Demographics of Cary town, North Carolina

Cary town, North Carolina had 183,582 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +8,809 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cary town, in four figures

183,582
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 179,306 ±190.; +5.0%
Change since July 2020: +8,809 people.; 40.2 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $134,905 ±$3,712
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Cary town, North Carolina's population grew 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cary town, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Cary town, North Carolina's population grew 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cary town, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	174,773	100.0	100.0
2021	176,907	101.2	100.2
2022	180,126	103.1	100.7
2023	180,693	103.4	101.6
2024	182,173	104.2	102.5
2025	183,582	105.0	103.1

Population of Cary town, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	174,773	—
2021	176,907	+2,134
2022	180,126	+3,219
2023	180,693	+567
2024	182,173	+1,480
2025	183,582	+1,409

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.2 ±0.9: for men 39.1 ±1.2 and for women 41.0 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cary town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	9,261 ±801	5.2% ±0.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	32,738 ±1,705	18.3% ±1.0	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	13,122 ±1,103	7.3% ±0.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	48,403 ±1,930	27.0% ±1.1	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	50,441 ±1,666	28.1% ±0.9	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	25,341 ±1,125	14.1% ±0.6	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $134,905 ±$3,712, and income per person $67,409 ±$2,063, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cary town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	4,564 ±603	6.5% ±0.9	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,004 ±662	8.6% ±0.9	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	8,171 ±857	11.7% ±1.2	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,327 ±675	9.1% ±1.0	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	13,240 ±1,047	19.0% ±1.5	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	10,512 ±863	15.1% ±1.2	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	20,892 ±987	30.0% ±1.3	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cary town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	10,116 ±1,570	5.7% ±0.9	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,535 ±704	6.1% ±1.7	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,999 ±932	5.0% ±0.9	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,582 ±514	7.0% ±1.4	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cary town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cary town	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	73,795 ±1,157	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.5% ±0.7	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.5% ±0.9	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.6% ±1.5	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.4% ±1.8	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$580,200 ±$11,119	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,738 ±$30	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1999 ±2	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cary town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	17,117 ±2,208	9.5% ±1.2	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	101,742 ±2,498	56.7% ±1.4	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	13,603 ±1,440	7.6% ±0.8	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	36,439 ±1,740	20.3% ±1.0	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	150 ±74	0.1% ±<0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	20 to 194	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,648 ±581	0.9% ±0.3	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8,500 ±1,047	4.7% ±0.6	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cary town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	51,239 ±2,133	28.6% ±1.2	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	82,634 ±2,623	46.1% ±1.5	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,663 ±603	1.5% ±0.3	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	42,770 ±1,905	23.9% ±1.1	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	23,000 ±1,747	12.8% ±1.0	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	19,770 ±1,738	11.0% ±1.0	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Cary town among the places of North Carolina

7th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Cary town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Raleigh city	481,031 ±391
Greensboro city	301,198 ±75
Durham city	291,467 ±190
Winston-Salem city	252,037 ±74
Fayetteville city	210,815 ±99
Cary town	179,306 ±190
Wilmington city	120,805 ±73
High Point city	116,245 ±120
Concord city	108,719 ±56
Asheville city	94,535 ±43
Greenville city	92,857 ±42

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Cary town, North Carolina

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026