| Rank | Median Household Income ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | $63,770 | Wake County Schools / 850,546 |
| 2. | $63,386 | Union County Public Schools / 190,346 |
| 3. | $61,091 | Camden County Schools / 9,719 |
| 4. | $57,375 | Cabarrus County Schools / 147,962 |
| 5. | $56,642 | Orange County Schools / 47,731 |
| 6. | $56,038 | Chatham County Schools / 61,426 |
| 7. | $55,376 | Currituck County Schools / 23,299 |
| 8. | $55,294 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools / 882,761 |
| 9. | $53,889 | Dare County Schools / 33,650 |
| 10. | $50,904 | Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools / 81,831 |
| 11. | $50,383 | Davidson County Schools / 125,335 |
| 12. | $49,894 | Durham Public Schools / 258,578 |
| 13. | $49,745 | Johnston County Schools / 160,675 |
| 14. | $49,727 | Davie County Schools / 40,581 |
| 15. | $49,685 | Mooresville City Schools / 26,074 |
| 16. | $48,818 | Iredell-Statesville Schools / 128,558 |
| 17. | $48,553 | New Hanover County Schools / 197,272 |
| 18. | $48,319 | Moore County Schools / 85,914 |
| 19. | $48,210 | Granville County Schools / 58,071 |
| 20. | $47,450 | Lincoln County Schools / 75,697 |
| 21. | $46,749 | Forsyth County Schools / 342,989 |
| 22. | $46,446 | Henderson County Schools / 103,881 |
| 23. | $46,250 | Catawba County Schools / 103,532 |
| 24. | $46,155 | Carteret County Schools / 65,068 |
| 25. | $45,887 | Buncombe County Schools / 195,596 |
| 26. | $45,806 | Brunswick County Schools / 101,994 |
| 27. | $45,682 | Gates County Schools / 12,039 |
| 28. | $45,676 | Guilford County Schools / 475,786 |
| 29. | $45,059 | Roanoke Rapids City Schools / 14,211 |
| 30. | $44,802 | Stanly County Schools / 60,109 |
| 31. | $44,668 | Person County Schools / 38,942 |
| 32. | $44,599 | Craven County Schools / 100,001 |
| 33. | $44,338 | Pender County Schools / 50,256 |
| 34. | $44,183 | Cumberland County Schools / 288,618 |
| 35. | $44,167 | Alamance-Burlington Schools / 147,072 |
| 36. | $44,120 | Lee County Schools / 55,576 |
| 37. | $44,085 | Pasquotank County Schools / 40,167 |
| 38. | $44,022 | Rowan-Salisbury Schools / 128,775 |
| 39. | $43,931 | Onslow County Schools / 138,320 |
| 40. | $43,710 | Franklin County Schools / 58,473 |
| 41. | $43,692 | Polk County Schools / 20,289 |
| 42. | $43,253 | Gaston County Schools / 202,642 |
| 43. | $43,041 | Perquimans County Schools / 13,091 |
| 44. | $42,927 | Hoke County Schools / 44,128 |
| 45. | $42,853 | Harnett County Schools / 109,031 |
| 46. | $42,689 | Stokes County Schools / 47,194 |
| 47. | $42,089 | Randolph County Schools / 111,767 |
| 48. | $41,907 | Nash-Rocky Mount Schools / 104,910 |
| 49. | $41,652 | Newton-Conover City Schools / 17,286 |
| 50. | $41,488 | Greene County Schools / 21,157 |
| 51. | $41,377 | Haywood County Schools / 58,597 |
| 52. | $41,224 | Wayne County Public Schools / 120,102 |
| 53. | $40,653 | Beaufort County Schools / 47,185 |
| 54. | $40,561 | Pamlico County Schools / 13,072 |
| 55. | $40,385 | Swain County Schools / 9,752 |
| 56. | $40,014 | Alexander County Schools / 36,797 |
| 57. | $39,807 | Yadkin County Schools / 38,158 |
| 58. | $39,408 | Transylvania County Schools / 32,404 |
| 59. | $39,231 | Rockingham County Schools / 93,322 |
| 60. | $38,727 | Jackson County Schools / 35,560 |
| 61. | $38,615 | Macon County Schools / 33,453 |
| 62. | $38,596 | Wilson County Schools / 79,533 |
| 63. | $38,592 | Pitt County Schools / 161,385 |
| 64. | $38,590 | Whiteville City Schools / 16,057 |
| 65. | $38,580 | Madison County Schools / 20,549 |
| 66. | $38,354 | Jones County Schools / 10,060 |
| 67. | $38,265 | Hyde County Schools / 5,721 |
| 68. | $38,208 | Cleveland County Schools / 97,786 |
| 69. | $38,168 | Surry County Schools / 55,941 |
| 70. | $38,144 | Cherokee County Schools / 27,317 |
| 71. | $38,094 | Elkin City Schools / 6,659 |
| 72. | $37,698 | Kannapolis City Schools / 30,133 |
| 73. | $37,666 | Camp Lejeune Schools / 30,887 |
| 74. | $37,270 | Fort Bragg Schools / 24,376 |
| 75. | $37,261 | Caldwell County Schools / 82,162 |
| 76. | $37,139 | Burke County Schools / 90,557 |
| 77. | $36,927 | Caswell County Schools / 23,848 |
| 78. | $36,883 | Hickory City Schools / 32,331 |
| 79. | $36,761 | Edenton-Chowan Schools / 14,859 |
| 80. | $36,536 | Asheville City Schools / 37,653 |
| 81. | $36,502 | Sampson County Schools / 46,693 |
| 82. | $36,061 | Edgecombe County Schools / 45,739 |
| 83. | $35,703 | Yancey County Schools / 17,911 |
| 84. | $35,364 | Rutherford County Schools / 66,928 |
| 85. | $35,109 | Clay County Schools / 10,418 |
| 86. | $34,953 | McDowell County Schools / 44,593 |
| 87. | $34,918 | Avery County Schools / 17,951 |
| 88. | $34,766 | Martin County Schools / 24,471 |
| 89. | $34,745 | Anson County Schools / 26,785 |
| 90. | $34,595 | Columbus County Schools / 40,799 |
| 91. | $34,538 | Ashe County Schools / 26,787 |
| 92. | $34,025 | Vance County Schools / 44,975 |
| 93. | $33,861 | Montgomery County Schools / 27,611 |
| 94. | $33,664 | Asheboro City Schools / 28,267 |
| 95. | $33,625 | Lenoir County Schools / 59,307 |
| 96. | $33,438 | Wilkes County Schools / 69,063 |
| 97. | $33,359 | Clinton City Schools / 16,139 |
| 98. | $32,816 | Duplin County Schools / 56,657 |
| 99. | $32,743 | Mitchell County Schools / 15,680 |
| 100. | $32,716 | Washington County Schools / 13,248 |
| 101. | $32,215 | Tyrrell County Schools / 4,374 |
| 102. | $32,059 | Mount Airy City Schools / 10,687 |
| 103. | $31,967 | Watauga County Schools / 49,705 |
| 104. | $30,878 | Hertford County Schools / 24,384 |
| 105. | $30,845 | Alleghany County Schools / 11,084 |
| 106. | $30,641 | Warren County Schools / 20,810 |
| 107. | $30,578 | Northampton County Schools / 22,161 |
| 108. | $30,471 | Bladen County Schools / 34,629 |
| 109. | $30,439 | Richmond County Schools / 46,477 |
| 110. | $29,667 | Robeson County Schools / 131,708 |
| 111. | $29,368 | Scotland County Schools / 36,325 |
| 112. | $29,110 | Bertie County Schools / 20,890 |
| 113. | $28,506 | Thomasville City Schools / 15,235 |
| 114. | $28,447 | Graham County Schools / 8,702 |
| 115. | $27,926 | Weldon City Schools / 7,713 |
| 116. | $27,358 | Eastern Cherokee Reservation / 7,693 |
| 117. | $26,693 | Lexington City Schools / 20,068 |
| 118. | $26,433 | Halifax County Schools / 33,369 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Median Household Income' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Median Household Income' data are not listed.
*ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
