Cary, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 121,796 (Urban population: 121,558, Rural population: 238 (all nonfarm))

Cary, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 36,850 (34,887 occupied: 25,512 owner occupied, 9,375 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	27%
State:	31%

Housing density: 875 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $189,142.

Median contract rent in 2007: $791 (lower quartile is $623, upper quartile is $1,019)

Housing units in Cary with a mortgage: 21,315 (2,164 second mortgage, 4,361 home equity loan, 104 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,450

Cary,NC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $284,200 (it was $193,000 in 2000)

Cary:	$284,200
North Carolina:	$145,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $191,900 - $397,300

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $357,710
Here: $357,710
State: $217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $183,210
Here: $183,210
State: $176,568

In 2-unit structures: $85,000
Here: $85,000
State: $153,934

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $153,086
Here: $153,086
State: $163,212

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $133,950
Here: $133,950
State: $169,602

Mobile homes: $30,384
Here: $30,384
State: $45,354

Median year house/condo built: 1991

Median year apartment built: 1990

Household type by relationship

Households: 93,966

In family households: 81,379 (21,069 male householders, 4,140 female householders)
22,371 spouses, 30,397 children (28,765 natural, 618 adopted, 1,014 stepchildren), 302 grandchildren, 621 brothers or sisters, 560 parents, 830 other relatives, 1,089 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 12,587 (4,747 male householders (3,409 living alone)), 4,911 female householders (3,944 living alone)), 2,929 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 564 (499 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,147 2-persons, 5,715 3-persons, 6,720 4-persons, 2,618 5-persons, 758 6-persons, 251 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,353 1-person, 1,894 2-persons, 311 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

23,704 married couples with children.
2,967 single-parent households (658 men, 2,309 women).

83.6% of residents of Cary speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
6.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 13,203 (14.0%)
(31.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.7
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cary, North Carolina:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 52 3 rooms: 344 4 rooms: 1,041 5 rooms: 2,708 6 rooms: 3,777 7 rooms: 4,021 8 rooms: 5,208 9 or more rooms: 8,353

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cary, North Carolina:
	1 room: 154 2 rooms: 967 3 rooms: 1,839 4 rooms: 2,820 5 rooms: 2,256 6 rooms: 745 7 rooms: 299 8 rooms: 182 9 or more rooms: 113

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2,130
1995 to 1998: 9,947
1990 to 1994: 7,873
1980 to 1989: 9,159
1970 to 1979: 5,095
1960 to 1969: 1,640
1950 to 1959: 564
1940 to 1949: 158
1939 or earlier: 284

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cary:
	no bedroom: 19 1 bedroom: 173 2 bedrooms: 2,315 3 bedrooms: 10,016 4 bedrooms: 10,501 5 or more bedrooms: 2,488

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cary:
	no bedroom: 170 1 bedroom: 2,721 2 bedrooms: 4,331 3 bedrooms: 1,913 4 bedrooms: 198 5 or more bedrooms: 42

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Cary in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 303 1 vehicle: 4,611 2 vehicles: 15,236 3 vehicles: 4,237 4 vehicles: 891 5 or more vehicles: 234

Cars and other vehicles available in Cary in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 491 1 vehicle: 4,475 2 vehicles: 3,501 3 vehicles: 724 4 vehicles: 137 5 or more vehicles: 47

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Cary, NC:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 7
$20,000 to $24,999: 23
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 14
$40,000 to $49,999: 27
$50,000 to $59,999: 15
$60,000 to $69,999: 42
$70,000 to $79,999: 115
$80,000 to $89,999: 244
$90,000 to $99,999: 518
$100,000 to $124,999: 1846
$125,000 to $149,999: 3317
$150,000 to $174,999: 3131
$175,000 to $199,999: 2978
$200,000 to $249,999: 4414
$250,000 to $299,999: 2874
$300,000 to $399,999: 2568
$400,000 to $499,999: 884
$500,000 to $749,999: 603
$750,000 to $999,999: 94
$1,000,000 or more: 51

Cary rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Cary:

Less than $100: 39 people
$100 to $149: 12
$150 to $199: 14
$200 to $249: 57
$250 to $299: 104
$300 to $349: 96
$350 to $399: 66
$400 to $449: 109
$450 to $499: 204
$500 to $549: 252
$550 to $599: 570
$600 to $649: 736
$650 to $699: 1,412
$700 to $749: 1,633
$750 to $799: 1,426
$800 to $899: 2,260
$900 to $999: 1,502
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,453
$1,250 to $1,499: 567
$1,500 to $1,999: 335
$2,000 or more: 144
No cash rent: 218

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5,691 1990 to 1994: 2,218 1985 to 1989: 1,607 1980 to 1984: 1,298 1975 to 1979: 822 1970 to 1974: 466 1970 to 1974: 343 1965 to 1969: 758

Cary, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 70.8%
Number of people working at home: 2,533 (4.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 899
5 to 9 minutes: 4146
10 to 14 minutes: 6502
15 to 19 minutes: 8425
20 to 24 minutes: 10146
25 to 29 minutes: 4566
30 to 34 minutes: 7475
35 to 39 minutes: 1446
40 to 44 minutes: 1529
45 to 59 minutes: 2001
60 to 89 minutes: 856
90 or more minutes: 651

Cary mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 43,069 (84%)
Carpooled: 4,576 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 84 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
Railroad: 12 (0%)
Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 48 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 59 (0%)
Walked: 423 (1%)
Other means: 350 (1%)
Worked at home: 2,533 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 692
$10,000 to $14,999: 612
$15,000 to $19,999: 901
$20,000 to $24,999: 1181
$25,000 to $29,999: 1082
$30,000 to $34,999: 1333
$35,000 to $39,999: 1415
$40,000 to $44,999: 1524
$45,000 to $49,999: 1195
$50,000 to $59,999: 3012
$60,000 to $74,999: 4452
$75,000 to $99,999: 6017
$100,000 to $124,999: 4571
$125,000 to $149,999: 2940
$150,000 to $199,999: 2320
$200,000 or more: 1620

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 18134

German: 11080

English: 9549

Irish: 7280

United States or American: 7002

Italian: 4927

Scotch-Irish: 2400

Polish: 2163

Scottish: 2026

European: 1766

French (except Basque): 1551

British: 1075

Swedish: 975

Arab:: 919

Dutch: 892

Russian: 777

Norwegian: 776

Subsaharan African:: 741

French Canadian: 517

Canadian: 489

Welsh: 484

Hungarian: 405

Greek: 404

Ukrainian: 322

African: 283

Austrian: 225

Danish: 219

Lebanese: 217

Romanian: 203

Slovak: 195

Czech: 195

Lithuanian: 163

Egyptian: 159

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 153

South African: 151

Other Arab: 151

Arab/Arabic: 149

Croatian: 139

Finnish: 136

Iranian: 133

Belgian: 132

Eastern European: 128

Scandinavian: 126

Swiss: 122

Czechoslovakian: 116

Turkish: 116

Armenian: 105

Australian: 104

Northern European: 102

Syrian: 93

Ethiopian: 91

Yugoslavian: 74

Portuguese: 74

Jordanian: 72

Slovene: 68

Moroccan: 64

Jamaican: 64

Other Subsaharan African: 64

Estonian: 62

Nigerian: 58

Ugandan: 53

New Zealander: 47

Slavic: 37

Cypriot: 32

U.S. Virgin Islander: 30

Brazilian: 30

Guyanese: 27

Macedonian: 27

Serbian: 21

Kenyan: 18

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 18

Albanian: 16

Barbadian: 16

Icelander: 15

Celtic: 15

Pennsylvania German: 13

British West Indian: 10

Liberian: 10

Iraqi: 9

Israeli: 9

Sierra Leonean: 8

West Indian: 8

Latvian: 8

Bermudan: 7

Alsatian: 6

Acadian/Cajun: 6

Palestinian: 5

Ghanian: 5

Afghan: 5

Bulgarian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

India (18%)
Mexico (13%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Canada (6%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Taiwan (4%)
Germany (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 27627
Northeast: 19324
Midwest: 11573
South: 17125
West: 4163

40% of Cary residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 24% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 171
Nursery to 4th grade: 61
5th and 6th grade: 205
7th and 8th grade: 224
9th grade: 177
10th grade: 214
11th grade: 124
12th grade, no diploma: 269
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,632
Less than 1 year of college: 1,098
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,264
Associate degree: 1,813
Bachelor's degree: 11,706
Master's degree: 5,388
Professional school degree: 1,002
Doctorate degree: 1,631

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 176
Nursery to 4th grade: 76
5th and 6th grade: 168
7th and 8th grade: 223
9th grade: 161
10th grade: 315
11th grade: 94
12th grade, no diploma: 358
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,905
Less than 1 year of college: 1,631
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,993
Associate degree: 2,668
Bachelor's degree: 11,358
Master's degree: 4,442
Professional school degree: 804
Doctorate degree: 763

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 8.3%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 8.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 1.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $91,097
Black householders: $51,456
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $72,038
Asian householders: $130,482
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $58,576
Some other race householders: $28,309
Two or more races householders: $93,685
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,494

Cary household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Cary household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Cary household income for Asian householders

Cary household income for Some other race householders

Cary household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Cary marital status for males

Cary marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $289,648
Black or African American householders: $262,700
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $203,504
Asian householders: $306,435
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $276,101
Some other race householders: $297,452
Two or more races householders: $254,601
Hispanic or Latino householders: $309,674

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 24,306
One, attached: 3,115
Two: 361
3 or 4: 1,048
5 to 9: 2,909
10 to 19: 2,920
20 to 49: 1,102
50 or more: 518
Mobile homes: 571

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Cary:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (77%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (76%) Utility gas (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,040

Here:	8.0%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 566

Here:	10.8%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 679

Here:	19.2%
North Carolina:	20.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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