North Carolina

North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 across 100 counties, a median home price of $340,430, and a median household income of $73,958.

Home price

$340,430

Income

$73,958

Cost of living

97.8

Income tax

3.99%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$340,430

Median gross rent$1,215

Median year homes here were built1991

Share of homes built before 198033.9%

Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.1%

Share of homes that are vacant12.5%

Share of occupied homes that are rented33.0%

Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.9%

Typical monthly rent$1,623

HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,392

HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,227

HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,774

Home insurance / yr$3,124

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.8

Median household income$73,958

Family health premium / yr$23,120

Infant childcare / yr$11,720

Regular gas price / gal$3.684

Poverty rate12.5%

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home15.4%

Unemployment rate3.6%

Share of adults in the labor force62.8%

Share of workers who are self-employed5.7%

Share of workers employed by government13.8%

Share of workers in the largest industry22.5%

Economic output per resident$78,675

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.66%

Top state income tax3.99%

Capital gains tax3.99%

Combined sales tax7.10%

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.7 min

Miles to nearest airport with airline service20 mi

Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport7245511

Miles to nearest general aviation field9.9 mi

Airports with airline service located here10

General aviation airfields located here93

Passenger train stations and the railway network20

Miles to the nearest passenger rail station21 mi

Households without a vehicle5.6%

Traffic deaths34.2

Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.5

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher37.1%

Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.9%

Public schools in the county2661

Public school enrollment1537187

Students per full-time teacher16.4

Free lunch eligible76.5%

Elementary schools1457

Middle schools481

High schools427

Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above73

Two-year institutions67

Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution9.7 mi

Health

Primary care physicians71

Medicare-certified hospitals in this county120

Hospitals here with an emergency department105

Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3

Fine particulate matter7.4 µg

Without health insurance9.9%

Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.3%

Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.4%

Frequent mental distress15.8%

No leisure-time physical activity22.7%

Diagnosed diabetes12.0%

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population11,046,024

Land area in square miles48,625

People per square mile of land221.0

Supermarkets and grocery stores1,989

Convenience stores873

Share living far from a food store25.0%

Share living in a low-income, low-access tract13.7%

Population change since 2020+7.2%

Natural change per 1,000 residents1

Net international migration per 1,000 residents4

Median age39.4 yrs

Share of residents under 1821.8%

Share of residents 65 and over17.2%

Share of households that are one person29.4%

Share of residents born outside the United States9.1%

Second languages13.5%

Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls52.1%

Congregations per 100,000 residents154

Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8

Households that moved in356,087

Households that moved away316,880

Average income of arriving households$71,523

Average income of departing households$68,070

Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes18

Housing units authorised in the latest year86,167

Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings24.2%

Violent crime rate376

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature60.3°F

Annual precipitation42.5 in

Annual snowfall2.3 in

Average daily solar energy4.46 kWh/m²

Days reaching 90°F33 days

Days at or below freezing65 days

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a

Frost-free days216 days

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$151

Electric utilities serving this county3

Electricity price per kWh14.6¢

Household electricity use1,036 kWh

Residential natural gas price$23.19

Homes heated by electricity65.5%

Homes heated by utility gas24.5%

Homes heated by propane6.0%

Homes heated by fuel oil2.0%

Homes heated by wood1.1%

Households with broadband93.2%

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk84.6

Coastal flood risk9.2

Drought risk52.8

Landslide risk55.5

Hail risk71.4

Earthquake risk77.7

Tornado risk83.7

Tropical cyclone risk84.0

Extreme heat risk71.8

Winter weather risk78.1

Strong wind risk70.7

Wildfire risk53.8

Sports

Major pro teams based here3

NFL teams based here1

NBA teams based here1

MLB teams based here0

NHL teams based here1

MLS soccer teams based here1

Top-division college football teams7

Second-tier college football teams7

Affiliated minor league baseball teams9

AHL teams based here1

ECHL teams based here1

All 100 counties in North Carolina

Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.

Wake$461,300 Mecklenburg$406,800 Guilford$259,900 Forsyth$250,400 Cumberland$199,200 Durham$389,400 Buncombe$391,800 Union$417,300 Cabarrus$354,800 New Hanover$387,800 Gaston$266,000 Johnston$305,600 Onslow$236,400 Iredell$321,400 Pitt$208,900 Alamance$241,500 Davidson$219,100 Catawba$241,600 Brunswick$349,800 Rowan$238,400 Orange$459,500 Randolph$197,100 Harnett$246,200 Wayne$178,700 Henderson$351,400 Robeson$94,500 Moore$351,400 Craven$231,600 Cleveland$200,000 Nash$191,000 Lincoln$321,000 Rockingham$168,600 Burke$185,400 Caldwell$192,200 Chatham$446,200 Wilson$186,000 Franklin$284,300 Surry$177,600 Carteret$333,300 Wilkes$168,800 Lee$240,200 Pender$299,000 Rutherford$201,800 Stanly$242,400 Haywood$279,200 Granville$247,700 Sampson$150,700 Watauga$358,900 Lenoir$120,500 Hoke$219,300 Columbus$146,000 Duplin$137,400 Edgecombe$125,100 Halifax$106,200 Stokes$196,700 McDowell$171,100 Beaufort$192,700 Davie$253,900 Jackson$284,700 Richmond$127,800 Vance$161,500 Pasquotank$234,600 Person$213,900 Macon$251,900 Dare$460,400 Yadkin$181,200 Alexander$211,800 Transylvania$373,600 Scotland$114,900 Currituck$378,800 Bladen$135,100 Cherokee$232,300 Ashe$243,100 Montgomery$161,700 Caswell$164,500 Anson$148,600 Madison$284,600 Martin$109,700 Greene$117,400 Hertford$119,200 Polk$315,000 Yancey$243,100 Warren$154,200 Avery$265,800 Bertie$98,500 Northampton$114,500 Mitchell$220,100 Swain$207,000 Chowan$235,800 Perquimans$231,700 Pamlico$216,800 Clay$278,400 Alleghany$214,800 Camden$337,100 Washington$125,900 Gates$170,800 Jones$130,300 Graham$170,600 Hyde$124,000 Tyrrell$164,500

Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.