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Census Tract 535.25, Wake County, North Carolina

Census Tract 535.25, GEOID 37183053525, in Wake County, North Carolina, mostly within Cary (97% of its census blocks). 3,500 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±655); the 2020 Census counted 2,898.

Residents, 2020-2024

3,500

±655 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 2,898

Median household income

$123,125

±$29,454 (90% margin)
Wake County: $105,768

Median home value

$458,000

±$18,236 (90% margin)
Wake County: $461,300

Median gross rent

$1,640

±$195 (90% margin)
Wake County: $1,623

Where is Census Tract 535.25?

Census Tract 535.25 is one of 230 census tracts in Wake County, North Carolina. It covers 0.98 square miles of land, 2,948 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 37183053525, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 535.25 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
Place	Share of the tract
Cary	97%

Census Tract 535.25 (marked with a dot) in Wake County, North Carolina. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Census Tract 535.25 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

6 census tracts border Census Tract 535.25: Tract 534.22 ($156,538), Tract 534.23 ($105,938), Tract 534.25 ($163,878), Tract 535.18 ($129,167), Tract 535.23 ($211,389) and Tract 535.24 ($92,292). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 535.25?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 535.25's population at 3,500 (±655) in 1,383 households; the 2020 Census counted 2,898 residents and 1,174 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Tract 535.25	Cary	Wake County	North Carolina
Total population	3,500±655	179,306	1,178,653	10,730,404
Households	1,383±223	69,710	460,175	4,282,345
Average household size	2.53±0.18	2.57	2.51	2.44
Housing units	1,410±224	73,795	496,047	4,895,668

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 535.25?

The median resident of Census Tract 535.25 is 42.2 years old; 20.4% are under 18 and 12.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 57.2%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 17.5%. 12.5% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Tract 535.25	Cary	Wake County	North Carolina
Median age	42.2±3.1	40.2	37.3	39.1
Under 18 years	20.4%±3.5 pts	23.4%	23.0%	21.8%
65 years and over	12.8%±4.5 pts	14.1%	12.9%	17.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14.2%±8.3 pts	9.5%	11.6%	11.3%
White alone, not Hispanic	57.2%±11.4 pts	56.7%	56.2%	60.0%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	17.5%±13.0 pts	7.6%	18.5%	20.0%
Asian alone, not Hispanic	7.3%±4.8 pts	20.3%	8.5%	3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±1.2 pts	0.1%	0.2%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±1.2 pts	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3.8%±3.4 pts	4.7%	4.4%	4.1%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±1.2 pts	0.9%	0.7%	0.5%
Born outside the United States	12.5%±6.1 pts	23.9%	15.3%	9.1%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	17.6%±7.7 pts	26.6%	19.4%	13.5%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	6.3%±3.7 pts	4.6%	5.6%	7.4%
With a disability	14.3%±8.2 pts	7.9%	9.1%	13.6%
No health insurance coverage	5.7%±5.0 pts	4.9%	7.5%	9.9%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	94.5%±3.2 pts	96.3%	94.0%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	58.2%±8.2 pts	70.5%	57.2%	35.7%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	21.0%±6.3 pts	33.7%	23.4%	13.5%
Lived in the same house a year earlier	91.9%±4.4 pts	84.8%	85.0%	87.3%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 535.25 earn?

Half of the 1,383 households in Census Tract 535.25 earn less than $123,125 a year (±$29,454), against $105,768 across Wake County: 80th highest of the county's 228 tracts with a reliable estimate.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Tract 535.25	Cary	Wake County	North Carolina
Median household income	$123,125±$29,454	$134,905	$105,768	$72,388
Mean household income	$148,112±$18,779	$170,942	$139,586	$101,208
Per capita income	$59,197±$8,351	$67,409	$55,448	$41,385
People below the poverty line	5.0%±4.5 pts	5.7%	8.1%	13.0%
Children under 18 below the poverty line	0.0%±5.8 pts	6.1%	9.6%	17.7%
Households receiving SNAP	4.8%±5.7 pts	2.8%	6.2%	12.8%
Households with a computer	99.6%±0.7 pts	98.8%	98.1%	94.9%
Households with a broadband subscription	99.6%±0.7 pts	96.6%	95.3%	90.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 535.25?

Owners occupy 75.3% of Census Tract 535.25's occupied homes and renters 24.7%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $458,000 by its owner (±$18,236). The median renter pays $1,640 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Tract 535.25	Cary	Wake County	North Carolina
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$458,000±$18,236	$580,200	$461,300	$288,900
Median gross rent	$1,640±$195	$1,738	$1,623	$1,228
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	27.7%±20.3 pts	30.0%	38.1%	39.6%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$2,317±$379	$2,389	$2,113	$1,631
Owner-occupied homes	75.3%±7.0 pts	66.6%	64.1%	66.6%
Renter-occupied homes	24.7%±7.0 pts	33.4%	35.9%	33.4%
Housing units	1,410±224	73,795	496,047	4,895,668
Single-family detached homes	78.2%±5.7 pts	59.3%	58.3%	65.3%
Mobile homes	0.0%±3.0 pts	0.9%	2.7%	11.0%
Built 2020 or later	0.0%±3.0 pts	3.4%	4.8%	3.0%
Built 2010 to 2019	10.9%±5.3 pts	22.3%	21.6%	13.5%
Built 1939 or earlier	0.0%±3.0 pts	0.4%	1.8%	4.9%
Households with no vehicle	1.1%±1.0 pts	3.2%	4.4%	5.3%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 535.25 get to work?

53.8% of Census Tract 535.25's workers drive alone and 40.8% work from home. The average trip to work takes 29.5 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Tract 535.25	Cary	Wake County	North Carolina
In the labor force (age 16+)	64.8%±10.2 pts	69.1%	69.8%	62.8%
Unemployment rate	1.4%±1.3 pts	3.5%	4.1%	4.7%
Drove alone to work	53.8%±7.4 pts	56.3%	61.4%	71.5%
Carpooled	3.2%±4.6 pts	4.5%	5.9%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.5%±0.8 pts	0.3%	0.7%	0.7%
Walked	0.4%±0.7 pts	1.0%	1.2%	1.6%
Worked from home	40.8%±8.2 pts	36.5%	29.1%	16.3%
Mean travel time to work	29.5 min±10.8	22.5 min	25.1 min	25.1 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 535.25 compare with the other tracts in Wake County?

Among Wake County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 535.25 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 535.25's rank among the tracts of Wake County and of Cary
Measure	In Wake County	In Cary
Population	178th of 228	32nd of 39
Residents per square mile	91st of 230	21st of 39
Median household income	80th of 228	24th of 39
Per capita income	96th of 228	30th of 39
Median home value	117th of 226	29th of 38
Median gross rent	105th of 211	25th of 35
Bachelor's degree or higher	126th of 228	33rd of 39
Median age	63rd of 228	21st of 39
Owner-occupied share	91st of 222	17th of 38

The tracts next to it on Wake County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Tract	Rank	Median household income	Residents
Tract 529.03	77th	$123,991±$11,854 · within the margin of this tract	3,407
Tract 537.15	78th	$123,950±$24,096 · within the margin of this tract	3,665
Tract 530.04	79th	$123,920±$18,060 · within the margin of this tract	2,673
Tract 535.25	80th	$123,125±$29,454	3,500
Tract 536.19	81st	$122,784±$30,624 · within the margin of this tract	636
Tract 540.16	82nd	$122,692±$21,807 · within the margin of this tract	6,531
Tract 505	83rd	$122,500±$40,839 · within the margin of this tract	4,025

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 535.25?

2 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 535.25 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

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

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections