Latest news about poverty in Cary, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
3.8% of Cary, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 235.6% less than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 3.7% of high school graduates and 13.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 10.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 6.9%. For comparison, it was 23.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Cary, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Cary:
3.8%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Cary:
2.2%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Cary:
10.3%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 7.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Cary:
21.8%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
6.9%
Residents above poverty level:
23.7%
Poverty by age in Cary, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Cary,NC (percentage below poverty level)
1.9%Under 5 years
1.8%5 years
6.7%6 to 11 years
7.2%12 to 14 years
2.4%15 years
3.5%16 and 17 years
9.3%18 to 24 years
3.4%25 to 34 years
3.2%35 to 44 years
2.2%45 to 54 years
3.1%55 to 64 years
8.5%65 to 74 years
1.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Cary,NC (percentage below poverty level)
5.3%Under 5 years
7.0%5 years
4.0%6 to 11 years
3.6%12 to 14 years
7.3%15 years
9.7%16 and 17 years
10.8%18 to 24 years
2.6%25 to 34 years
4.9%35 to 44 years
1.8%45 to 54 years
6.8%55 to 64 years
8.8%65 to 74 years
8.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Cary,NC (% below half of poverty level)
4.0%Under 6 years
4.0%6 to 11 years
2.5%12 to 17 years
4.7%18 to 24 years
1.8%25 to 34 years
3.3%35 to 44 years
0.7%45 to 54 years
2.7%55 to 64 years
3.2%65 to 74 years
1.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Cary, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cary, NC (%)
3.6%White
9.7%Black
16.0%American Indian
2.2%Asian
28.5%Native Hawaiian
14.1%Other race
5.7%2+ races
13.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cary, NC (absolute numbers)
3,743White
1,416Black
51American Indian
903Asian
41Native Hawaiian
865Other race
8152+ races
1,903Hispanic
3.9%Below poverty level
96.1%Above poverty level
3.6%Below poverty level
96.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Cary, NC
Children below poverty level:
Cary, North Carolina:
4.8%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Cary:
3.7%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
