Humidity & wind
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Population
183,582
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$580,200
Owner-occupied units
Cary, NC
North Carolina · 35.781° N, 78.823° W · 61 sq mi
Cary is a city in North Carolina, with a population of 183,582 and about 3,005 residents per square mile. The median household earns $134,905 a year, and the median home is worth $580,200.
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Size & density
Land area
61 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
3,005
People per square mile
Rank by population
#150
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#184
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$134,905
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,738
Per month
Homeownership
66.6%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
22.5 min
One way
People
Median age
40.2
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
70.5%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
23.9%
Households
69,710
2.57 people each
What people here do for work
Professional & business services 28.5%
Education & health care 21.5%
Manufacturing 10.3%
Retail trade 7.9%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of North Carolina
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Raleigh
Nickname
The Tar Heel State
Compare Cary with
- Cary vs RaleighSide by side
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- Cary vs Newport NewsSide by side
Cities near Cary
- Apex, NC5 mi · 80,419
- Holly Springs, NC9 mi · 50,288
- Raleigh, NC11 mi · 506,306
- Durham, NC14 mi · 305,561
- Chapel Hill, NC16 mi · 63,565
- Wake Forest, NC22 mi · 58,147
- Burlington, NC41 mi · 61,496
- Fayetteville, NC49 mi · 209,120
Cities about the same size
- Newport News, VA183,230
- Elk Grove, CA185,007
- Salem, OR181,779
- Aurora, IL181,505
- Paradise, NV185,913
- Ontario, CA187,013
- Glendale, CA187,160
- Santa Rosa, CA179,437
More in North Carolina
- Charlotte964,784
- Greensboro308,667
- Winston-Salem257,271
- Wilmington126,809
- High Point120,571
- Concord114,598
- Greenville96,443
- Asheville93,523
Wealthiest person in North Carolina
Name
James Goodnight
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$9.8B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Cary
Source of wealth
Software
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in North Carolina · private sector
Employer
Atrium Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in North Carolina
Company
Bank of America
Revenue
$192.4B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Charlotte
Ticker
BAC
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.