Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By the Per Capita Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 6, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Per Capita Income for the Black or African American Alone racial group in North Carolina was $24,529. Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest per capita income in Lake Norman of Iredell CDP ($98,858), followed by Weddington town ($90,010), and Stallings town ($44,607). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest per capita income in the following 3 cities: Boone town ($9,615), Smithfield town ($12,494), and Albemarle city ($12,953).

The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high per capita income, and the table below shows all North Carolina cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in North Carolina.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By the Per Capita Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Lake Norman of Iredell CDP
Weddington town
Stallings town
Murraysville CDP
Leland town
Mint Hill town
Huntersville town
Spout Springs CDP
Cary town
Holly Springs town
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By the Per Capita Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank City Per Capita Income ($)
1 Lake Norman of Iredell CDP 98858
2 Weddington town 90010
3 Stallings town 44607
4 Murraysville CDP 44484
5 Leland town 43737
6 Mint Hill town 40857
7 Huntersville town 40528
8 Spout Springs CDP 39604
9 Cary town 39327
10 Holly Springs town 39035
11 Matthews town 38525
12 Harrisburg town 38398
13 Wake Forest town 38275
14 Davidson town 36875
15 Waxhaw town 36088
16 Summerfield town 35986
17 Morrisville town 35666
18 Winterville town 34402
19 Knightdale town 34225
20 Cornelius town 32719
21 Indian Trail town 32498
22 Mebane city 32460
23 Southern Pines town 31642
24 Anderson Creek CDP 30843
25 Concord city 30066
26 Apex town 29831
27 Waynesville town 29110
28 Pinehurst village 28225
29 Durham city 27781
30 Pineville town 27759
31 Mount Holly city 27650
32 Lewisville town 27636
33 Charlotte city 27532
34 Carrboro town 27477
35 Myrtle Grove CDP 27260
36 Clemmons village 27233
37 Raleigh city 27047
38 Garner town 27046
39 Archdale city 26252
40 Mooresville town 25597
41 Hendersonville city 25445
42 Kinston city 25211
43 Kernersville town 24562
44 Havelock city 24248
45 Eden city 24152
46 Fayetteville city 24031
47 Jacksonville city 23866
48 Fuquay-Varina town 23828
49 Hope Mills town 23674
50 Monroe city 23632
51 High Point city 22981
52 Clayton town 22966
53 Gastonia city 22919
54 Wilmington city 22878
55 Piney Green CDP 22853
56 Elon town 22510
57 Greensboro city 22329
58 Rocky Mount city 22280
59 Kannapolis city 21663
60 Winston-Salem city 21549
61 Greenville city 21503
62 Statesville city 21357
63 Burlington city 21302
64 Sanford city 21222
65 Asheville city 20739
66 Goldsboro city 20616
67 Graham city 20567
68 Elizabeth City city 20232
69 Chapel Hill town 20231
70 Thomasville city 20087
71 New Bern city 19665
72 Wilson city 19582
73 Spring Lake town 18865
74 Henderson city 18734
75 Tarboro town 18702
76 Belmont city 18515
77 Salisbury city 18373
78 Newton city 18317
79 Mount Airy city 18236
80 Lincolnton city 18195
81 Roanoke Rapids city 17478
82 Hickory city 17187
83 Shelby city 16854
84 Reidsville city 16389
85 Lexington city 14971
86 Laurinburg city 14826
87 Kings Mountain city 14711
88 Lenoir city 14690
89 Lumberton city 13958
90 Morganton city 13869
91 Asheboro city 13613
92 Albemarle city 12953
93 Smithfield town 12494
94 Boone town 9615