Median household income in North Carolina
At $68,149, the median household income in North Carolina is 13% below the national figure of $78,067, ranking 39 of 52, with Wake County the highest county at $96,734.
Household income is the base every other money decision sits on: what you can borrow, what you can save, what a house costs you in real terms.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | $96,734 | 1,132,103 residents |
| 2 | Union County | $95,533 | 240,109 residents |
| 3 | Orange County | $85,785 | 145,919 residents |
| 4 | Chatham County | $84,222 | 76,754 residents |
| 5 | Cabarrus County | $83,828 | 226,396 residents |
| 6 | Currituck County | $82,793 | 28,616 residents |
| 7 | Dare County | $79,742 | 37,160 residents |
| 8 | Mecklenburg County | $79,265 | 1,115,403 residents |
| 9 | Camden County | $79,120 | 10,547 residents |
| 10 | Moore County | $77,981 | 100,759 residents |
| 11 | Lincoln County | $75,672 | 87,933 residents |
| 12 | Johnston County | $75,288 | 219,042 residents |
| 13 | Durham County | $74,927 | 325,101 residents |
| 14 | Pender County | $74,538 | 61,592 residents |
| 15 | Iredell County | $73,103 | 187,839 residents |
| 16 | Brunswick County | $71,193 | 139,721 residents |
| 17 | Franklin County | $70,493 | 69,680 residents |
| 18 | Davie County | $69,105 | 43,030 residents |
| 19 | Granville County | $68,079 | 61,161 residents |
| 20 | New Hanover County | $67,515 | 228,134 residents |
| 21 | Carteret County | $66,965 | 68,353 residents |
| 22 | Buncombe County | $66,531 | 269,449 residents |
| 23 | Henderson County | $65,508 | 116,469 residents |
| 24 | Harnett County | $64,992 | 134,718 residents |
| 25 | Guilford County | $62,880 | 539,557 residents |
| 26 | Alexander County | $62,764 | 36,505 residents |
| 27 | Gaston County | $62,628 | 228,972 residents |
| 28 | Catawba County | $62,070 | 161,011 residents |
| 29 | Transylvania County | $62,056 | 33,131 residents |
| 30 | Craven County | $61,676 | 101,098 residents |
| 31 | Pasquotank County | $61,411 | 40,454 residents |
| 32 | Forsyth County | $61,229 | 383,739 residents |
| 33 | Lee County | $60,941 | 63,560 residents |
| 34 | Alamance County | $60,866 | 171,779 residents |
| 35 | Person County | $60,688 | 39,131 residents |
| 36 | Stanly County | $60,634 | 62,723 residents |
| 37 | Polk County | $60,465 | 19,538 residents |
| 38 | Onslow County | $59,976 | 203,686 residents |
| 39 | Rowan County | $59,717 | 147,067 residents |
| 40 | Perquimans County | $59,401 | 13,053 residents |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median household income shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).