Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Households with Household Income of $50K - $59K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in North Carolina with household income of $50k - $59k was 7.75%. Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Jacksonville city had the highest percentage of households with household income of $50k - $59k (12.92%), followed by Archdale city (12.64%), and Newton city (11.94%).
On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had low percentages of households with household income of $50k - $59k: Summerfield town (2.86%), Weddington town (2.92%), and Lake Norman of Iredell CDP (3.08%).
The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina cities and places with a population of 10K+.
You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | City | Percentage of Households (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville city | 12.92 |
| 2 | Archdale city | 12.64 |
| 3 | Newton city | 11.94 |
| 4 | Clayton town | 11.28 |
| 5 | Roanoke Rapids city | 11.06 |
| 6 | Knightdale town | 10.97 |
| 7 | Mount Holly city | 10.81 |
| 8 | Leland town | 10.64 |
| 9 | Havelock city | 10.01 |
| 10 | Eden city | 9.91 |
| 11 | Henderson city | 9.80 |
| 12 | Wilson city | 9.74 |
| 13 | Garner town | 9.39 |
| 14 | Asheboro city | 9.20 |
| 15 | Salisbury city | 9.19 |
| 16 | Fayetteville city | 9.08 |
| 17 | Wilmington city | 9.03 |
| 18 | Spring Lake town | 8.92 |
| 19 | Piney Green CDP | 8.79 |
| 20 | Concord city | 8.61 |
| 21 | Hickory city | 8.54 |
| 22 | Burlington city | 8.52 |
| 23 | Goldsboro city | 8.49 |
| 24 | Sanford city | 8.45 |
| 25 | Lewisville town | 8.42 |
| 26 | Morganton city | 8.41 |
| 27 | Hendersonville city | 8.30 |
| 28 | Durham city | 8.22 |
| 29 | Myrtle Grove CDP | 8.18 |
| 30 | Charlotte city | 8.14 |
| 31 | Lumberton city | 8.12 |
| 32 | Thomasville city | 8.07 |
| 33 | Lexington city | 8.01 |
| 33 | Rocky Mount city | 8.01 |
| 34 | Fuquay-Varina town | 7.89 |
| 35 | Mooresville town | 7.68 |
| 36 | Greensboro city | 7.67 |
| 37 | Greenville city | 7.66 |
| 38 | Murraysville CDP | 7.64 |
| 39 | Carrboro town | 7.62 |
| 40 | Graham city | 7.53 |
| 41 | Indian Trail town | 7.47 |
| 42 | Anderson Creek CDP | 7.40 |
| 43 | Clemmons village | 7.36 |
| 43 | Kannapolis city | 7.36 |
| 44 | Asheville city | 7.29 |
| 44 | Kings Mountain city | 7.29 |
| 45 | Matthews town | 7.22 |
| 46 | Winston-Salem city | 7.21 |
| 47 | Tarboro town | 7.19 |
| 48 | New Bern city | 7.17 |
| 49 | Kinston city | 7.15 |
| 50 | Kernersville town | 7.09 |
| 50 | Laurinburg city | 7.09 |
| 51 | Wake Forest town | 7.06 |
| 52 | Lenoir city | 6.99 |
| 53 | Elizabeth City city | 6.92 |
| 54 | Statesville city | 6.90 |
| 55 | Lincolnton city | 6.89 |
| 56 | Gastonia city | 6.86 |
| 57 | Waynesville town | 6.75 |
| 58 | Raleigh city | 6.73 |
| 59 | Monroe city | 6.71 |
| 60 | Albemarle city | 6.53 |
| 60 | Stallings town | 6.53 |
| 61 | High Point city | 6.36 |
| 62 | Pinehurst village | 6.26 |
| 63 | Chapel Hill town | 6.24 |
| 63 | Waxhaw town | 6.24 |
| 64 | Pineville town | 6.20 |
| 65 | Elon town | 5.95 |
| 66 | Mint Hill town | 5.89 |
| 66 | Smithfield town | 5.89 |
| 67 | Belmont city | 5.88 |
| 68 | Huntersville town | 5.87 |
| 69 | Hope Mills town | 5.84 |
| 70 | Southern Pines town | 5.72 |
| 71 | Mebane city | 5.58 |
| 72 | Winterville town | 5.56 |
| 73 | Morrisville town | 5.54 |
| 74 | Cary town | 5.42 |
| 75 | Cornelius town | 5.41 |
| 76 | Davidson town | 4.84 |
| 77 | Reidsville city | 4.48 |
| 78 | Mount Airy city | 4.46 |
| 79 | Holly Springs town | 4.36 |
| 80 | Harrisburg town | 4.27 |
| 81 | Spout Springs CDP | 4.03 |
| 82 | Shelby city | 3.88 |
| 83 | Boone town | 3.81 |
| 84 | Apex town | 3.75 |
| 85 | Lake Norman of Iredell CDP | 3.08 |
| 86 | Weddington town | 2.92 |
| 87 | Summerfield town | 2.86 |