Cary, NC Demographic Data
Cary, NC Summary
Cary is located in Wake County in North Carolina
- Population: 145,830
- Area: 55.44 sq. miles
- Land Area: 54.35 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.09 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,630.55 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 417.32 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cary, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
82,503
50%
50.8
Male
81,504
50%
49.2
Total Population
164,007
323,128,000
Cary, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
8,551
5.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
12,031
7.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
14,922
9.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
10,645
6.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
4,055
2.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
18,243
11.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
27,019
16.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
26,497
16.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
11,616
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
9,482
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
12,724
7.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
6,299
3.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,923
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
120,125
73.2%
77.2
Female
62,686
52.2%
51.3
Male
57,439
47.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
117,276
71.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
26,088
15.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
20,946
12.8%
15.2
Female
11,806
56.4%
55.8
Male
9,140
43.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Cary, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
159,678
97.4%
96.8
White
113,872
69.4%
72.6
Black or African American
11,114
6.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
951
0.6%
0.8
Asian
28,520
17.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
17,630
10.7%
1.2
Chinese
5,629
3.4%
1.3
Filipino
338
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
294
0.2%
0.2
Korean
1,062
0.6%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,566
1.0%
0.6
Other Asian
2,001
1.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
5,221
3.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
4,329
2.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
15,267
9.3%
17.8
Mexican
6,247
3.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,019
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
1,288
0.8%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
6,713
4.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
148,740
90.7%
82.2
Cary, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,314
2.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,069
1.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
11,360
10.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
13,083
11.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
6,956
6.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
45,144
39.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
31,877
28.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,383
4.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
108,420
95.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
77,021
67.7%
31.2
Cary, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
27,600
21.5%
33.7%
Now Married
81,800
63.7%
47.5
Divorced
12,541
9.8%
11.0%
Separated
1,579
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
4,983
3.9
5.8%
Cary, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
116,651
75.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
38,805
25.0%
21.6%
Spanish
11,113
7.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
13,058
8.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
12,213
7.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
2,421
1.6%
1.1%
Cary, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,125
1.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,001
1.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,788
4.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
3,042
5.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
5,985
9.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
7,422
12.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
8,685
14.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
12,894
21.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
7,966
13.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
9,390
15.6%
6.4
Median household income
100,167
57,617
Per capita income
46,035
31,128
Cary, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
559
0.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
4,852
5.8%
9.8
Construction
3,069
3.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
16,972
20.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
7,113
8.5%
6.6
Information
3,020
3.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
9,027
10.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4,605
5.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
20,829
24.8%
11.4
Public administration
3,116
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
6,100
7.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,457
2.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2,129
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,006
3.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
52,170
62.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,472
4.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
16,925
20.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
8,275
9.9%
18.1%
Cary, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
83,116
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
64,811
78.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
6,693
8.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
424
0.5%
5.1
Walked
665
0.8%
2.7
Other means
731
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
9,792
11.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.6
26.6
Cary, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
851
1.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
18,434
30.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
30,106
49.9%
37.1
3 or more
10,907
18.1%
21.0
Cary, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
60,298
95.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
43,243
71.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
17,055
28.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,199
5.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Cary, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
63,497
1 room
272
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
1,283
2.0%
2.7
3 rooms
4,545
7.2%
9.1
4 rooms
6,824
10.7%
16.5
5 rooms
8,188
12.9%
19.8
6 rooms
8,371
13.2%
17.8
7 rooms
7,926
12.5%
12.0
8 rooms
7,335
11.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
18,753
29.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Cary, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
63,497
1-unit, detached
39,527
62.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
7,976
12.6%
5.9
2-units
360
0.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,126
1.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,391
5.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
6,442
10.1%
4.4
20 or more units
3,933
6.2%
9.0
Mobile home
742
1.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Cary, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
320
0.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
162
0.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
541
0.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,801
2.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
6,612
10.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
9,235
14.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
20,253
31.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
15,762
24.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
5,705
9.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
3,106
4.9%
1.4%
Cary, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Cary, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
32,613
47295100.0
Less than $500
144
0.4%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
2,774
8.5%
10.3%
$500 to $999
2,996
9.2%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
3,389
10.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
6,455
19.8%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
7,800
23.9%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
9,055
27.8%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
20,652
63.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,664
11.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,560
7.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,360
4.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
4,251
13.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
126
0.0%
0.0%
Cary, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,175
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3,604
21.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,142
19.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,919
11.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,032
12.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,697
10.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
4,065
24.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
596
0.0%
0.0%
Cary, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
43,243
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
532
1.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
810
1.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,931
4.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,049
7.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
11,971
27.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
17,637
40.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
7,078
16.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
235
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
332,800
205,000
