Census › North Carolina › Wake County › Cary
Cary town, North Carolina
| Population | 179,306 | B01003 |
|---|---|---|
| Population, 2020 census | 174,721 | P1 |
| Median age | 40.2 | B01002 |
| Under 18 | 23.4% | B01001 |
| 65 and over | 14.1% | B01001 |
| Households | 69,710 | B11001 |
| Foreign born | 23.9% | B05002 |
| Median household income | $134,905 | B19013 |
|---|---|---|
| Median family income | $166,301 | B19113 |
| Per capita income | $67,409 | B19301 |
| Poverty rate | 5.7% | B17001 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5% | B23025 |
| Civilian labor force | 98,795 | B23025 |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 22.5 | B08013 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 70.5% | B15003 |
|---|
| Housing units | 73,795 | B25001 |
|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 66.6% | B25003 |
| Renters | 33.4% | B25003 |
| Median home value | $580,200 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,738 | B25064 |
| White, not Hispanic | 56.7% | B03002 |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 7.6% | B03002 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9.5% | B03002 |
| Asian | 20.3% | B03002 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% | B03002 |
Figures from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates (table codes link to the same table for this area at data.census.gov) and the 2020 census (P1), via IPUMS NHGIS. Estimates for small areas carry wide margins of error; a tract's figures describe its residents, not any one organization.
Against the county: median household income here is 128% of Wake County's ($105,768); poverty 5.7% against 8.1%.
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FURP records in Cary, NC
| Records | How many | Total | Biggest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 1,619 | $836,104,693 revenue (latest return) | ABB INC GROUP BENEFIT PLAN ($104,239,284) |
| Nonprofit contractors | 177 | $837,982,439 paid by nonprofits | ALLSCRIPTS FORMERLY ECLIPSYS ($493,012,113) |
| Colleges and schools | 1 | 192 enrollment | Shepherds Theological Seminary (192) |
| Form D issuers | 172 | $723,343,946 amount sold | Basking Biosciences, Inc. ($84,401,139) |
| Political committees | 39 | COMMITTEE TO ELECT KYLE PARRISH | |
| Form 5500 plan sponsors | 1,147 | 1,447 plans | ABB INC. (18) |
| Open Payments recipients | 1,206 | $24,330,422 industry payments | WCG CLINICAL INC ($4,749,168) |
| Food recall firms | 1 | 1 recalls | Genepro Protein, Inc. (1) |
| Patent and trademark owners | 1,345 | 5,844 patents and marks | SAS Institute Inc. (768) |
| IPO registrants | 10 | 107 filings | CICERO INC (21) |
| Federal award recipients | 8,881 | $2,477,455,626 federal awards | DEERE & COMPANY ($286,389,530) |
| State business registrations | 1,663 | AMAZING REFINISHING, LLC |
Cross-reference: 1,619 nonprofits for 179,306 residents is 90.3 per 10,000 people; their latest-year revenue of $836,104,693 is $4,663 per resident, 8.9% of all household income here (households at the median income).
Highest-paid people on nonprofit returns here
| # | Name | Title | Organization | Pay | Year | Times the median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEPHEN LAWLER | PRESIDENT/CEO | NCHA INC | $1,276,847 | 2024 | 9.5x |
| 2 | JOSE DOMINGOS | PRESIDENT & CEO | THE ACCREDITATION COMMISSION FOR HEALTH CARE INC | $1,018,062 | 2024 | 7.5x |
| 3 | DIRK KROUSKOP | OUTGOING PRESIDENT/CEO | NCASI FOUNDATION | $975,918 | 2023 | 7.2x |
| 4 | J BERRYE WORSHAM | PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 11/2024) | COTTON INCORPORATED | $910,921 | 2024 | 6.8x |
| 5 | SHANE JACOBSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THR: 8.25 | DONT EVER GIVE UP INC | $632,277 | 2024 | 4.7x |
| 6 | AUBIE KNIGHT | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF N CAROLINA INC | $599,139 | 2024 | 4.4x |
| 7 | WILLIAM KIMBRELL | PRESIDENT & CEO | COTTON INCORPORATED | $589,667 | 2025 | 4.4x |
| 8 | VIPIN VARMA | PRESIDENT/CEO | NCASI FOUNDATION | $585,914 | 2024 | 4.3x |
| 9 | MICHAEL EHRHARDT | HEAD OF SCHOOL | CARY ACADEMY | $558,262 | 2024 | 4.1x |
| 10 | MARK MESSURA | SENIOR VP, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MARKETING (THRU 07/2025) | COTTON INCORPORATED | $551,372 | 2025 | 4.1x |
Each person's latest year on a 990 at a nonprofit placed here (reported pay including related organizations and other compensation); people paid under $50,000 are left out. The median household income here is $134,905.
Nonprofits: biggest by revenue (latest return)
- ABB INC GROUP BENEFIT PLAN Cary, NC · $104,239,284
- COTTON INCORPORATED Cary, NC · $86,904,598
- NORTH CAROLINA BAR ASSOCIATION HEALTH BENEFIT TR Cary, NC · $65,579,983
- THE V FOUNDATION Cary, NC · $61,639,637
- GOODNIGHT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Cary, NC · $60,071,157
- THE ACCREDITATION COMMISSION FOR HEALTH CARE INC Cary, NC · $47,211,328
- CARY ACADEMY Cary, NC · $33,639,824
- SAMARITAN HOUSING FOUNDATION INC Cary, NC · $27,836,580
- UNITED STATES BASEBALL FEDERATION INC Cary, NC · $26,531,977
- DONT EVER GIVE UP INC Cary, NC · $24,608,341
Nonprofit contractors: biggest by paid by nonprofits
- ALLSCRIPTS FORMERLY ECLIPSYS Cary, NC · $493,012,113
- JM THOMPSON Cary, NC · $27,356,907
- LAWYERS INSURANCE AGENCY Cary, NC · $27,051,432
- Kaiken Ventures Cary, NC · $26,179,439
- RELIAS LLC Cary, NC · $20,835,421
- RILEY CONTRACTING GROUP INC Cary, NC · $17,450,435
- TRANS WORLD RADIO Cary, NC · $12,346,132
- MEDSTAFF NATIONAL MEDICAL STAFF Cary, NC · $12,282,898
- DONOR CALL SOLUTIONS Cary, NC · $10,747,271
- FREEDOM PSYCHIATRY SERVICES Cary, NC · $9,939,136
Colleges and schools: biggest by enrollment
- Shepherds Theological Seminary Cary, NC · 192
Form D issuers: biggest by amount sold
- Basking Biosciences, Inc. Cary, NC · $84,401,139
- Cofounders Capital Fund II, LP Cary, NC · $83,030,000
- Dental Innovation Alliance VC Fund I, LP Cary, NC · $62,790,000
- PORTSIDE, INC. Cary, NC · $57,227,375
- CDP Triangle Off-Market GP Fund, LP Cary, NC · $46,856,918
- Aquity Holdings, Inc. Cary, NC · $36,000,000
- Person Street Partners GP Fund I, L.P. Cary, NC · $21,612,000
- Huma.AI, Inc. Cary, NC · $17,105,917
- LUCERNO DYNAMICS, LLC Cary, NC · $12,767,871
- AJA 401 LLC Cary, NC · $12,653,500
Political committees
- 420 USA PAC Cary, NC
- BLACK AMERICANS FOR REAL CHANGE Cary, NC
- BRANNON FOR US SENATE Cary, NC
- CHRIS WARD FOR CONGRESS Cary, NC
- CLAY AIKEN FOR NORTH CAROLINA Cary, NC
- COMMITTEE TO DRAFT BILL COBEY FOR U S SENATE Cary, NC
- COMMITTEE TO ELECT CLEARY FOR CONGRESS Cary, NC
- COMMITTEE TO ELECT DANIEL ULYSSES LOCKWOOD Cary, NC
- COMMITTEE TO ELECT KYLE PARRISH Cary, NC
- DAVID BURNETT FOR U S HOUSE Cary, NC
Form 5500 plan sponsors: biggest by plans
- ABB INC. Cary, NC · 18
- LORD CORPORATION Cary, NC · 14
- COTTON INCORPORATED Cary, NC · 9
- SAS INSTITUTE INC. Cary, NC · 9
- KUHLMAN ELECTRIC CORPORATION Cary, NC · 8
- WCG HOLDINGS IV, INC. Cary, NC · 7
- LOPAREX, LLC Cary, NC · 6
- OCKHAM DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC. Cary, NC · 6
- PLY GEM INDUSTRIES, INC Cary, NC · 6
- CARY ACADEMY Cary, NC · 5
Open Payments recipients: biggest by industry payments
- WCG CLINICAL INC Cary, NC · $4,749,168
- AMIT R MEHTA Cary, NC · $4,309,585
- PharmaSeek, LLC dba WCG Site Network Cary, NC · $2,321,339
- Duke Cancer Center Cary Cary, NC · $1,558,619
- TODD S BOVENIZER Cary, NC · $835,010
- True You weight loss Cary, NC · $804,440
- PAUL ENOCHS Cary, NC · $594,735
- Accellacare-Cary (cary Medical Group) Cary, NC · $557,028
- Passport Health PC DBA Passport Health Triangle Cary, NC · $528,540
- JOHN M SODERBERG Cary, NC · $397,860
Food recall firms: biggest by recalls
- Genepro Protein, Inc. Cary, NC · 1
Patent and trademark owners: biggest by patents and marks
- SAS Institute Inc. Cary, NC · 768
- Epic Games, Inc. Cary, NC · 345
- LORD CORPORATION Cary, NC · 226
- Verdesian Life Sciences U.S., LLC Cary, NC · 155
- Arysta LifeScience North America, LLC Cary, NC · 89
- ABB Inc. Cary, NC · 78
- NCI GROUP, INC. Cary, NC · 74
- Mastic Home Exteriors, Inc. Cary, NC · 73
- Ply Gem Industries, Inc. Cary, NC · 67
- Qimonda North America Corp. Cary, NC · 65
IPO registrants: biggest by filings
- CICERO INC Cary, NC · 21
- SPECTRASITE INC Cary, NC · 17
- PLY GEM HOLDINGS INC Cary, NC · 12
- CONSONUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Cary, NC · 11
- Fathom Holdings Inc. Cary, NC · 11
- INVERESK RESEARCH GROUP INC Cary, NC · 10
- PANTRY INC Cary, NC · 8
- CORNERSTONE THERAPEUTICS INC Cary, NC · 7
- TRENDMAKER INC. LTD. Cary, NC · 6
- ANVI GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC. Cary, NC · 4
Federal award recipients: biggest by federal awards
- DEERE & COMPANY Cary, NC · $286,389,530
- USFALCON INC Cary, NC · $242,850,753
- APOGEE CONSULTING GROUP, P.A. Cary, NC · $176,852,428
- BENNETT AEROSPACE INC Cary, NC · $133,711,703
- BENNETT AEROSPACE INC Cary, NC · $101,763,069
- QUALITY STAFFING SOLUTIONS, INC Cary, NC · $89,657,044
- TOWN OF CARY Cary, NC · $86,638,464
- WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Cary, NC · $86,375,233
- SAS INSTITUTE INC Cary, NC · $82,958,758
- REEF SYSTEMS CORP Cary, NC · $81,798,316
Census figures are from IPUMS NHGIS: the American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates (ACS table codes shown with each figure) and the 2020 decennial census (Demographic and Housing Characteristics), by state, county, place and census tract. FURP records are placed by ZIP code (the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA-to-county and ZCTA-to-tract relationship files: the county or tract holding most of the ZIP's land) and by city name (Census place names, normalized), so a record's tract is its ZIP's main tract, not its street's. Cite: Jonathan Schroeder, David Van Riper, Steven Manson, Grace Cooper, Zachary Krause, Tracy Kugler, Tsu Zhu, and Steven Ruggles. IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 21.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS. 2026. http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V21.0