county benchmark · North Carolina
Median household income, 2017-2021
Across 100 counties in North Carolina. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,866 |
| 25th | $45,610 |
| Median | $51,497 |
| 75th | $58,042 |
| 90th percentile | $67,044 |
Highest counties
Wake County leads reliably only from rank 3 downwards. Its estimate range overlaps those of the ranks above 3, which therefore cannot be separated from it at 90 % confidence.
| Rank | County | Estimate | Range (90 %) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | $88,471 | $87,335 – $89,607 | evidence → |
| 2 | Union County | $88,465 | $86,170 – $90,760 | evidence → |
| 3 | Currituck County | $79,416 | $72,010 – $86,822 | evidence → |
| 4 | Orange County | $79,205 | $77,208 – $81,202 | evidence → |
| 5 | Chatham County | $76,791 | $72,925 – $80,657 | evidence → |
| 6 | Cabarrus County | $75,765 | $72,762 – $78,768 | evidence → |
| 7 | Mecklenburg County | $73,124 | $72,284 – $73,964 | evidence → |
| 8 | Dare County | $69,500 | $66,564 – $72,436 | evidence → |
| 9 | Camden County | $68,560 | $65,152 – $71,968 | evidence → |
| 10 | Moore County | $67,440 | $64,457 – $70,423 | evidence → |
| 11 | Durham County | $67,000 | $64,707 – $69,293 | evidence → |
| 12 | Iredell County | $66,824 | $64,874 – $68,774 | evidence → |
| 13 | Johnston County | $66,026 | $63,437 – $68,615 | evidence → |
| 14 | Pender County | $65,681 | $61,053 – $70,309 | evidence → |
| 15 | Lincoln County | $65,399 | $63,139 – $67,659 | evidence → |
| 16 | Davie County | $64,657 | $61,146 – $68,168 | evidence → |
| 17 | Brunswick County | $64,400 | $62,457 – $66,343 | evidence → |
| 18 | New Hanover County | $62,362 | $60,049 – $64,675 | evidence → |
| 19 | Franklin County | $62,332 | $59,123 – $65,541 | evidence → |
| 20 | Carteret County | $61,805 | $59,711 – $63,899 | evidence → |
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