Income

Median household income is $103,019 and per capita income is $57,517 in Cary. Median income is well above the U.S. median income. Average household income is $134,792 per year. Cary's per capita income is well above the state of North Carolina and the U.S. The percentage of households with an average income is 0.0%. Additionally, 29.3% of the population earns over $150,000. The percentage of the population at poverty level (below $25,000) is 7.6% and is well below North Carolina and US poverty levels. The unemployment rate is low overall at 2.7%. White-collar professions account for 74.0% of employment. Service occupations comprise 12.9% of the employment base while blue-collar occupations make up 13.1% of the base.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics - Page 3

		Cary, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Cary
		North Carolina
Latitude / Longitude:		35.79154, -78.781117
Radius		2 miles
INCOME
Per capita income		$57,517	$40,902	$43,829
Median household income		$103,019	$71,629	$79,068
Average household income		$134,792	$101,441	$113,185
HOUSEHOLD INCOME BREAKDOWN
Less than $25,000		7.6%	15.4%	14.9%
$25,000 - $34,999		4.8%	7.5%	6.7%
$35,000 - $49,999		8.9%	11.5%	10.1%
$50,000 - $74,999		16.3%	17.3%	15.7%
$75,000 - $99,999		10.8%	13.2%	12.8%
$100,000 - $149,999		22.4%	17.1%	17.6%
$150,000 - $199,999		10.1%	8.3%	9.5%
$200,000 or more		19.2%	9.7%	12.6%
$50,000 - $99,999		27.1%	30.5%	28.5%
Number of Households $50,000 - $99,999		4,790	1,338,425	37,304,757
$35,000 - $149,999		58.4%	59.1%	56.2%
Number of Households $35,000 - $149,999		10,327	2,589,865	73,487,840
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Persons employed in labor force		25,229	5,237,487	166,125,745
Unemployed civilians		2.7%	4.0%	4.2%
Workers By Occupation:
Management Occupations		20.4%	18.8%	18.4%
Professional Occupations		38.1%	24.7%	25.6%
Sales Occupations		7.9%	8.8%	8.5%
Admin Occupations		7.6%	10.0%	10.1%
Services		12.9%	15.6%	16.4%
All Other Occupations/Blue Collar		13.1%	22.2%	21.0%