State profile · NC

Largest Cities in North Carolina

Name: North Carolina Cities: Population, Income & Housing Data
Creator: PlainCities
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Ranked by resident population across 746 tracked cities and towns in North Carolina, using Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023). This compares cities and Census-designated places, not metropolitan areas.

Compiled by PlainCities Editorial

746
Cities: 6,594,310
Combined city pop.: $64,514
Avg median income: 12.4%
Avg poverty rate

Data updated July 2026

The headline finding

Charlotte is the largest of 746 tracked cities in North Carolina, which ranks #40 of 52 nationally on avg median income.

Charlotte
largest tracked city (886,283 people): #40
national rank, avg median income: 746
cities tracked in this state

Every figure here is read live from the same table rendered below.

87% of North Carolina's 746 tracked cities are small towns under 10,000 people -- none crosses the 1-million-resident mark.

How we calculate this mix & the national home-value percentile below

Every tracked city in North Carolina is bucketed by population: small town under 10,000; mid-size 10,000–99,999; large 100,000–999,999; megacity 1,000,000+. The national home-value comparison below plots North Carolina's average tracked-city home value against all 52 US states/territories, ranked the same way as the per-city percentiles: the state's percentile is the share of states with a lower average home value. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

Charlotte

886,283
Raleigh

470,763
Greensboro

298,564
Durham

288,465
Winston-Salem

250,887
Fayetteville

209,692
Cary

176,686
Wilmington

118,578
High Point

115,263
Concord

106,518
Asheville

94,369
Greenville

88,540

What this shows Charlotte, NC is the most populous city profiled in North Carolina; the full list of all 746 cities follows below.

How North Carolina ranks nationally

Avg median income

$64,514

#40 of 52 · highest income

Avg home value

$229,870

#26 of 52 · highest values

Avg poverty rate

12.4%

#36 of 52 · lowest poverty

Tracked cities

746

#13 of 52 · most tracked cities

North Carolina ranks #40 of 52 nationally on average median income and #36 of 52 on average poverty rate, derived live by comparing it against every other tracked state. Averages are computed only across the cities PlainCities tracks in each state, not full state populations.

How North Carolina's home values compare nationally

Average tracked-city home value vs. all 52 US states/territories

$229,870 Among the most affordable more affordable than 50% of 52 US states

Each bar is a $50K-wide band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Which cities does North Carolina include?

City	Population	Median Income	Home Value	Poverty
Charlotte	886,283	$78,438	$351,500	8.4%
Raleigh	470,763	$82,424	$377,800	6.9%
Greensboro	298,564	$58,884	$221,300	13.6%
Durham	288,465	$79,234	$355,300	8.1%
Winston-Salem	250,887	$57,673	$208,200	13.0%
Fayetteville	209,692	$56,395	$171,900	14.5%
Cary	176,686	$129,399	$525,200	3.5%
Wilmington	118,578	$63,900	$350,300	8.9%
High Point	115,263	$61,228	$212,400	9.9%
Concord	106,518	$84,752	$327,600	6.1%
Asheville	94,369	$67,221	$411,000	7.3%
Greenville	88,540	$50,564	$213,100	13.5%
Gastonia	81,632	$60,554	$250,000	11.2%
Jacksonville	73,507	$54,069	$191,700	10.0%
Apex	67,765	$138,442	$514,800	1.7%
Huntersville	62,458	$119,951	$439,300	2.3%
Chapel Hill	59,889	$85,825	$576,500	6.6%
Burlington	58,599	$54,941	$188,700	15.4%
Kannapolis	56,470	$70,691	$245,500	8.0%
Rocky Mount	54,175	$52,927	$148,300	16.7%
Mooresville	51,447	$88,592	$348,500	6.8%
Wake Forest	51,199	$120,777	$435,000	1.7%
Wilson	47,740	$47,294	$192,000	19.2%
Hickory	43,747	$63,361	$248,300	11.9%
Holly Springs	43,429	$132,435	$485,500	2.7%
Indian Trail	41,146	$99,073	$343,500	5.3%
Fuquay-Varina	37,749	$111,447	$410,600	5.3%
Salisbury	35,730	$51,058	$215,200	19.1%
Monroe	35,596	$67,265	$270,600	11.0%
Goldsboro	33,448	$47,005	$173,700	15.6%
Garner	32,543	$77,496	$320,300	2.9%
Cornelius	32,009	$114,688	$512,400	3.8%
New Bern	31,563	$56,893	$211,500	11.5%
Sanford	30,833	$54,294	$222,000	16.8%
Morrisville	30,471	$125,404	$481,800	4.1%
Matthews	29,959	$105,579	$406,800	3.6%
Statesville	29,161	$55,492	$226,100	15.0%
Clayton	28,043	$73,348	$292,400	6.5%
Kernersville	27,439	$69,923	$264,000	7.1%
Asheboro	27,353	$48,628	$162,800	15.6%
Thomasville	27,261	$58,246	$163,200	16.0%
Mint Hill	26,954	$99,272	$386,900	7.5%
Leland	26,307	$88,576	$358,800	4.3%
Shelby	21,868	$50,705	$185,400	15.0%
Clemmons	21,574	$84,326	$306,900	4.7%
Waxhaw	21,565	$128,115	$506,300	3.8%
Carrboro	21,170	$85,927	$507,100	5.2%
Lexington	19,691	$41,775	$158,100	23.2%
Kinston	19,576	$35,250	$108,300	22.6%
Boone	19,534	$28,633	$373,600	13.7%
Knightdale	19,532	$91,638	$331,900	5.5%
Lumberton	19,220	$43,114	$140,100	23.3%
Harrisburg	19,203	$143,393	$431,900	3.3%
Mebane	18,899	$84,312	$295,600	5.7%
Elizabeth City	18,740	$50,947	$202,100	11.5%
Lenoir	18,282	$48,889	$165,200	8.4%
Pinehurst	17,992	$104,955	$423,300	1.8%
Mount Holly	17,928	$75,928	$286,400	8.5%
Hope Mills	17,823	$60,671	$176,300	13.6%
Morganton	17,541	$49,434	$208,300	24.3%
Graham	17,537	$54,783	$200,600	14.8%
Murraysville	17,307	$75,720	$281,600	3.1%
Albemarle	16,527	$52,825	$186,100	18.0%
Stallings	16,495	$106,074	$381,700	3.0%
Havelock	16,471	$64,433	$186,800	12.9%
Southern Pines	16,052	$83,681	$416,300	6.8%
Eden	15,353	$50,959	$122,800	17.2%
Hendersonville	15,253	$52,337	$282,500	11.2%
Belmont	15,140	$86,442	$349,700	3.6%
Laurinburg	15,079	$39,258	$121,500	29.0%
Roanoke Rapids	15,024	$53,981	$129,400	20.7%
Henderson	14,922	$38,780	$116,800	21.6%
Davidson	14,852	$152,969	$626,000	5.7%
Reidsville	14,547	$42,702	$139,000	21.4%
Piney Green	14,205	$65,179	$220,000	9.4%
Anderson Creek	14,021	$86,661	$251,600	11.4%
Lewisville	13,655	$84,424	$284,300	4.7%
Weddington	13,468	$196,159	$730,200	4.1%
Newton	13,223	$56,869	$169,300	8.4%
Lake Norman of Iredell	12,496	$194,519	$839,900	1.6%
Myrtle Grove	12,404	$112,139	$398,600	1.5%
Archdale	11,992	$64,984	$188,200	4.1%
Smithfield	11,798	$37,827	$217,000	24.3%
Spring Lake	11,613	$50,497	$101,300	18.6%
Wendell	11,585	$93,848	$316,700	3.3%
Lincolnton	11,503	$43,294	$224,600	15.7%
Kings Mountain	11,472	$45,507	$177,700	16.4%
Elon	11,325	$82,717	$355,800	4.6%
Spout Springs	11,073	$87,905	$310,100	7.0%
Summerfield	11,031	$151,131	$490,100	6.5%
Pineville	10,780	$64,257	$344,700	9.9%
Tarboro	10,705	$49,386	$155,500	19.7%
Mount Airy	10,631	$39,873	$176,600	24.4%
Winterville	10,624	$82,783	$226,600	6.9%
Waynesville	10,408	$50,554	$254,800	10.3%
Rolesville	10,200	$148,250	$467,400	0.8%
Washington	9,754	$41,723	$193,800	14.3%
Morehead City	9,696	$53,718	$330,900	14.6%
Hillsborough	9,656	$98,467	$430,100	4.0%
St. Stephens	9,409	$57,882	$187,500	13.9%
Lake Norman of Catawba	9,308	$106,836	$522,300	3.9%
Gibsonville	9,289	$105,981	$262,400	6.5%
Hampstead	9,129	$90,184	$395,900	11.1%
Rockingham	9,094	$36,695	$133,900	30.7%
Kings Grant	9,061	$60,009	$258,200	14.4%
Aberdeen	8,969	$72,955	$287,200	6.6%
Wesley Chapel	8,923	$129,962	$493,900	2.7%
Oxford	8,897	$48,135	$177,200	23.8%
Oak Island	8,888	$83,483	$407,400	6.7%
Dunn	8,512	$47,310	$178,900	14.9%
Conover	8,491	$57,375	$238,300	11.2%
Black Mountain	8,462	$70,041	$351,700	1.9%
Ogden	8,363	$111,461	$431,000	3.1%
Clinton	8,336	$42,344	$185,600	17.1%
Roxboro	8,144	$39,283	$138,700	25.7%
Fletcher	8,022	$75,117	$324,000	5.3%
Butner	7,996	$72,917	$225,600	7.1%
Zebulon	7,961	$58,940	$275,400	7.7%
Woodfin	7,957	$62,759	$326,600	6.3%
Siler City	7,905	$51,751	$154,900	20.2%
Brevard	7,795	$44,356	$411,000	14.6%
Half Moon	7,780	$61,848	$170,900	12.5%
Etowah	7,765	$73,000	$313,500	7.4%
Kill Devil Hills	7,727	$85,747	$401,700	5.0%
Oak Ridge	7,660	$140,583	$523,500	1.3%
Marion	7,594	$44,472	$131,100	20.5%
Forest City	7,368	$35,897	$142,100	29.6%
King	7,345	$60,451	$227,500	3.6%
Cullowhee	7,300	$35,076	N/A	21.5%
Mills River	7,214	$88,359	$358,500	0.8%
Porters Neck	7,102	$115,417	$525,100	0.0%
Trinity	7,066	$80,349	$187,700	6.7%
St. James	6,901	$113,670	$599,300	5.9%
Unionville	6,826	$92,009	$312,200	6.4%
Carolina Beach	6,665	$88,239	$487,800	7.7%
Selma	6,611	$37,440	$161,100	25.9%
Marvin	6,542	$250,001	$860,600	4.7%
East Flat Rock	6,468	$59,679	$207,400	12.6%
Silver Lake	6,242	$73,277	$287,500	7.9%
Boiling Spring Lakes	6,206	$59,750	$260,400	0.7%
Cherryville	6,154	$58,701	$198,000	12.7%
Briar Chapel	6,084	$154,583	$508,300	0.0%
Swannanoa	6,043	$72,978	$270,800	11.8%
Dallas	6,012	$57,755	$221,700	5.1%
Mocksville	6,001	$55,544	$210,900	13.2%
Hamlet	6,000	$38,500	$103,800	23.3%
Stokesdale	5,943	$135,389	$368,600	5.1%
Barbecue	5,933	$80,380	$199,300	5.8%
Northchase	5,879	$56,659	$286,700	11.9%
Walkertown	5,793	$80,761	$230,800	2.9%
Angier	5,746	$51,162	$236,100	4.2%
Nashville	5,672	$63,553	$191,700	20.6%
Moyock	5,669	$109,700	$391,800	4.4%
Locust	5,529	$78,280	$285,800	5.1%
Bessemer City	5,508	$48,784	$173,000	13.9%
Wrightsboro	5,434	$72,867	$220,700	7.8%
Cramerton	5,376	$94,390	$322,900	2.9%
Williamston	5,157	$40,556	$108,900	31.3%
Whispering Pines	5,081	$112,517	$452,800	4.3%
Westport	5,079	$132,206	$537,800	0.5%
Archer Lodge	5,036	$98,170	$285,600	7.6%
Ayden	5,035	$41,711	$161,200	10.9%
Sawmills	5,027	$56,534	$180,500	13.1%
Pleasant Garden	4,989	$88,482	$212,700	6.4%
Long View	4,967	$44,156	$142,900	3.3%
Wadesboro	4,966	$34,125	$98,600	30.2%
Creedmoor	4,957	$77,799	$260,000	5.7%
Granite Falls	4,921	$74,250	$203,100	9.6%
James	4,859	$63,835	$175,700	5.6%
Carolina Shores	4,843	$74,310	$276,000	0.0%
Midway	4,826	$75,208	$250,000	3.2%
Seven Lakes	4,823	$91,495	$365,500	5.2%
Ahoskie	4,798	$40,762	$123,800	18.2%
Midland	4,758	$85,551	$342,700	4.4%
Whiteville	4,721	$38,004	$173,100	11.6%
Valdese	4,689	$61,250	$171,300	4.7%
Lillington	4,683	$63,393	$219,600	6.1%
Pittsboro	4,640	$64,792	$342,800	15.8%
Boiling Springs	4,625	$98,796	$236,800	1.3%
Weaverville	4,618	$90,000	$452,700	3.3%
Erwin	4,617	$50,077	$150,400	9.0%
Beaufort	4,613	$48,111	$319,700	14.3%
Randleman	4,611	$51,852	$164,100	16.2%
Ranlo	4,556	$75,843	$184,500	0.6%
Raeford	4,545	$43,311	$177,900	17.7%
Holly Ridge	4,532	$106,230	$291,100	0.0%
Royal Pines	4,528	$105,956	$369,500	1.9%
Farmville	4,493	$50,870	$184,900	18.3%
China Grove	4,487	$53,717	$207,500	25.2%
Edenton	4,480	$42,721	$226,800	35.2%
Shallotte	4,465	$75,642	$301,300	9.6%
Newport	4,428	$76,091	$245,300	2.3%
Canton	4,417	$64,034	$226,400	14.0%
North Wilkesboro	4,348	$39,288	$231,400	17.1%
Sunset Beach	4,326	$84,934	$354,300	3.5%
Spindale	4,244	$38,509	$130,800	13.9%
Franklin	4,221	$43,991	$190,600	10.2%
Mount Olive	4,204	$45,869	$117,200	14.9%
Wingate	4,169	$65,208	$217,700	11.0%
Surf City	4,160	$84,833	$478,600	5.1%
Benson	4,144	$65,614	$176,000	26.6%
Southport	4,143	$82,792	$394,900	2.6%
Forest Oaks	4,095	$108,250	$294,400	4.7%
Trent Woods	4,086	$109,097	$294,200	0.8%
Elkin	4,025	$60,434	$187,200	14.8%
Stanley	4,014	$71,333	$229,000	2.4%
Bethlehem	3,928	$78,963	$290,600	2.1%
Emerald Isle	3,915	$89,432	$563,600	2.8%
Swansboro	3,887	$112,382	$356,900	6.6%
Skippers Corner	3,834	$67,469	$249,200	22.7%
Dana	3,824	$55,801	$223,400	23.5%
Troutman	3,813	$76,389	$349,100	0.6%
Rockfish	3,807	$63,046	$191,000	14.6%
Hudson	3,777	$61,600	$196,200	18.0%
Maiden	3,777	$52,102	$219,300	9.3%
Lowesville	3,737	$117,835	$381,600	3.4%
Landis	3,726	$82,645	$233,400	7.6%
Kitty Hawk	3,721	$88,811	$494,200	1.4%
Lowell	3,711	$51,829	$152,200	14.5%
Gamewell	3,701	$55,977	$154,100	13.1%
Tabor City	3,695	$37,014	$109,600	31.4%
Jamestown	3,685	$90,542	$266,600	1.0%
Glen Raven	3,684	$64,189	$204,000	8.2%
Rutherfordton	3,669	$59,750	$226,900	11.0%
Eastover	3,666	$80,000	$238,900	13.3%
Wilkesboro	3,664	$41,175	$197,600	16.2%
Welcome	3,649	$65,342	$171,100	9.4%
Tyro	3,635	$57,198	$182,000	13.3%
Buies Creek	3,613	$52,458	$370,500	14.8%
Brices Creek	3,592	$107,800	$323,400	3.8%
Mountain Home	3,518	$68,750	$353,200	17.3%
River Road	3,518	$47,978	$187,700	21.7%
Elroy	3,507	$54,375	$120,500	15.1%
Flat Rock	3,502	$103,981	$563,600	7.6%
Wallace	3,438	$49,358	$192,800	14.1%
Rural Hall	3,421	$50,665	$183,800	2.0%
Windsor	3,417	$38,631	$111,400	17.5%
Enochville	3,392	$65,328	$225,200	19.7%
Red Oak	3,372	$81,464	$236,200	0.0%
Lake Park	3,365	$76,366	$296,400	2.1%
Spencer	3,305	$64,031	$149,800	9.6%
Elizabethtown	3,294	$32,577	$153,400	31.2%
Plymouth	3,264	$30,462	$83,900	26.2%
Burgaw	3,249	$65,514	$207,400	14.6%
Mineral Springs	3,244	$88,203	$353,500	6.5%
Belville	3,183	$86,875	$257,100	3.8%
Green Level	3,179	$54,020	$164,500	13.1%
East Rockingham	3,177	$33,206	$102,700	24.3%
Bermuda Run	3,166	$66,800	$309,800	0.0%
Nags Head	3,164	$87,619	$451,100	0.0%
Louisburg	3,128	$31,827	$217,400	32.0%
Southern Shores	3,119	$116,859	$621,100	0.0%
Norwood	3,110	$57,953	$178,900	5.0%
Red Springs	3,107	$19,752	$85,400	36.9%
Wallburg	3,104	$78,821	$292,500	1.4%
Mountain View	3,068	$60,938	$187,100	9.9%
Granite Quarry	3,015	$53,072	$246,500	3.1%
Avery Creek	2,998	$107,684	$326,200	0.0%
Yadkinville	2,986	$43,577	$172,800	11.2%
Lake Royale	2,959	$96,250	$263,000	6.1%
Troy	2,905	$60,167	$134,500	25.3%
Lake Junaluska	2,903	$82,115	$329,600	3.1%
Fairfield Harbour	2,898	$69,661	$278,800	3.9%
River Bend	2,896	$68,314	$233,700	0.0%
Bayshore	2,870	$97,174	$498,300	0.0%
Carthage	2,840	$62,177	$194,100	8.2%
Pembroke	2,823	$22,940	$114,700	29.9%
Murfreesboro	2,814	$43,504	$153,100	31.9%
Mar-Mac	2,802	$53,125	$139,800	14.4%
Jonesville	2,782	$28,257	$117,500	15.7%
Polkton	2,759	$45,625	$134,100	23.9%
Emma	2,757	$40,964	$88,900	1.7%
Mars Hill	2,738	$77,826	$295,700	2.2%
Warsaw	2,728	$46,944	N/A	12.6%
Brogden	2,712	$28,885	$96,100	35.6%
Edneyville	2,698	$59,349	$283,900	26.1%
Cajah's Mountain	2,696	$53,714	$175,900	7.0%
La Grange	2,692	$49,475	$78,500	26.7%
Rockwell	2,688	$64,141	$218,800	2.8%
Wrightsville Beach	2,679	$167,273	$1,041,800	0.0%
Liberty	2,678	$39,293	$152,800	14.5%
Wentworth	2,670	$67,455	$165,700	16.0%
Grifton	2,661	$36,664	$122,100	21.4%
Wilson's Mills	2,652	$61,677	$228,700	26.3%
Tobaccoville	2,632	$78,591	$227,200	4.2%
St. Pauls	2,628	$33,667	$118,300	30.2%
Sylva	2,600	$41,926	$195,500	30.3%
Cape Carteret	2,598	$75,313	$347,500	5.7%
Marshville	2,586	$60,784	$147,100	13.1%
Haw River	2,581	$67,366	$142,200	13.0%
Youngsville	2,581	$61,813	$404,500	8.4%
Franklinton	2,562	$64,053	$195,800	10.8%
Sneads Ferry	2,556	$59,783	$233,500	14.7%
Valley Hill	2,540	$87,250	$296,500	4.0%
Fearrington	2,535	$101,384	$439,900	2.5%
South Rosemary	2,522	$43,478	$84,100	22.1%
Cricket	2,512	$40,405	$153,600	28.4%
Denver	2,483	$73,393	$285,600	0.0%
Oakboro	2,453	$76,071	$235,800	5.0%
Swepsonville	2,452	$94,028	$282,500	4.8%
Mayodan	2,446	$42,336	$116,100	10.9%
Grandy	2,443	$63,438	$304,000	4.7%
Fruitland	2,417	$46,113	$136,500	7.4%
Neuse Forest	2,406	$88,333	$194,200	8.6%
Maxton	2,398	$22,632	$79,600	40.6%
Calabash	2,397	$60,048	$202,000	10.6%
Laurel Park	2,391	$89,107	$393,400	5.3%
Richlands	2,387	$61,607	$217,800	8.0%
Taylorsville	2,386	$48,542	$210,300	16.7%
Spruce Pine	2,381	$47,583	$202,300	12.8%
Yanceyville	2,376	$28,662	$132,900	21.8%
Four Oaks	2,372	$69,974	$222,100	12.9%
Kenly	2,351	$46,229	$183,300	10.0%
Connelly Springs	2,342	$66,643	$178,800	5.0%
Fairview	2,327	$74,388	$373,200	5.6%
Fairmont	2,326	$36,493	$88,500	28.3%
Kure Beach	2,323	$102,292	$633,800	3.1%
Dudley	2,320	$46,389	$100,700	30.6%
Maggie Valley	2,311	$67,674	$312,200	8.8%
Icard	2,291	$47,825	$136,600	15.1%
Biscoe	2,259	$43,773	$112,800	41.2%
Madison	2,198	$49,964	$144,900	4.9%
Bladenboro	2,181	$55,517	$89,800	13.9%
Badin	2,163	$43,068	$130,500	15.7%
Governors	2,148	$124,857	$565,500	12.1%
Navassa	2,148	$57,571	$196,300	7.0%
Burnsville	2,143	$47,576	$223,800	12.5%
Mulberry	2,134	$52,416	$164,000	8.6%
Snow Hill	2,102	$41,125	$121,300	26.1%
Scotland Neck	2,087	$18,202	$76,100	32.7%
Hemby Bridge	2,079	$71,953	$262,300	18.2%
Pine Level	2,072	$72,663	$228,000	7.2%
Ramseur	2,061	$29,508	$130,000	50.8%
Claremont	2,051	$59,583	$227,200	6.7%
Walnut Cove	2,046	$44,700	$184,100	18.6%
Salem	2,035	$66,653	$159,300	13.5%
Coats	2,029	$38,098	$116,800	16.8%
Cedar Point	2,005	$91,853	$421,400	6.9%
Glen Alpine	1,995	$62,917	$173,200	15.9%
Andrews	1,976	$34,879	$97,600	18.0%
Enfield	1,967	$22,852	$81,800	19.8%
Broad Creek	1,963	$57,545	$226,000	8.0%
Sparta	1,957	$38,542	$215,800	16.6%
Fairplains	1,876	$36,586	$134,300	20.7%
Mount Pleasant	1,866	$81,250	$262,700	5.1%
Drexel	1,862	$58,824	$204,600	9.2%
Hildebran	1,860	$53,125	$194,900	17.5%
Bent Creek	1,854	$52,485	$377,500	6.3%
Manteo	1,853	$78,594	$384,100	20.6%
Jefferson	1,852	$35,938	$186,300	18.0%
Wanchese	1,793	$73,542	$257,100	4.3%
Governors Club	1,772	$214,643	$908,500	0.0%
Pumpkin Center	1,753	$62,684	$170,300	3.0%
Sea Breeze	1,731	$57,379	$398,800	10.0%
Foxfire	1,730	$75,163	$352,300	1.8%
Pinebluff	1,723	$75,188	$219,800	1.1%
Tryon	1,713	$47,604	$222,700	17.3%
Atlantic Beach	1,705	$58,056	$466,400	9.1%
Hertford	1,703	$40,096	$178,600	22.4%
Horse Shoe	1,699	$67,703	$396,400	4.6%
Walnut Creek	1,684	$145,417	$423,800	6.7%
Bryson City	1,676	$43,387	$246,700	8.8%
Lake Waccamaw	1,666	$79,844	$294,800	3.9%
Plain View	1,647	$75,058	$205,700	5.3%
Cherokee	1,631	$48,173	$192,700	30.3%
Sharpsburg	1,629	$39,792	$116,700	15.7%
Hoopers Creek	1,623	$64,792	$297,300	5.5%
Vander	1,614	$63,611	$219,900	24.3%
Stedman	1,613	$105,491	$205,800	3.8%
Nebo	1,608	$47,907	$104,100	5.3%
Pilot Mountain	1,584	$48,239	$185,200	14.6%
West Jefferson	1,567	$54,306	$217,900	8.6%
Stanfield	1,554	$81,375	$302,400	7.9%
Advance	1,544	$109,402	$358,500	5.4%
Princeton	1,543	$36,656	$165,800	5.5%
Biltmore Forest	1,536	$172,500	$1,249,000	2.4%
Cove Creek	1,533	$53,898	$247,700	8.9%
Bethel	1,528	$51,489	$114,000	10.6%
Clyde	1,522	$59,315	$194,600	4.4%
Weldon	1,522	$38,725	$96,000	23.0%
Dobson	1,521	$44,531	$168,300	3.4%
Boonville	1,502	$77,500	$167,300	10.4%
Princeville	1,502	$49,583	$99,100	13.5%
Rose Hill	1,501	$44,722	$116,200	15.6%
Saxapahaw	1,501	$63,281	$179,300	6.5%
Lake Lure	1,488	$72,813	$510,300	5.8%
Millers Creek	1,469	$59,239	$191,700	0.0%
Northlakes	1,462	$101,461	$335,500	2.0%
Buxton	1,451	$67,054	$385,400	3.2%
Gorman	1,447	$56,094	$248,000	34.8%
Beulaville	1,438	$40,900	$123,400	20.2%
Star	1,430	$37,135	$131,600	18.4%
Broadway	1,429	$62,679	$236,100	17.3%
Belhaven	1,421	$33,958	$98,200	35.3%
Cherry Branch	1,406	$111,930	$278,800	3.5%
Brandywine Bay	1,404	$88,125	$330,900	2.1%
Robbins	1,398	$50,023	$102,900	18.2%
Pine Knoll Shores	1,387	$108,393	$583,900	1.6%
West Canton	1,369	$35,583	$190,200	7.4%
Bonnetsville	1,368	$41,217	$89,300	41.2%
Alamance	1,358	$88,438	$404,700	4.7%
Murphy	1,356	$36,989	$221,100	13.0%
Hays	1,355	$54,063	$158,900	0.0%
Chadbourn	1,347	$19,853	$100,300	56.1%
Cordova	1,343	$65,801	$155,200	30.5%
Banner Elk	1,338	$67,917	$422,900	11.5%
Spring Hope	1,334	$35,577	$142,400	13.2%
Rutherford College	1,327	$63,000	$196,600	8.1%
Pinetops	1,323	$54,196	$132,600	17.9%
Robersonville	1,319	$43,359	$85,900	8.7%
Dortches	1,317	$72,955	$230,600	11.8%
East Spencer	1,309	$34,696	$108,500	29.0%
Stony Point	1,301	$70,846	$169,200	3.2%
Southmont	1,293	$55,000	$273,300	15.0%
Candor	1,284	$46,983	$139,400	22.7%
Bayboro	1,282	$28,125	$133,400	16.1%
Arrowhead Beach	1,277	$64,107	$188,400	24.5%
Highlands	1,276	$63,750	$666,300	11.3%
South Henderson	1,274	$36,417	N/A	37.3%
Denton	1,271	$46,061	$160,400	14.0%
Foscoe	1,257	$44,367	$302,500	4.8%
Stoneville	1,213	$52,865	$151,300	15.6%
New Hope	1,200	$55,324	$156,500	0.0%
Elm City	1,173	$44,698	$106,600	15.0%
Columbus	1,166	$56,083	$210,100	10.9%
Mount Gilead	1,166	$58,281	$141,700	10.2%
Kenansville	1,157	$62,917	$144,800	19.5%
McAdenville	1,139	$117,411	$350,900	6.3%
Balfour	1,132	$69,545	$294,200	3.4%
Franklinville	1,129	$53,942	$122,400	14.7%
Springdale	1,120	$61,250	$179,600	12.3%
Hayesville	1,110	$52,875	$217,400	17.1%
Magnolia	1,109	$40,156	$76,900	25.2%
Lucama	1,108	$34,583	$98,200	31.5%
Five Points	1,096	N/A	$284,700	9.6%
Vass	1,092	$56,042	$221,700	7.9%
Chocowinity	1,090	$34,141	$116,500	37.3%
Faith	1,090	$128,274	$249,800	1.1%
Harkers Island	1,080	$58,750	$295,500	3.3%
Camden	1,072	$81,583	$360,200	0.0%
Ellerbe	1,070	$48,404	$107,200	11.5%
Maury	1,069	$18,362	$83,800	62.1%
Toast	1,066	$33,914	$93,900	12.9%
Efland	1,064	$72,396	$192,900	0.0%
Stem	1,064	$85,385	$207,600	1.7%
Rhodhiss	1,062	$48,125	$113,400	13.7%
Cleveland	1,053	$60,063	$205,800	18.3%
Norlina	1,050	$34,659	$88,200	7.7%
Holden Beach	1,047	$110,000	$562,500	3.5%
Rocky Point	1,045	$52,591	$115,500	37.8%
Cypress Landing	1,037	$80,325	$418,600	0.0%
Barker Heights	1,025	$28,929	$199,700	53.8%
West Marion	1,018	$38,523	$123,300	12.5%
Moravian Falls	1,015	$57,262	$189,500	7.7%
Roseboro	1,007	$39,345	$110,500	32.5%
Middlesex	1,005	$49,931	$213,800	4.0%
Jackson Heights	1,002	$36,975	$132,300	13.8%
Woodlawn	996	$74,712	$278,500	2.8%
Cooleemee	984	$49,135	$134,200	5.7%
Maysville	982	$57,969	$141,800	17.2%
Brunswick	981	$28,542	$83,900	66.7%
Patterson Springs	980	$55,625	$116,000	24.6%
Castle Hayne	978	$69,729	$326,700	0.0%
Barker Ten Mile	976	$77,841	$153,200	4.2%
Manns Harbor	972	$27,087	$205,100	24.6%
Rowland	972	$31,667	$108,700	18.7%
White Lake	961	$76,667	$186,900	5.9%
Stantonsburg	949	$58,929	$120,200	16.5%
Fremont	948	$41,477	$115,500	25.8%
Vanceboro	939	$39,125	$137,500	31.3%
Oriental	930	$57,875	$406,800	1.3%
Belwood	928	$49,078	$180,600	6.7%
Laurel Hill	916	$26,250	$90,500	40.6%
Garland	914	$58,938	$113,400	25.3%
Ellenboro	899	$50,625	$104,500	14.0%
Wagram	899	$53,516	$107,100	7.4%
Hollister	897	$39,744	$124,400	12.1%
Moncure	877	$53,173	N/A	0.0%
Rougemont	877	N/A	$219,000	0.0%
White Plains	876	$52,813	$233,900	10.3%
Clarkton	875	N/A	$137,500	42.6%
Gaston	864	$41,250	$76,300	20.0%
Warrenton	859	$37,188	$164,300	18.0%
Germanton	851	$76,458	$190,900	8.9%
Prospect	850	N/A	$86,800	20.6%
Pleasant Hill	849	$67,768	$147,500	9.5%
Blowing Rock	848	$120,865	$667,300	0.0%
Marshall	846	$53,125	$242,600	8.9%
Richfield	839	$80,536	$212,100	8.4%
Beech Mountain	831	$89,934	$388,800	2.4%
Faison	826	$38,173	$93,300	33.9%
Cashiers	825	$73,455	$360,000	0.0%
Newland	815	$43,429	$223,800	8.1%
Alliance	812	$44,167	$128,400	5.7%
Harmony	811	$75,179	$117,000	7.8%
Bunnlevel	806	$73,600	$185,000	0.0%
Bogue	800	$88,043	$251,200	2.7%
Ocean Isle Beach	796	$99,231	$754,300	3.3%
Varnamtown	792	$68,750	$277,900	8.8%
Lilesville	791	$54,250	$113,900	14.0%
Hoffman	789	N/A	$52,700	19.0%
Silver	789	$16,466	$153,200	69.3%
Micro	788	$51,094	$212,500	25.3%
Rich Square	780	$38,621	$78,300	23.5%
Peletier	779	$44,375	$151,400	11.4%
JAARS	769	$64,107	$9,999	0.0%
East Bend	765	$85,500	$174,200	9.1%
Gibson	752	$27,649	$75,000	43.4%
Winfall	749	$71,875	$335,000	7.0%
Aulander	748	$34,250	$87,600	6.3%
Pikeville	747	$61,071	$133,400	18.1%
McLeansville	740	N/A	$166,300	25.8%
Red Cross	740	$58,375	$217,200	2.5%
Black Creek	736	$50,625	$112,100	15.2%
Conway	730	$40,089	$110,200	40.5%
Rosman	730	$53,224	$149,500	31.1%
Taylortown	728	$47,969	$172,500	8.0%
Iron Station	722	$74,597	N/A	0.0%
Bakersville	718	$39,091	$229,000	5.9%
Dobbins Heights	711	$21,389	$50,800	38.6%
Ocracoke	709	N/A	$472,200	16.6%
Hightsville	707	$16,289	N/A	0.0%
Kelly	706	$51,155	$125,200	0.0%
North Topsail Beach	699	$106,818	$453,500	3.9%
Grantsboro	698	$62,292	$150,000	14.5%
Elk Park	694	$44,350	$145,000	13.3%
Northwest	690	$53,143	$183,700	12.0%
Jackson	688	$48,292	$55,200	10.4%
South Weldon	688	$19,250	$68,300	78.6%
Sandyfield	683	$32,750	$83,500	45.7%
Sedalia	680	$78,750	$172,400	1.6%
Robbinsville	677	$17,841	N/A	19.0%
Saluda	676	$52,946	$321,000	9.4%
Columbia	674	$21,118	$120,700	38.1%
Ingold	667	$37,195	N/A	0.0%
Duck	662	$118,750	$705,700	2.9%
Greenevers	657	$14,394	$77,200	27.2%
Ossipee	650	$59,076	$121,500	10.6%
Bell Arthur	649	N/A	$137,300	0.0%
Spivey's Corner	646	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Misenheimer	645	$42,917	$189,600	15.1%
Old Fort	643	$50,357	$121,400	7.4%
Garysburg	636	$37,500	$106,600	5.4%
Mamers	636	$36,467	$139,400	0.0%
Alexis	635	$53,708	$193,700	0.0%
Catawba	632	$44,659	$138,100	13.6%
Cliffside	630	N/A	N/A	8.6%
Seaboard	624	$19,746	$80,200	27.5%
Aurora	620	$43,750	$97,000	21.5%
Frisco	613	$43,162	$430,100	10.4%
Winton	606	$38,750	$74,300	19.2%
Fallston	602	$49,250	$86,800	17.9%
Grover	602	$36,111	$101,500	27.2%
New London	594	$59,688	$256,300	19.7%
Whitsett	592	$66,625	$201,800	1.2%
Roper	586	$19,155	$72,100	18.9%
Lawndale	585	$31,691	$105,600	10.9%
Cove City	583	$50,893	$78,800	2.9%
St. Helena	580	$77,000	$209,200	10.1%
Ansonville	578	$39,375	$88,500	21.1%
Newton Grove	574	$68,750	$155,000	1.4%
Woodland	569	$28,125	$100,000	26.5%
Altamahaw	568	$62,315	$215,200	0.0%
High Shoals	565	$50,893	$145,700	16.1%
Wade	565	$67,574	$204,200	5.0%
Conetoe	562	$38,955	$79,000	62.5%
Bridgeton	561	$35,833	$139,600	45.1%
Lattimore	549	$78,958	$137,000	3.3%
Deep Run	548	$46,913	$65,900	10.7%
Potters Hill	548	N/A	$93,300	0.0%
Polkville	542	$66,607	$155,600	18.7%
Atlantic	541	$48,750	$157,000	15.7%
Riegelwood	539	N/A	$181,800	3.1%
Carolina Meadows	536	$133,090	$514,900	0.0%
Staley	532	$61,875	$133,800	9.3%
Minnesott Beach	529	$72,344	$266,200	6.1%
Teachey	528	$49,828	$182,500	20.0%
Ruth	526	$48,125	$122,000	29.4%
Parkton	515	$55,000	$150,400	13.9%
Gloucester	514	$78,125	$277,000	0.0%
Fair Bluff	513	$29,063	$48,900	28.3%
Scotch Meadows	506	$110,694	$233,000	4.0%
Bailey	504	$48,929	$124,200	29.3%
Sugar Mountain	503	$110,000	$312,200	4.5%
Ruffin	501	N/A	$119,700	0.0%
Webster	501	$54,444	$330,000	11.6%
Kingstown	499	$31,625	$87,100	19.5%
Hot Springs	494	$39,167	$184,900	20.2%
Atkinson	487	$60,000	$135,900	2.4%
Caswell Beach	486	$125,833	$610,900	1.4%
Salemburg	486	$74,375	$166,500	8.0%
Dublin	482	N/A	$140,900	12.4%
Montreat	474	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Oak City	472	$60,739	$87,400	2.5%
Cape Colony	470	$73,438	$178,300	16.9%
Pink Hill	470	$42,670	$69,000	34.5%
Washington Park	470	$86,875	$300,900	7.0%
Bolton	469	$46,250	$125,000	20.2%
Bunn	468	$53,750	$212,500	5.0%
Hookerton	468	$43,000	$77,700	12.5%
Ronda	468	$49,018	$114,200	14.7%
Lewiston Woodville	466	$48,333	N/A	14.0%
Millingport	455	$93,594	$192,000	4.0%
Littleton	446	$29,792	$109,400	17.8%
Turkey	446	N/A	$49,200	5.6%
Pantego	445	$67,500	$107,500	6.7%
Topsail Beach	444	$90,833	$630,500	2.8%
Calypso	441	$43,906	$99,400	11.9%
Linville	437	$72,759	$348,100	0.0%
Peachland	437	$69,375	$127,900	4.5%
Marshallberg	435	$85,500	$171,300	9.8%
Morven	435	N/A	$109,700	25.5%
Barnardsville	431	N/A	$139,300	0.0%
Grimesland	428	$35,417	$162,500	29.0%
Deercroft	419	$83,409	$289,600	0.0%
Pinnacle	416	$30,109	N/A	11.1%
Momeyer	415	$59,375	$91,500	17.4%
Henrietta	413	N/A	$202,100	0.0%
Whitakers	411	$41,875	$125,900	5.3%
Chowan Beach	407	$22,583	N/A	49.2%
Gold Hill	401	N/A	N/A	13.6%
Brookford	395	$34,643	$125,000	19.6%
Macclesfield	393	$53,036	$116,000	25.3%
Seven Devils	390	$108,438	$351,300	1.7%
Simpson	388	$47,321	$178,200	27.1%
Arapahoe	384	$69,792	$136,300	14.3%
Casar	384	$59,861	$122,500	11.2%
Evergreen	381	N/A	N/A	43.4%
Hatteras	381	$48,980	N/A	0.0%
Dover	379	$37,143	$90,600	28.7%
Marble	377	$49,821	$203,000	0.0%
Jamesville	373	$43,319	$94,800	5.8%
Earl	367	$42,287	$160,900	4.7%
Goldston	367	$39,592	$189,300	0.0%
Forest Hills	366	$86,250	N/A	0.0%
Sims	366	$73,667	$214,700	6.1%
Avon	364	N/A	$292,400	27.3%
Bostic	363	$56,563	$156,300	16.8%
Pollocksville	363	$58,250	$145,500	13.6%
Bethania	362	$77,500	$251,700	4.0%
Crouse	358	$82,667	$212,700	0.0%
Aquadale	357	$108,984	$117,200	0.0%
Cameron	357	$74,688	$135,400	10.2%
Yadkin College	354	$60,568	N/A	0.0%
Swan Quarter	353	$67,591	$109,800	5.4%
Roxobel	347	$38,375	$98,900	20.6%
Seagrove	347	$72,689	$158,900	2.0%
Cerro Gordo	335	N/A	$188,700	7.0%
Cedar Rock	333	$79,583	$395,500	2.0%
Light Oak	321	$59,583	$87,100	23.7%
Bayview	317	$108,594	$443,800	0.0%
Fountain	317	N/A	$120,600	48.1%
East Laurinburg	315	$28,333	$36,800	31.3%
East Arcadia	313	$50,595	$116,700	1.5%
Vann Crossroads	313	$67,759	$327,600	30.4%
Gatesville	310	$66,563	$189,200	0.0%
Rodanthe	306	$34,066	$431,300	0.0%
Saratoga	306	$30,662	$95,000	27.0%
Ashley Heights	301	$52,375	$85,700	11.9%
Coinjock	298	$67,143	$226,800	18.5%
South Mills	294	$73,676	$265,700	0.0%
Colerain	291	$92,917	$155,800	15.7%
Davis	290	$71,083	$180,100	0.0%
Parmele	288	$28,971	$81,900	26.4%
Walstonburg	288	$37,125	$91,400	10.0%
Cofield	284	N/A	$57,800	24.2%
Sandy Creek	281	$53,750	$125,000	7.5%
Fairfield	276	$39,659	$154,500	7.0%
Stovall	276	$46,250	$163,400	0.0%
Bennett	273	$65,357	$148,400	0.0%
Ivanhoe	268	$88,929	$175,300	0.0%
Rennert	267	N/A	$45,800	10.4%
Keener	264	$39,571	$129,300	0.0%
Sunbury	264	$51,094	$163,300	0.0%
Caroleen	261	$81,019	N/A	19.3%
Old Hundred	259	$25,855	N/A	69.8%
Halifax	257	$61,321	N/A	0.0%
Raemon	257	N/A	$81,600	12.0%
Elrod	245	$25,938	N/A	24.6%
Kelford	245	N/A	$72,900	32.8%
Watha	244	$36,042	$100,000	14.9%
Valle Crucis	243	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Hiddenite	237	$138,098	$221,700	18.0%
Danbury	234	$81,442	$180,200	0.0%
Engelhard	230	$52,775	$112,000	17.6%
Bath	229	$72,000	$401,600	11.1%
Indian Beach	229	$89,583	$570,800	1.2%
Belvoir	228	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Roberdel	227	$82,813	$110,400	0.0%
Lowgap	226	$68,750	N/A	0.0%
Bolivia	225	$71,000	$286,800	0.0%
Castalia	223	N/A	N/A	36.2%
Lansing	222	$49,083	$155,500	4.3%
Harrells	220	$68,393	$202,000	24.5%
Salvo	219	$64,940	N/A	0.0%
Trenton	218	$36,667	$140,300	0.0%
Waco	216	$31,250	$93,100	9.0%
Dillsboro	215	$45,833	$225,000	0.0%
Hobgood	215	$60,250	$59,200	0.0%
Boardman	211	$55,972	N/A	2.9%
Long Creek	209	N/A	N/A	42.1%
Mesic	206	N/A	$164,900	14.3%
Creswell	205	$34,028	$119,600	29.1%
Vandemere	204	$31,250	$95,000	23.6%
Eureka	203	$57,917	$115,600	1.9%
Jackson Springs	203	$98,250	$215,000	0.0%
Stokes	198	$56,382	$233,500	0.0%
Gerton	196	N/A	$349,000	0.0%
Severn	195	$52,188	$122,900	0.0%
Falcon	185	$80,208	$177,100	0.0%
Gulf	185	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Hamilton	183	$40,781	$75,000	7.0%
Glenwood	181	$115,125	$175,800	0.0%
Harrellsville	180	$68,558	$159,400	0.0%
Blue Clay Farms	179	N/A	$363,000	0.0%
Middleburg	179	N/A	$82,200	47.4%
Wakulla	175	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Farmington	174	$28,750	$169,000	29.9%
Autryville	172	$42,708	$115,400	17.5%
Godwin	170	N/A	$158,000	8.0%
Lasker	169	$64,167	$115,300	4.8%
Mooresboro	168	$39,167	$120,000	15.0%
Smithtown	168	N/A	N/A	67.4%
Milton	159	$33,750	$225,000	18.5%
Everetts	158	$43,750	N/A	25.7%
Love Valley	155	$26,750	$92,500	37.8%
Askewville	152	$57,500	$150,000	9.5%
Stonewall	151	N/A	$102,500	7.0%
Bald Head Island	149	$205,000	$1,375,000	2.0%
Milwaukee	147	$47,596	$108,700	0.0%
Waves	147	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Hallsboro	145	$82,292	$129,800	0.0%
White Oak	145	$93,200	$185,500	25.8%
Powellsville	141	$43,125	$120,800	0.0%
Norman	138	$63,125	$37,500	26.7%
Centerville	136	$138,235	$139,800	0.0%
Chimney Rock Village	131	$67,656	$361,100	0.0%
Glenville	130	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Marietta	130	N/A	$127,100	16.7%
Crossnore	129	$107,292	$222,500	0.0%
Proctorville	128	$74,375	$91,300	6.5%
McFarlan	124	N/A	N/A	60.9%
Falkland	119	$93,542	$45,800	0.0%
Linden	118	$59,583	$139,600	13.8%
Delco	117	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Lake Santeetlah	116	$106,875	$372,200	0.0%

What to do with North Carolina's city data

746 cities is a lot to browse, here's where to start.

Charlotte is North Carolina's largest tracked city by population, start there if you want the fullest picture of a major NC metro. Charlotte profile
Marvin has the highest median household income of any tracked city in North Carolina, a different lens than population size alone. Marvin profile
See how North Carolina's cities stack up nationally, not just against each other. National rankings

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many cities does PlainCities track in North Carolina?

PlainCities profiles 746 cities and towns in North Carolina, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).

What is the largest city in North Carolina?

Charlotte is the largest tracked city in North Carolina, with a population of 886,283.

What is the average household income in North Carolina?

Across the 746 tracked cities in North Carolina, the average median household income is $64,514. Individual cities vary widely, with Marvin reporting the highest median income at $250,001.

What is the average poverty rate in North Carolina?

The average poverty rate across North Carolina's tracked cities is 12.4%, based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).

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