Median Household Income
$72,388
Median Home Value
$288,900
Median Gross Rent
$1,228/mo
Poverty Rate
13.0%
Unemployment Rate
4.6%
Homeownership Rate
66.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
35.7%
Median Age
39.1
Population Over Time
North Carolina grew 10.1% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
9,750,405
2016
9,940,828
2018
10,155,624
2020
10,386,227
2022
10,470,214
2024
10,730,404
Business & Industry
North Carolina has 258,169 business establishments employing 4,279,425 people.
Construction
28,390
Professional, scientific, and technical services
28,189
Health care and social assistance
27,809
Other services (except public administration)
26,271
Accommodation and food services
24,293
Real estate and rental and leasing
15,796
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
14,976
Finance and insurance
13,591
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Largest Cities in North Carolina
See all →Charlotte875,045 people$82,068Raleigh465,517 people$85,395Greensboro297,202 people$61,515Durham284,094 people$81,619Winston-Salem249,571 people$59,268Fayetteville208,697 people$58,407Cary174,880 people$134,905Wilmington116,933 people$66,738High Point114,120 people$64,561Concord105,335 people$86,921Asheville93,695 people$71,102Greenville87,894 people$49,748Gastonia80,615 people$64,059Jacksonville71,908 people$57,697Apex65,541 people$144,135Huntersville61,202 people$120,516Chapel Hill58,919 people$85,989Burlington56,951 people$56,880Rocky Mount54,260 people$55,534Kannapolis53,314 people$73,836Mooresville50,025 people$89,647Wake Forest48,047 people$123,802Wilson47,767 people$52,485Hickory43,352 people$64,576Holly Springs42,023 people$135,578Indian Trail40,325 people$108,483Salisbury35,437 people$53,716Fuquay-Varina35,428 people$115,497Monroe34,897 people$72,540Goldsboro33,566 people$48,540Garner31,684 people$78,756Cornelius31,396 people$113,767New Bern31,373 people$61,031Sanford30,373 people$57,586Morrisville29,756 people$125,396Matthews29,613 people$108,611Statesville28,576 people$52,880Kernersville27,177 people$71,918Thomasville27,130 people$60,935Asheboro27,117 people$47,197Clayton26,837 people$78,822Mint Hill26,537 people$100,860Leland24,473 people$91,977Shelby21,712 people$48,376Clemmons21,281 people$87,655Carrboro21,242 people$85,743Waxhaw20,665 people$131,894Kinston19,704 people$36,878Lexington19,595 people$43,128Boone19,368 people$30,065
Counties in North Carolina
Alamance CountyAlexander CountyAlleghany CountyAnson CountyAshe CountyAvery CountyBeaufort CountyBertie CountyBladen CountyBrunswick CountyBuncombe CountyBurke CountyCabarrus CountyCaldwell CountyCamden CountyCarteret CountyCaswell CountyCatawba CountyChatham CountyCherokee CountyChowan CountyClay CountyCleveland CountyColumbus CountyCraven CountyCumberland CountyCurrituck CountyDare CountyDavidson CountyDavie CountyDuplin CountyDurham CountyEdgecombe CountyForsyth CountyFranklin CountyGaston CountyGates CountyGraham CountyGranville CountyGreene CountyGuilford CountyHalifax CountyHarnett CountyHaywood CountyHenderson CountyHertford CountyHoke CountyHyde CountyIredell CountyJackson CountyJohnston CountyJones CountyLee CountyLenoir CountyLincoln CountyMacon CountyMadison CountyMartin CountyMcDowell CountyMecklenburg CountyMitchell CountyMontgomery CountyMoore CountyNash CountyNew Hanover CountyNorthampton CountyOnslow CountyOrange CountyPamlico CountyPasquotank CountyPender CountyPerquimans CountyPerson CountyPitt CountyPolk CountyRandolph CountyRichmond CountyRobeson CountyRockingham CountyRowan CountyRutherford CountySampson CountyScotland CountyStanly CountyStokes CountySurry CountySwain CountyTransylvania CountyTyrrell CountyUnion CountyVance CountyWake CountyWarren CountyWashington CountyWatauga CountyWayne CountyWilkes CountyWilson CountyYadkin CountyYancey County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.