Cary Population By Year

Population Graph For Cary, 1990 - 2022
Year Population Rank in US Growth Rate
2023 180,010 145 0.1%
2022 179,867 145 1.6%
2021 176,987 148 0.9%
2020 175,389 149 2.6%
2010 135,234 182 3.3%
2000 97,411 249 7.9%
1990 45,497 585

Cary Population Facts

What is the current population of Cary?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Cary is 180,010. Cary, North Carolina is the 145th largest city in the US.

What county is Cary, North Carolina in?

Parts of Cary are located within Chatham County and Wake County.

What is the size of Cary, North Carolina in square miles?

Cary has an area of 54.3 square miles. Cary is the 8th largest city, by area, in North Carolina.

What was the peak population of Cary?

The current population of Cary (180,010) is it's peak population.

How quickly is Cary growing?

Cary has grown 84.7% since the 2000. Cary, North Carolina is growing extremely quickly; it is growing faster than 91% of similarly sized cities since 2000.

What is the population density of Cary, North Carolina?

Cary has a population density of 2,488.4 people per square mile. Cary has the 5th highest population density in North Carolina.

Cary Demographics

What is the voting age population of Cary, North Carolina?

The total voting age population of Cary, North Carolina, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 109,011. The voting age population is 47.4% male and 52.6% female.

What percentage of Cary, North Carolina residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 12.2% of the residents of Cary are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Cary, North Carolina?

The racial demographics of Cary are 67.4% White, 18.7% Asian, 8.5% Black, 2.7% Two or more races, 2.2% Other, 0.4% American Indian and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Additionally, 7.2% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Cary, North Carolina residents are below the poverty line?

In Cary, 4.8% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 6.0%. On a per-household basis, 3.4% of families are below the poverty line in Cary.

What percentage of Cary, North Carolina residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 70.9% of Cary residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Cary, North Carolina residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 96.4% of Cary residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 67.8% have a bachelor's degree and 30.3% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Cary, North Carolina residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Cary residents aged 5 and older, 24.1% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home, 8.1% speak an Indo-European language, and 9.5% speak an Asian language.

Cary Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Cary, North Carolina?

The unemployment rate in Cary is 3.2%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Cary, North Carolina residents work for the government?

In Cary, 12.2% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Cary, North Carolina?

The median household income in Cary is $104,669.

Cary Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Cary, North Carolina?

In Cary, 68.4% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Cary, North Carolina?

Renters occupy 31.6% of housing units in Cary.

What percentage of Cary, North Carolina housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Cary, 0.4% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Cary, North Carolina housing units were built after 2000?

In Cary, 40.7% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 27,100 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Cary, North Carolina?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Cary is $1,246.

What percentage of households in Cary, North Carolina have broadband internet?

In Cary, 95.2% of households have an active broadband internet connection.

Similarly Sized Cities In North Carolina

US Rank Name Population Growth
2000-2023
69 Greensboro 302,296 32.2%
70 Durham 296,186 56.8%
91 Winston-Salem 252,975 25.1%
113 Fayetteville 209,749 5.1%
145 Cary 180,010 84.7%
234 Wilmington 122,698 36.6%
251 High Point 116,926 35.0%
288 Concord 110,119 94.4%
356 Asheville 95,056 30.4%
384 Greenville 90,053 43.4%

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US Rank Name Population Growth
2000-2023
139 Chattanooga, Tennessee 187,030 19.3%
140 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 184,255 7.6%
141 Newport News, Virginia 183,118 1.5%
142 Mobile, Alabama 182,595 -8.1%
143 Ontario, California 182,457 14.9%
144 Clarksville, Tennessee 180,716 73.8%
145 Cary, North Carolina 180,010 84.7%
146 Elk Grove, California 178,444 118.4%
147 Shreveport, Louisiana 177,959 -11.2%
148 Eugene, Oregon 177,899 27.8%
149 Aurora, Illinois 177,563 22.9%
150 Salem, Oregon 177,432 28.6%
151 Santa Rosa, California 175,845 17.7%

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