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Cary, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $567,100 (it was $193,000 in 2000)
Cary:

$567,100
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $424,600 - $735,500

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $662,970
Here:

$662,970
State:

$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $435,351
Here:

$435,351
State:

$317,935

In 2-unit structures: $294,423
Here:

$294,423
State:

$250,488

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $274,216
Here:

$274,216
State:

$254,939

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $250,197
Here:

$250,197
State:

$329,290

Mobile homes: $36,631
Here:

$36,631
State:

$124,933

Total population: 155,227 (Urban population: 94,345, Rural population: 185 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 76,310 (69,980 occupied: 46,824 owner occupied, 23,156 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

33%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,813 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $277,604.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,420 (lower quartile is $1,126, upper quartile is $1,848)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,648


Median gross rent in Cary, NC in 2022: $1,548

Housing units in Cary with a mortgage: 33,308 (4,236 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 4,032 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,017

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $157,082

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $124,940

Median monthly housing costs: $1,642

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Cary, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1996

Median year apartment built: 2005

Household type by relationship:

Households: 179,256
  • Male householders: 39,404 (7,498 living alone), Female householders: 30,576 (10,072 living alone)
  • 42,586 spouses (42,379 opposite-sex spouses), 2,233 unmarried partners, (2,044 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 49,543 children (47,392 natural, 1,594 adopted, 557 stepchildren), 1,484 grandchildren, 1,947 brothers or sisters, 3,912 parents, 97 foster children, 2,668 other relatives, 4,431 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 375

Size of family households: 21,929 2-persons, 11,616 3-persons, 11,394 4-persons, 2,999 5-persons, 1,098 6-persons, 185 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 17,570 1-person, 2,750 2-persons, 118 3-persons, 104 4-persons, 217 5-persons.

31,256 married couples with children.
5,212 single-parent households (1,736 men, 3,476 women).

74.1% of residents of Cary speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
9.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
12.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 44,669 (24.9%)
(53.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.8
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cary, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cary, North Carolina
  • 153no bedroom
  • 1361 bedroom
  • 2,7592 bedrooms
  • 16,1433 bedrooms
  • 18,1504 bedrooms
  • 9,4835+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cary, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cary, North Carolina
  • 639no bedroom
  • 6,7591 bedroom
  • 8,7342 bedrooms
  • 4,8473 bedrooms
  • 1,8904 bedrooms
  • 2875+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Cary in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Cary in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 776no vehicle
  • 9,9181 vehicle
  • 25,8912 vehicles
  • 8,0293 vehicles
  • 1,8744 vehicles
  • 3365+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Cary in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Cary in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,540no vehicle
  • 11,9721 vehicle
  • 7,1052 vehicles
  • 8883 vehicles
  • 6014 vehicles
  • 505+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cary, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cary, North Carolina
  • 1531 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 2693 rooms
  • 1,1634 rooms
  • 4,9755 rooms
  • 6,1156 rooms
  • 7,8807 rooms
  • 8,3018 rooms
  • 17,9689+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cary, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cary, North Carolina
  • 6391 room
  • 2,7072 rooms
  • 4,9553 rooms
  • 6,2964 rooms
  • 3,3675 rooms
  • 1,9466 rooms
  • 1,8227 rooms
  • 4618 rooms
  • 9639+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Cary, NC
Cary town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Cary, NC household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Cary, NC in 2022
  • 1,633Less than $10,000
  • 2,050$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,932$20,000 to $29,999
  • 2,537$30,000 to $39,999
  • 3,396$40,000 to $49,999
  • 4,698$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4,478$60,000 to $74,999
  • 5,969$75,000 to $99,999
  • 7,240$100,000 to $124,999
  • 7,023$125,000 to $149,999
  • 10,653$150,000 to $199,999
  • 17,371$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Cary, NC

  • Distribution of house value in Cary, NC in 2022
  • 86Less than $10,000
  • 74$10,000 to $14,999
  • 34$15,000 to $19,999
  • 38$20,000 to $24,999
  • 17$25,000 to $29,999
  • 39$30,000 to $34,999
  • 17$35,000 to $39,999
  • 14$40,000 to $49,999
  • 70$50,000 to $59,999
  • 82$60,000 to $69,999
  • 4$70,000 to $79,999
  • 10$80,000 to $89,999
  • 51$90,000 to $99,999
  • 209$100,000 to $124,999
  • 103$125,000 to $149,999
  • 299$150,000 to $174,999
  • 373$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,043$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,901$250,000 to $299,999
  • 7,352$300,000 to $399,999
  • 10,353$400,000 to $499,999
  • 20,272$500,000 to $749,999
  • 8,397$750,000 to $999,999
  • 2,254$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 242$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 468$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Cary, NC

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Cary, NC in 2022
  • 74Less than $100
  • 30$150 to $199
  • 43$250 to $299
  • 56$300 to $349
  • 28$350 to $399
  • 156$400 to $449
  • 25$450 to $499
  • 116$500 to $549
  • 33$550 to $599
  • 64$600 to $649
  • 165$650 to $699
  • 135$700 to $749
  • 248$750 to $799
  • 553$800 to $899
  • 954$900 to $999
  • 4,292$1,000 to $1,249
  • 5,101$1,250 to $1,499
  • 6,804$1,500 to $1,999
  • 2,170$2,000 to $2,499
  • 1,072$2,500 to $2,999
  • 62$3,000 to $3,499
  • 922$3,500 or more
  • 540No cash rent
Work and jobs in Cary: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.3%
Number of people working at home: 35,277 (36.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,019
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 6,551
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 7,648
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 12,999
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 10,145
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 6,054
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 5,721
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 2,706
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 915
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,819
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,184
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,044
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Cary

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 69,176 (61.2%)
  • Carpooled: 6,774 (6.0%)
  • Bus: 135 (0.1%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 9 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 1,697 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle: 152 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 1,637 (1.4%)
  • Worked at home: 35,277 (31.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.4%Males
  • 1.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 3.5%Males
  • 2.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 0.6%Males
  • 3.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 0.8%Males
  • 3.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 1.8%Males
  • 5.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.5%Males
  • 6.0%Females
Races in Cary detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Cary, North Carolina
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Cary, North Carolina
  • 18,0102010 or later
  • 10,3442000 to 2009
  • 9,2081990 to 1999
  • 2,9051980 to 1989
  • 1,2881970 to 1979
  • 1,101Before 1970
Ancestries in Cary, NC

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 11,457 (11.4%)
  • American: 5,685 (5.7%)
  • German: 5,110 (5.1%)
  • Irish: 3,999 (4.0%)
  • Italian: 3,300 (3.3%)
  • European: 3,091 (3.1%)
  • Scottish: 1,827 (1.8%)
  • Polish: 1,490 (1.5%)
  • Nigerian: 1,018 (1.0%)
  • French: 1,009 (1.0%)
  • British: 821 (0.8%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 796 (0.8%)
  • Russian: 686 (0.7%)
  • Northern European: 661 (0.7%)
  • Dutch: 569 (0.6%)
  • African: 555 (0.6%)
  • Jamaican: 499 (0.5%)
  • Norwegian: 453 (0.5%)
  • Turkish: 448 (0.4%)
  • Swedish: 421 (0.4%)
  • Ethiopian: 371 (0.4%)
  • Ukrainian: 335 (0.3%)
  • Haitian: 285 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 283 (0.3%)
  • Romanian: 270 (0.3%)
  • Canadian: 260 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 252 (0.3%)
  • Scandinavian: 248 (0.2%)
  • Jordanian: 244 (0.2%)
  • Somali: 233 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 220 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 220 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 206 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 197 (0.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 188 (0.2%)
  • Slovak: 188 (0.2%)
  • Palestinian: 186 (0.2%)
  • Moroccan: 180 (0.2%)
  • Egyptian: 171 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 166 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 146 (0.1%)
  • Finnish: 137 (0.1%)
  • Armenian: 131 (0.1%)
  • Bulgarian: 129 (0.1%)
  • Arab: 128 (0.1%)
  • Liberian: 122 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 113 (0.1%)
  • Afghan: 109 (0.1%)
  • Icelander: 98 (0.10%)
  • Albanian: 88 (0.09%)
  • Portuguese: 86 (0.09%)
  • Czech: 80 (0.08%)
  • Croatian: 80 (0.08%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 79 (0.08%)
  • Syrian: 71 (0.07%)
  • Sudanese: 67 (0.07%)
  • British West Indian: 61 (0.06%)
  • West Indian: 59 (0.06%)
  • Yugoslavian: 56 (0.06%)
  • Brazilian: 46 (0.05%)
  • Slovene: 44 (0.04%)
  • Kenyan: 36 (0.04%)
  • Cypriot: 33 (0.03%)
  • Luxembourger: 32 (0.03%)
  • Cajun: 32 (0.03%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 31 (0.03%)
  • Senegalese: 28 (0.03%)
  • South African: 23 (0.02%)
  • Slavic: 17 (0.02%)
  • Austrian: 15 (0.01%)
  • Belgian: 14 (0.01%)
  • Bahamian: 10 (0.01%)
  • Barbadian: 10 (0.01%)
  • Celtic: 9 (0.01%)
  • Serbian: 8 (0.01%)
  • Assyrian: 6 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

India
Cary:

39.9% (16,781)
North Carolina:

9.3% (80,594)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Cary:

9.4% (3,942)
North Carolina:

3.2% (27,477)

Mexico
Cary:

3.7% (1,547)
North Carolina:

24.7% (214,776)

Canada
Cary:

3.2% (1,327)
North Carolina:

2.1% (18,105)

Korea
Cary:

2.6% (1,110)
North Carolina:

1.8% (15,988)

Russia
Cary:

2.4% (991)
North Carolina:

0.9% (8,067)

Vietnam
Cary:

1.8% (775)
North Carolina:

2.9% (24,965)

Venezuela
Cary:

1.7% (717)
North Carolina:

1.2% (9,986)

Taiwan
Cary:

1.6% (687)
North Carolina:

0.4% (3,524)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Cary:

1.6% (669)
North Carolina:

1.1% (9,831)

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

  • This state: 48,196
  • Other state: 83,362
  • Northeast: 27,173
  • Midwest: 18,013
  • South: 27,310
  • West: 10,866

86.6% of Cary residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 21.1% lived in North Carolina.


Cary:

86.6%
State average:

87.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 660
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 64
  • 5th and 6th grade: 126
  • 7th and 8th grade: 141
  • 9th grade: 120
  • 10th grade: 128
  • 11th grade: 359
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 503
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,449
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,503
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,150
  • Associate degree: 3,025
  • Bachelor's degree: 25,944
  • Master's degree: 14,396
  • Professional school degree: 2,507
  • Doctorate degree: 3,627
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 553
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 304
  • 7th and 8th grade: 599
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 102
  • 11th grade: 448
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 417
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,559
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,336
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,437
  • Associate degree: 4,845
  • Bachelor's degree: 24,968
  • Master's degree: 15,643
  • Professional school degree: 2,096
  • Doctorate degree: 2,427
Educational Attainment for Females
Cary marital status for males
Cary marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 45,121
  • One, attached: 9,036
  • Two: 713
  • 3 or 4: 479
  • 5 to 9: 4,527
  • 10 to 19: 6,485
  • 20 to 49: 4,387
  • 50 or more: 5,232
  • Mobile homes: 330
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Cary
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Cary, NC
  • 72.1%Utility gas
  • 26.6%Electricity
  • 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Cary, NC
  • 76.5%Electricity
  • 21.7%Utility gas
  • 0.8%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,061
Here:

12.6%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,306
Here:

11.3%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 849
Here:

10.5%
North Carolina:

19.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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