North Carolina

10,730,404 Population
$72,388 Median Income
$288,900 Median Home Value
43.5 Score
#36 in US

Economy & Income

Median Household Income
$72,388
Per Capita Income
$41,385
Unemployment Rate
4.7%
Poverty Rate
13.0%

Housing

Median Home Value
$288,900
Median Rent
$1,228
Home Value / Income
3.99x
Rent / Income
20.36%

Demographics

Gender

Male
48.9%
Female
51.1%

Race & Ethnicity

White (non-Hispanic)
60.0%
Black
20.0%
Hispanic/Latino
11.3%
Asian
3.3%

Commute

Mean Commute Time
25.1 min
Work from Home
16.4%
Drove Alone
71.5%
Public Transit
0.7%

Score Breakdown

Income
27.9
Employment
62.5
Housing
45.2
Quality Of Life
52.9
Safety
33.7
Education
50
Cost Of Living
50

Counties in North Carolina

Rank County Population Median Income Score
#1 Wake County, North Carolina 1,178,653 $105,768 69.3
#2 Currituck County, North Carolina 30,601 $93,511 66.8
#3 Iredell County, North Carolina 196,544 $81,419 66.5
#4 Catawba County, North Carolina 163,573 $67,864 65.5
#5 Durham County, North Carolina 332,353 $82,316 65.5
#6 Orange County, North Carolina 149,678 $90,089 65.2
#7 Davie County, North Carolina 44,122 $75,057 65
#8 Union County, North Carolina 250,958 $102,900 65
#9 Chatham County, North Carolina 80,151 $94,317 64.7
#10 Carteret County, North Carolina 69,148 $72,322 64.6
#11 Johnston County, North Carolina 234,263 $83,384 64.3
#12 Cabarrus County, North Carolina 236,133 $89,005 63.9
#13 Perquimans County, North Carolina 13,244 $67,917 63.9
#14 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1,154,681 $87,005 63.5
#15 Lincoln County, North Carolina 92,716 $80,016 62.8
#16 Henderson County, North Carolina 118,484 $68,187 62.6
#17 Camden County, North Carolina 10,927 $91,078 62.1
#18 Craven County, North Carolina 102,612 $65,873 61.9
#19 Stokes County, North Carolina 45,139 $62,969 61.6
#20 Davidson County, North Carolina 172,954 $64,172 61.3
#21 Brunswick County, North Carolina 152,568 $77,024 61.2
#22 Buncombe County, North Carolina 274,360 $74,436 61.2
#23 Onslow County, North Carolina 207,906 $68,148 61.2
#24 Moore County, North Carolina 104,876 $86,080 60.9
#25 New Hanover County, North Carolina 235,229 $75,166 60.9
#26 Dare County, North Carolina 37,875 $88,994 60.7
#27 Nash County, North Carolina 96,216 $62,426 60.5
#28 Guilford County, North Carolina 547,940 $68,642 60.3
#29 Pender County, North Carolina 65,550 $80,396 60.3
#30 Transylvania County, North Carolina 33,691 $66,184 59.6
#31 Randolph County, North Carolina 146,348 $61,022 59.4
#32 Macon County, North Carolina 37,941 $59,061 58.8
#33 Alexander County, North Carolina 36,412 $65,354 57.5
#34 Gates County, North Carolina 10,376 $66,333 57.2
#35 Franklin County, North Carolina 74,386 $74,240 56.7
#36 Montgomery County, North Carolina 26,007 $57,766 56.7
#37 Haywood County, North Carolina 62,662 $61,912 56.4
#38 Forsyth County, North Carolina 389,977 $67,165 56
#39 McDowell County, North Carolina 44,817 $57,168 55.9
#40 Burke County, North Carolina 87,795 $58,592 55.4
#41 Lee County, North Carolina 65,816 $65,387 55.1
#42 Harnett County, North Carolina 139,150 $71,287 54.7
#43 Avery County, North Carolina 17,680 $61,428 54.4
#44 Granville County, North Carolina 60,877 $71,111 54
#45 Pasquotank County, North Carolina 40,834 $66,589 53.2
#46 Gaston County, North Carolina 234,881 $67,478 52.8
#47 Jones County, North Carolina 9,302 $59,641 52.7
#48 Beaufort County, North Carolina 44,499 $58,357 52.2
#49 Wayne County, North Carolina 118,652 $59,733 52.2
#50 Alamance County, North Carolina 176,893 $65,651 52.1
#51 Clay County, North Carolina 11,610 $56,971 52.1
#52 Yadkin County, North Carolina 37,574 $62,932 51.1
#53 Surry County, North Carolina 71,425 $55,656 49.4
#54 Cumberland County, North Carolina 338,545 $61,291 49.3
#55 Rowan County, North Carolina 149,875 $65,725 48.7
#56 Hyde County, North Carolina 4,592 $53,713 48
#57 Stanly County, North Carolina 64,651 $60,704 48
#58 Caldwell County, North Carolina 80,536 $56,425 47.2
#59 Cherokee County, North Carolina 29,562 $53,628 46.9
#60 Bertie County, North Carolina 17,170 $48,750 46.8
#61 Madison County, North Carolina 21,867 $58,531 46.5
#62 Polk County, North Carolina 19,891 $67,758 46.5
#63 Pamlico County, North Carolina 12,390 $59,717 45.9
#64 Caswell County, North Carolina 22,404 $59,755 45.8
#65 Cleveland County, North Carolina 100,991 $58,534 45.8
#66 Graham County, North Carolina 8,072 $49,684 45.1
#67 Rockingham County, North Carolina 92,131 $57,053 43.9
#68 Ashe County, North Carolina 26,950 $56,866 43.8
#69 Mitchell County, North Carolina 14,992 $57,602 43.8
#70 Hoke County, North Carolina 53,835 $64,912 43.6
#71 Person County, North Carolina 39,542 $63,300 43.2
#72 Wilson County, North Carolina 79,290 $56,423 43
#73 Wilkes County, North Carolina 65,935 $51,721 41.9
#74 Greene County, North Carolina 20,486 $53,244 41.8
#75 Columbus County, North Carolina 50,140 $49,442 41.2
#76 Duplin County, North Carolina 49,335 $55,148 40.4
#77 Pitt County, North Carolina 177,193 $58,188 40.4
#78 Jackson County, North Carolina 43,771 $55,815 40
#79 Edgecombe County, North Carolina 48,736 $51,265 39.6
#80 Sampson County, North Carolina 59,470 $52,432 39
#81 Alleghany County, North Carolina 11,174 $47,172 37.4
#82 Chowan County, North Carolina 13,836 $53,864 37.2
#83 Yancey County, North Carolina 18,797 $58,709 37.1
#84 Martin County, North Carolina 21,644 $48,578 37
#85 Swain County, North Carolina 14,013 $52,349 35.3
#86 Robeson County, North Carolina 116,902 $41,978 33.9
#87 Lenoir County, North Carolina 54,919 $45,143 33.4
#88 Tyrrell County, North Carolina 3,423 $41,685 33.2
#89 Vance County, North Carolina 42,322 $50,465 33.1
#90 Northampton County, North Carolina 16,931 $50,086 32.8
#91 Hertford County, North Carolina 19,908 $45,537 32.7
#92 Halifax County, North Carolina 47,675 $45,590 32.6
#93 Rutherford County, North Carolina 64,930 $51,410 32.3
#94 Scotland County, North Carolina 33,590 $45,730 32.2
#95 Richmond County, North Carolina 42,344 $44,883 31.8
#96 Warren County, North Carolina 18,795 $50,638 31.7
#97 Anson County, North Carolina 22,289 $47,302 31.6
#98 Bladen County, North Carolina 29,566 $42,422 30.1
#99 Watauga County, North Carolina 55,123 $51,693 26.4
#100 Washington County, North Carolina 10,812 $41,813 23.2