| Rank | Median Household Income ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | $65,826 | Wake County Schools / 905,573 |
| 2. | $64,953 | Union County Public Schools / 201,617 |
| 3. | $58,461 | Cabarrus County Schools / 155,604 |
| 4. | $57,793 | Chatham County Schools / 63,896 |
| 5. | $57,446 | Currituck County Schools / 23,677 |
| 6. | $56,315 | Camden County Schools / 9,965 |
| 7. | $55,961 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools / 926,873 |
| 8. | $55,780 | Dare County Schools / 34,019 |
| 9. | $55,247 | Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools / 84,665 |
| 10. | $55,226 | Orange County Schools / 49,293 |
| 11. | $51,844 | Davie County Schools / 41,183 |
| 12. | $50,997 | Durham Public Schools / 269,283 |
| 13. | $50,550 | Mooresville City Schools / 27,061 |
| 14. | $50,420 | New Hanover County Schools / 203,276 |
| 15. | $50,195 | Davidson County Schools / 127,795 |
| 16. | $50,132 | Johnston County Schools / 169,122 |
| 17. | $50,065 | Lincoln County Schools / 78,052 |
| 18. | $49,952 | Iredell-Statesville Schools / 132,553 |
| 19. | $49,893 | Granville County Schools / 59,666 |
| 20. | $48,238 | Moore County Schools / 88,314 |
| 21. | $47,506 | Carteret County Schools / 66,415 |
| 22. | $47,383 | Craven County Schools / 102,904 |
| 23. | $46,900 | Hoke County Schools / 47,368 |
| 24. | $46,503 | Henderson County Schools / 106,577 |
| 25. | $46,490 | Brunswick County Schools / 107,925 |
| 26. | $46,284 | Catawba County Schools / 105,261 |
| 27. | $46,262 | Onslow County Schools / 148,931 |
| 28. | $46,223 | Guilford County Schools / 489,576 |
| 29. | $46,032 | Pasquotank County Schools / 40,551 |
| 30. | $45,809 | Forsyth County Schools / 351,368 |
| 31. | $45,804 | Cumberland County Schools / 294,640 |
| 32. | $45,284 | Lee County Schools / 57,876 |
| 33. | $45,136 | Gates County Schools / 12,069 |
| 34. | $44,867 | Buncombe County Schools / 200,015 |
| 35. | $44,803 | Swain County Schools / 9,939 |
| 36. | $44,242 | Harnett County Schools / 115,559 |
| 37. | $44,155 | Alamance-Burlington Schools / 151,170 |
| 38. | $44,071 | Pender County Schools / 52,447 |
| 39. | $43,825 | Pamlico County Schools / 13,145 |
| 40. | $43,608 | Hyde County Schools / 5,810 |
| 41. | $43,352 | Randolph County Schools / 112,366 |
| 42. | $43,292 | Person County Schools / 39,322 |
| 43. | $43,256 | Stanly County Schools / 60,489 |
| 44. | $43,220 | Gaston County Schools / 206,291 |
| 45. | $42,920 | Franklin County Schools / 60,470 |
| 46. | $42,762 | Polk County Schools / 20,386 |
| 47. | $42,476 | Stokes County Schools / 47,224 |
| 48. | $42,410 | Perquimans County Schools / 13,414 |
| 49. | $42,275 | Roanoke Rapids City Schools / 14,735 |
| 50. | $42,095 | Rowan-Salisbury Schools / 129,858 |
| 51. | $42,089 | Haywood County Schools / 58,915 |
| 52. | $41,499 | Nash-Rocky Mount Schools / 106,512 |
| 53. | $41,233 | Wayne County Public Schools / 122,419 |
| 54. | $40,833 | Greene County Schools / 21,386 |
| 55. | $40,759 | Asheville City Schools / 38,985 |
| 56. | $40,678 | Transylvania County Schools / 32,825 |
| 57. | $40,452 | Pitt County Schools / 167,951 |
| 58. | $40,316 | Yadkin County Schools / 38,254 |
| 59. | $40,147 | Beaufort County Schools / 47,542 |
| 60. | $39,924 | Newton-Conover City Schools / 17,669 |
| 61. | $39,853 | Camp Lejeune Schools / 27,530 |
| 62. | $39,544 | Alexander County Schools / 37,014 |
| 63. | $39,344 | Fort Bragg Schools / 24,689 |
| 64. | $38,766 | Yancey County Schools / 17,814 |
| 65. | $38,658 | Madison County Schools / 20,727 |
| 66. | $38,536 | Clay County Schools / 10,575 |
| 67. | $38,398 | Wilson County Schools / 81,020 |
| 68. | $38,387 | Caswell County Schools / 23,615 |
| 69. | $38,181 | Cleveland County Schools / 97,890 |
| 70. | $38,151 | Elkin City Schools / 6,285 |
| 71. | $38,134 | Macon County Schools / 33,815 |
| 72. | $38,062 | Burke County Schools / 90,821 |
| 73. | $38,051 | Avery County Schools / 17,815 |
| 74. | $38,004 | Rockingham County Schools / 93,264 |
| 75. | $37,740 | Sampson County Schools / 47,486 |
| 76. | $37,291 | Surry County Schools / 56,690 |
| 77. | $37,112 | Edgecombe County Schools / 45,286 |
| 78. | $36,807 | Hickory City Schools / 31,271 |
| 79. | $36,788 | Jackson County Schools / 35,967 |
| 80. | $36,730 | Clinton City Schools / 15,922 |
| 81. | $36,460 | Jones County Schools / 10,144 |
| 82. | $36,388 | McDowell County Schools / 44,926 |
| 83. | $36,385 | Edenton-Chowan Schools / 14,825 |
| 84. | $36,276 | Mitchell County Schools / 15,539 |
| 85. | $36,108 | Caldwell County Schools / 82,493 |
| 86. | $35,941 | Rutherford County Schools / 67,446 |
| 87. | $35,871 | Columbus County Schools / 42,379 |
| 88. | $35,670 | Ashe County Schools / 27,099 |
| 89. | $35,585 | Martin County Schools / 24,298 |
| 90. | $34,981 | Cherokee County Schools / 27,304 |
| 91. | $34,931 | Kannapolis City Schools / 31,123 |
| 92. | $34,848 | Watauga County Schools / 51,103 |
| 93. | $34,803 | Warren County Schools / 20,860 |
| 94. | $34,772 | Anson County Schools / 26,699 |
| 95. | $34,578 | Asheboro City Schools / 29,202 |
| 96. | $34,499 | Vance County Schools / 45,183 |
| 97. | $34,440 | Lenoir County Schools / 59,372 |
| 98. | $33,896 | Duplin County Schools / 58,510 |
| 99. | $33,718 | Washington County Schools / 13,085 |
| 100. | $33,605 | Tyrrell County Schools / 4,367 |
| 101. | $33,412 | Hertford County Schools / 24,525 |
| 102. | $32,798 | Montgomery County Schools / 27,741 |
| 103. | $32,568 | Whiteville City Schools / 15,233 |
| 104. | $32,449 | Alleghany County Schools / 11,069 |
| 105. | $32,137 | Graham County Schools / 8,766 |
| 106. | $32,009 | Wilkes County Schools / 69,265 |
| 107. | $31,726 | Richmond County Schools / 46,608 |
| 108. | $31,207 | Eastern Cherokee Reservation / 8,074 |
| 109. | $31,194 | Bertie County Schools / 21,035 |
| 110. | $30,911 | Northampton County Schools / 21,959 |
| 111. | $30,630 | Mount Airy City Schools / 10,576 |
| 112. | $30,472 | Scotland County Schools / 36,266 |
| 113. | $30,167 | Robeson County Schools / 133,920 |
| 114. | $30,031 | Bladen County Schools / 34,922 |
| 115. | $27,784 | Halifax County Schools / 32,131 |
| 116. | $27,456 | Lexington City Schools / 20,008 |
| 117. | $27,395 | Weldon City Schools / 7,827 |
| 118. | $25,014 | Thomasville City Schools / 14,825 |
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.
