Wake County, North Carolina Household Income Distribution in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on October 30, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 422,144 of Wake County, NC households, there were 59,729 households (14.15%) that had a household income that fell in the $200K - and Over category, and there were 46,131 households (10.93%) that had a household income that fell in the $150K - Less $200K category.

On the other hand, there were 88,540 households (20.97%) that had a household income that fell in the Less $40K category, and there were 28,404 households (6.73%) that had a household income that fell in the $40K - Less $50K category.

The chart below shows a subset of the percentages of Wake County, NC households for the different household income categories. The table below shows both the number and percentages for many more household income categories.

You can also see similar information for other North Carolina counties, North Carolina cities and places, and for North Carolina.

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).

Wake County, NC Percentages of Households for Household Income Distribution Categories in 2021

Less $40K

$40K - Less $50K

$50K - Less $60K

$60K - Less $75K

$75K - Less $100K

$100K - Less $125K

$125K - Less $150K

$150K - Less $200K

$200K - and Over

Wake County, NC Household Income Distribution in 2021

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Household Income Categories	Number of Households	Percentage of Households (%)
Less $10K	14494	3.43
$10K - Less $15K	9150	2.17
$15K - Less $20K	9660	2.29
$20K - Less $25K	13151	3.12
$25K - Less $30K	12529	2.97
$30K - Less $35K	15369	3.64
$35K - Less $40K	14187	3.36
$40K - Less $45K	14155	3.35
$45K - Less $50K	14249	3.38
$50K - Less $60K	25694	6.09
$60K - Less $75K	38426	9.10
$75K - Less $100K	53188	12.60
$100K - Less $125K	44662	10.58
$125K - Less $150K	37370	8.85
$150K - Less $200K	46131	10.93
$200K - and Over	59729	14.15