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Census tracts · Cary, NC

Census tracts in Cary, North Carolina

32 census tracts lie mostly within Cary, and 18 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $62,404 in Tract 535.07 to $211,389 in Tract 535.23, against $134,905 for Cary as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Cary earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Cary and with a reliable estimate.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Cary

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Census tracts in or partly in Cary, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Cary (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown
Tract 530.04371830530044.5 mi southeastWake County2,673±338$123,920$681,800$1,634100%
Tract 534.2237183053422at the center pointWake County2,064±120$156,538$539,000$2,260100%
Tract 534.23371830534231.1 mi southeastWake County1,987±284$105,938$435,300$1,343100%
Tract 535.18371830535181.5 mi southeastWake County4,039±1,077$129,167$395,100$1,881100%
Tract 535.19371830535192.2 mi southeastWake County3,061±354$69,048$379,300$1,402100%
Tract 535.06371830535063.3 mi southeastWake County6,048±701$114,089$491,400$1,82697%
Tract 535.2537183053525at the center pointWake County3,500±655$123,125$458,000$1,64097%
Tract 535.07371830535071.9 mi eastWake County3,514±350$62,404$425,200$1,33796%
Tract 536.04371830536042.2 mi northwestWake County4,303±513$201,729$817,400$3,02895%
Tract 534.25371830534251.2 mi westWake County3,100±493$163,878$646,700$1,80194%
Tract 534.08371830534082.0 mi westWake County4,004±499$155,417$613,600$2,31394%
Tract 535.05371830535053.9 mi southeastWake County3,566±289$132,436$414,400$1,39293%
Tract 535.17371830535173.6 mi eastWake County5,552±955$96,042$404,700$1,44993%
Tract 535.16371830535164.1 mi eastWake County3,501±545$71,525$436,200$1,53791%
Tract 535.09371830535092.4 mi southeastWake County5,471±743$181,602$687,800not published89%
Tract 535.13371830535132.4 mi northeastWake County3,820±529$85,435$475,000$1,64689%
Tract 534.05371830534054.3 mi southWake County4,934±461$115,521$679,400$1,69088%
Tract 535.24371830535241.3 mi eastWake County3,797±418$92,292$371,400$1,63188%
Tract 536.17371830536175.4 mi northwestWake County12,674±1,033$154,463$576,900$1,99887%
Tract 534.10371830534105.5 mi westWake County6,537±1,058$204,323$699,100$2,33286%
Tract 535.20371830535203.0 mi northeastWake County6,452±930$94,490$397,700$1,42085%
Tract 535.12371830535123.9 mi northeastWake County7,042±1,074$106,648$463,500$1,67576%
Tract 534.24371830534241.2 mi southwestWake County5,010±997$165,598$588,600$2,07976%
Tract 536.03371830536032.7 mi northwestWake County4,978±780$174,063$647,300$1,78676%
Tract 536.18371830536186.7 mi northwestWake County4,678±779$135,082$632,500$1,74775%
Tract 534.11371830534114.3 mi westWake County15,850±1,495$189,721$838,100$1,84872%
Tract 530.03371830530034.8 mi southeastWake County5,546±657$94,004$612,300$1,68372%
Tract 535.23371830535231.0 mi northWake County6,550±913$211,389$759,300$1,92463%
Tract 207.03370370207037.6 mi northwestChatham County5,091±403$112,250$656,300$1,23859%
Tract 535.22371830535222.3 mi northWake County8,064±1,082$137,143$632,900$1,83454%
Tract 536.16371830536161.8 mi northwestWake County4,765±455$134,697$897,700$1,77854%
Tract 530.05371830530055.5 mi southeastWake County4,451±391$173,750$661,700not published52%
Tract 535.21371830535214.6 mi northeastWake County3,939±505$138,295$475,200$2,08747%
Tract 532.10371830532107.7 mi southeastWake County5,381±1,307$147,262$577,200$2,43847%
Tract 534.21371830534216.6 mi southWake County5,508±518$114,545$525,700$1,71744%
Tract 534.09371830534092.3 mi southwestWake County7,007±882$175,910$585,500$2,55643%
Tract 536.11371830536113.2 mi northWake County7,589±819$143,780$586,000$2,01743%
Tract 536.19371830536196.0 mi northwestWake County636±320$122,784not published$1,92042%
Tract 534.19371830534193.3 mi southWake County3,753±1,066$133,750$568,800$2,71840%
Tract 536.20371830536204.4 mi northwestWake County8,463±1,083$138,786$473,900$2,14637%
Tract 530.07371830530077.1 mi southeastWake County3,814±557$154,028$599,800$1,51633%
Tract 532.11371830532119.8 mi southWake County7,566±819$198,854$596,800$2,43327%
Tract 530.06371830530067.5 mi southeastWake County3,073±370$178,750$612,900not published24%
Tract 536.15371830536157.6 mi northWake County4,981±668$94,531$483,100$1,65319%
Tract 536.09371830536094.1 mi northWake County2,404±384$95,231$497,100$1,79714%
Tract 534.26371830534265.0 mi westWake County8,568±880$174,149$722,000$1,96313%
Tract 9801371839801006.5 mi northWake County5±6not publishednot publishednot published11%
Tract 536.12371830536123.6 mi northWake County3,516±373$131,989$468,300$1,7878%
Tract 207.023703702070213 mi southwestChatham County4,998±744$105,726$440,400$1,1234%
Tract 536.08371830536085.3 mi northWake County7,910±983$148,007$499,700$2,0472%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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