Cary is a relatively large town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 180,388 people and 35 associated neighborhoods, Cary is the seventh largest community in North Carolina. Cary home prices are not only among the most expensive in North Carolina, but Cary real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Cary is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.32% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cary is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cary who work in management occupations (16.36%), computer science and math (14.58%), and business and financial occupations (9.98%). Also of interest is that Cary has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 28.28% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Cary. 70.30% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Cary in 2022 was $61,933, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $247,732 for a family of four. Cary is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cary home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cary residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cary include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Cary's cultural character, accounting for 22.78% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Cary is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
