Cary, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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47%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

71%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cary	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$43,925	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$94,617	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$117,239	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$55,177	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$68,157	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$36,983	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.9%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.9%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cary is 47% higher than the national average
The median household income in Cary is 71% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cary is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Cary is 61% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$63,071 $94,617 $189,234

City

$32,167 $48,256 $96,512

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Cary median earnings by income bracket

Cary employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.5%	1.0%
Manufacturing sector	14.2%	0.5%
Financial & insurance services	5.7%	5.6%
Wholesale & retail services	12.0%	10.3%
Public administration	3.6%	3.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.4%	2.1%
Education, health & social services	11.1%	33.4%
Other	39.6%	34.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Holly Springs, NC	30,126	$98,041	77.2%
Apex, NC	43,893	$95,283	72.2%
Morrisville, NC	22,600	$92,769	67.7%
Fuquay-Varina, NC	22,722	$70,226	26.9%
Fearrington Village, NC	2,984	$70,136	26.8%
Cary, NC	155,822	$94,617	71.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Salinas, CA	155,889	$52,338	5.4%
McKinney, TX	156,821	$83,257	50.5%
Palmdale, CA	156,823	$52,801	4.6%
Hayward, CA	154,507	$68,138	23.2%
Fort Collins, CO	157,251	$57,831	4.5%
Cary, NC	155,822	$94,617	71.0%

Source: The Cary, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).