30%

134▼7Lumberton, NCNC18,955$61,745+21%

135▲23Goldsboro, NCNC35,012$61,213+45%

136▼17East Flat Rock, NCNC6,323$61,054+16%

137▼24Washington, NCNC9,910$61,027+12%

138▼32Northchase, NCNC5,896$60,540+8%

139▲9Laurinburg, NCNC14,582$60,156+33%

140▲31Selma, NCNC7,406$60,139+94%

141▲11Kings Mountain, NCNC12,117$59,706+36%

142▼27Elizabeth City, NCNC19,622$59,442+10%

143▼35Kinston, NCNC19,705$59,245+6%

144▼7Graham, NCNC20,131$59,050+22%

145▼24Greenville, NCNC96,443$58,884+13%

146▼44Pineville, NCNC11,851$58,224+2%

147▼12Hamlet, NCNC5,870$57,875+18%

148▼16Angier, NCNC9,410$57,717+16%

149▼56Ayden, NCNC5,263$57,067−6%

150▼3Mocksville, NCNC6,282$56,317+23%

151▲16Brevard, NCNC8,098$55,798+44%

152▲2Kings Grant, NCNC9,003$55,756+28%

153▼12Henderson, NCNC15,013$55,744+18%

154▲6Smithfield, NCNC13,114$55,321+32%

155▼2Hendersonville, NCNC15,867$54,886+25%

156▼6Reidsville, NCNC14,692$54,563+22%

157▼8Waynesville, NCNC11,006$54,538+21%

158▲7Lincolnton, NCNC12,465$54,384+37%

159▼30Albemarle, NCNC17,769$53,709+7%

160▼9Siler City, NCNC8,155$53,490+20%

161▼2Dunn, NCNC8,814$52,971+26%

162▲10Wadesboro, NCNC5,035$52,138+76%

163▼20Morganton, NCNC17,849$51,966+11%

164▼2Lenoir, NCNC18,372$51,685+26%

165▼89King, NCNC7,977$49,636−23%

166▼10Eden, NCNC15,500$48,958+14%

167▼3Asheboro, NCNC27,990$47,146+19%

168▼13Long View, NCNC5,387$46,947+9%

169▼3Marion, NCNC7,440$46,339+17%

170▼2Lexington, NCNC20,238$44,459+30%

171▼26Rockingham, NCNC8,815$43,600−6%

172▼2Mount Airy, NCNC10,682$41,569+34%

173▼4Forest City, NCNC7,410$40,889+28%

174Cullowhee, NCNC7,973$36,432+51%

175▼2Boone, NCNC19,929$30,978+23%

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