RANKING · 2024 ACS · 175 SHOWN OF 175

Lowest median household income, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities with the lowest median household income in the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 175 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 175 is $73,836. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Ayden, NC, up 68 places to #14.

Flip the list · Highest median household income, US cities →

North CarolinaAll statesPop > 5KAll rankings

SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 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.

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01▲2Boone, NCNC19,929$30,065+46%

02▲2Forest City, NCNC7,410$35,524+47%

03▲3Cullowhee, NCNC7,973$35,929+82%

04▲7Roxboro, NCNC8,380$36,553+36%

05▲5Kinston, NCNC19,705$36,878+38%

06▲11Rockingham, NCNC8,815$37,224+40%

07▲12Williamston, NCNC5,086$38,738+69%

08▲1Henderson, NCNC15,013$39,969+68%

09▲12Washington, NCNC9,910$40,186+82%

10▼2Mount Airy, NCNC10,682$40,275+50%

11▼10Selma, NCNC7,406$41,368+73%

12▲6Hamlet, NCNC5,870$41,590+43%

13▼8Laurinburg, NCNC14,582$42,170+45%

14▲68Ayden, NCNC5,263$42,413+77%

15▼13Wadesboro, NCNC5,035$42,667+83%

16▲4Lumberton, NCNC18,955$42,877+60%

17▼1Reidsville, NCNC14,692$42,921+38%

18▲11Oxford, NCNC8,985$43,054+40%

19▼12Lexington, NCNC20,238$43,128+64%

20▼7Smithfield, NCNC13,114$43,270+56%

21▼9Clinton, NCNC8,466$44,953+74%

22▼7Lincolnton, NCNC12,465$46,320+46%

23▲4Siler City, NCNC8,155$46,566+38%

24▲8Long View, NCNC5,387$46,739+40%

25▼11Dunn, NCNC8,814$46,830+64%

26▲25Albemarle, NCNC17,769$46,881+49%

27▼5Asheboro, NCNC27,990$47,197+49%

28▲2Eden, NCNC15,500$47,260+71%

29▲4Shelby, NCNC23,309$48,376+65%

30▼7Goldsboro, NCNC35,012$48,540+65%

31▼5Kings Mountain, NCNC12,117$49,564+58%

32▲13Greenville, NCNC96,443$49,748+74%

33▲7Tarboro, NCNC10,979$49,796+45%

34▼3Lenoir, NCNC18,372$49,910+70%

35▲3Marion, NCNC7,440$51,314+107%

36Morganton, NCNC17,849$51,355+48%

37▼3Spring Lake, NCNC11,252$51,958+90%

38▲9Elizabeth City, NCNC19,622$52,141+116%

39▲15Angier, NCNC9,410$52,214+54%

40▲8Wilson, NCNC49,572$52,485+68%

41▲1Statesville, NCNC32,181$52,880+66%

42▼3Hendersonville, NCNC15,867$53,449+76%

43▼18Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,386$53,690+87%

44▲5Salisbury, NCNC36,879$53,716+63%

45▼21Brevard, NCNC8,098$54,103+62%

46▼9Waynesville, NCNC11,006$54,923+94%

47▲8Mocksville, NCNC6,282$55,367+56%

48▼2Rocky Mount, NCNC55,120$55,534+70%

49▲3Morehead City, NCNC10,434$56,233+96%

50▼9Graham, NCNC20,131$56,239+58%

51▲5Burlington, NCNC61,496$56,880+61%

52▲10Sanford, NCNC34,138$57,586+65%

53▲4Jacksonville, NCNC72,732$57,697+77%

54▲58King, NCNC7,977$57,817+18%

55▲3Dallas, NCNC6,392$58,403+101%

56▲3Fayetteville, NCNC209,120$58,407+61%

57▲15Havelock, NCNC17,430$58,408+65%

58▲5Winston-Salem, NCNC257,271$59,268+60%

59▲18Northchase, NCNC5,896$59,375–

60▲15East Flat Rock, NCNC6,323$59,583+103%

61▼33Bessemer City, NCNC5,834$60,300+78%

62▲21St. Stephens, NCNC9,457$60,394+45%

63▼19Thomasville, NCNC27,733$60,935+97%

64▲31Nashville, NCNC5,911$61,000+68%

65▼15New Bern, NCNC34,724$61,031+109%

66▲4Greensboro, NCNC308,667$61,515+55%

67▲7Newton, NCNC13,822$62,015+69%

68▼8Kings Grant, NCNC9,003$62,232+33%

69▲11Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,875$62,676+69%

70▲3Gastonia, NCNC87,067$64,059+73%

71High Point, NCNC120,571$64,561+61%

72▼5Hickory, NCNC45,975$64,576+73%

73▲18Archdale, NCNC12,254$64,757+55%

74▼9Hope Mills, NCNC18,324$65,774+62%

75▼7Conover, NCNC8,938$65,972+76%

76▲2Wilmington, NCNC126,809$66,738+115%

77▲2Half Moon, NCNC7,378$68,946+68%

78▲7Pineville, NCNC11,851$69,354+81%

79▼26Swannanoa, NCNC6,901$69,760+123%

80▼11Cherryville, NCNC6,523$70,625+114%

81▲6Sawmills, NCNC5,105$71,067+95%

82▲2Asheville, NCNC93,523$71,102+117%

83▼7Woodfin, NCNC8,229$71,384+159%

84▲8Kernersville, NCNC29,128$71,918+73%

85▲1Piney Green, NCNC14,078$72,177+97%

86▼5Monroe, NCNC42,644$72,540+79%

87▲21Etowah, NCNC7,968$72,596+89%

88▲1Kannapolis, NCNC61,708$73,836+108%

89▲13Butner, NCNC8,112$74,739+85%

90▲9Aberdeen, NCNC10,066$75,078+135%

91▲15Fletcher, NCNC8,373$75,272+66%

92▲2Carolina Shores, NCNC5,540$76,087+73%

93▼5Locust, NCNC6,120$76,504+72%

94▲22Silver Lake, NCNC6,563$76,756+84%

95▼5Black Mountain, NCNC8,491$77,042+117%

96▼35Wrightsboro, NCNC6,287$78,450+107%

97▲17Garner, NCNC41,562$78,756+66%

98▲6Clayton, NCNC32,633$78,822+76%

99▼64Zebulon, NCNC11,933$79,112+118%

100▼7Mount Holly, NCNC19,033$79,385+101%

101Barbecue, NCNC5,910$79,426–

102▼2Murraysville, NCNC16,339$81,167+77%

103▲28Surf City, NCNC5,142$81,433+101%

104▲1Durham, NCNC305,561$81,619+98%

105▼62Pittsboro, NCNC5,054$81,639+128%

106▼42Lillington, NCNC5,040$81,760+167%

107▲2Charlotte, NCNC964,784$82,068+75%

108▲38Cramerton, NCNC5,713$82,160+73%

109▼43Walkertown, NCNC6,120$82,615+90%

110▼12Trinity, NCNC7,274$82,664+91%

111▲23Creedmoor, NCNC5,046$82,961+113%

112▼9Mebane, NCNC21,952$83,174+110%

113▲4Winterville, NCNC10,973$83,193+123%

114▼17Midway, NCNC5,104$83,446–

115▲4Elon, NCNC11,366$84,773–

116▲5Raleigh, NCNC506,306$85,395+83%

117▼4Carrboro, NCNC20,962$85,743+156%

118▲8Oak Island, NCNC9,337$85,872+112%

119▲13Chapel Hill, NCNC63,565$85,989+120%

120▲5Concord, NCNC114,598$86,921+89%

121▼6Anderson Creek, NCNC13,927$87,287–

122▲8Clemmons, NCNC22,808$87,655+45%

123▲18Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,165$88,204+92%

124▼28Shallotte, NCNC5,335$88,367+121%

125▼2Southern Pines, NCNC17,357$88,535+128%

126▼2Mooresville, NCNC55,842$89,647+109%

127▼26Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,731$89,773+126%

128▼6Archer Lodge, NCNC5,649$91,188–

129▲14Hampstead, NCNC9,292$91,745–

130▼3Leland, NCNC35,731$91,977+182%

131▲21Spout Springs, NCNC11,242$92,402–

132▼14Carolina Beach, NCNC6,870$94,398+151%

133▼4Belmont, NCNC16,415$94,883+144%

134▼27Wendell, NCNC19,687$95,787+141%

135▼2Gibsonville, NCNC9,876$95,861+123%

136▼1Unionville, NCNC7,322$96,028+67%

137▼27Hillsborough, NCNC9,778$98,163+145%

138▼1Mint Hill, NCNC29,476$100,860+66%

139▼1Lewisville, NCNC14,421$100,917+56%

140▼12Midland, NCNC5,151$101,477–

141▼21Knightdale, NCNC23,144$103,220+84%

142▼6Holly Ridge, NCNC5,908$104,788+310%

143▼32Mills River, NCNC7,504$105,398–

144Indian Trail, NCNC44,303$108,483+109%

145▲3Matthews, NCNC32,769$108,611+62%

146▼1Pinehurst, NCNC18,670$109,802+86%

147▼7Lake Norman of Catawba, NCNC9,906$112,656–

148▼6Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,637$113,463+105%

149▲1Cornelius, NCNC35,094$113,767+60%

150▲4Moyock, NCNC5,684$115,244–

151▼12Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,536$115,497+169%

152▼3Stallings, NCNC17,760$115,974+126%

153▲9St. James, NCNC7,318$116,383+26%

154▼1Porters Neck, NCNC7,654$119,979–

155▲3Huntersville, NCNC68,535$120,516+68%

156▼5Stokesdale, NCNC6,133$121,071+135%

157▼1Ogden, NCNC8,249$121,338+97%

158▼3Wake Forest, NCNC58,147$123,802+137%

159▼2Morrisville, NCNC32,466$125,396+122%

160▼13Whispering Pines, NCNC5,505$126,450+111%

161▲4Waxhaw, NCNC23,140$131,894+139%

162▲8Westport, NCNC5,915$131,908+62%

163▲3Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,566$132,188+78%

164▼5Cary, NCNC183,582$134,905+80%

165▼4Holly Springs, NCNC50,288$135,578+95%

166▼3Apex, NCNC80,419$144,135+103%

167▼3Harrisburg, NCNC20,742$148,254+128%

168Rolesville, NCNC12,839$149,565+219%

169▼2Oak Ridge, NCNC7,896$155,385+108%

170▼10Summerfield, NCNC11,327$160,275+123%

171▼2Briar Chapel, NCNC6,049$166,063–

172▼1Davidson, NCNC16,662$166,556+113%

173Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,494$173,542+245%

174▼2Weddington, NCNC14,517$190,766+95%

175Marvin, NCNC7,040$250,000++156%

SHOWING 1–175 OF 175

Download CSV (full list, 175 rows)

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