Cities in North Carolina
North Carolina has 459 cities, towns, villages, and census-designated places with Census Bureau data. Each profile covers income, housing costs, demographics, education, employment, and more from the ACS 5-Year Estimates.
This includes incorporated municipalities (cities, towns, boroughs) as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs) large enough to have statistical data. Use the rankings below to compare North Carolina's cities on any topic.
North Carolina Cities by Income
North Carolina Cities by Poverty
North Carolina Cities by Home Values
North Carolina Cities by Rent
North Carolina Cities by Education
North Carolina Cities by Diversity
Aberdeen town
8,969
Advance CDP
1,544
Ahoskie town
4,798
Alamance village
1,358
Albemarle city
16,527
Anderson Creek CDP
14,021
Angier town
5,746
Apex town
67,765
Archdale city
11,992
Archer Lodge town
5,036
Arrowhead Beach CDP
1,277
Asheboro city
27,353
Asheville city
94,369
Atlantic Beach town
1,705
Ayden town
5,035
Badin town
2,163
Balfour CDP
1,132
Banner Elk town
1,338
Barbecue CDP
5,933
Barker Heights CDP
1,025
Bayboro town
1,282
Bayshore CDP
2,870
Beaufort town
4,613
Belhaven town
1,421
Belmont city
15,140
Bent Creek CDP
1,854
Bermuda Run town
3,166
Bessemer City city
5,508
Bethel town
1,528
Bethlehem CDP
3,928
Beulaville town
1,438
Biltmore Forest town
1,536
Biscoe town
2,259
Black Mountain town
8,462
Bladenboro town
2,181
Boiling Spring Lakes city
6,206
Boiling Springs town
4,625
Bonnetsville CDP
1,368
Boone town
19,534
Boonville town
1,502
Brandywine Bay CDP
1,404
Brevard city
7,795
Briar Chapel CDP
6,084
Brices Creek CDP
3,592
Broad Creek CDP
1,963
Broadway town
1,429
Brogden CDP
2,712
Bryson City town
1,676
Buies Creek CDP
3,613
Burgaw town
3,249
Burlington city
58,599
Burnsville town
2,143
Butner town
7,996
Buxton CDP
1,451
Cajah's Mountain town
2,696
Calabash town
2,397
Camden CDP
1,072
Candor town
1,284
Canton town
4,417
Cape Carteret town
2,598
Carolina Beach town
6,665
Carolina Shores town
4,843
Carrboro town
21,170
Carthage town
2,840
Cary town
176,686
Cedar Point town
2,005
Chadbourn town
1,347
Chapel Hill town
59,889
Charlotte city
886,283
Cherokee CDP
1,631
Cherry Branch CDP
1,406
Cherryville city
6,154
China Grove town
4,487
Chocowinity town
1,090
Claremont city
2,051
Clayton town
28,043
Clemmons village
21,574
Cleveland town
1,053
Clinton city
8,336
Clyde town
1,522
Coats town
2,029
Columbus town
1,166
Concord city
106,518
Connelly Springs town
2,342
Conover city
8,491
Cordova CDP
1,343
Cornelius town
32,009
Cove Creek CDP
1,533
Cramerton town
5,376
Creedmoor city
4,957
Cricket CDP
2,512
Cullowhee CDP
7,300
Cypress Landing CDP
1,037
Dallas town
6,012
Dana CDP
3,824
Davidson town
14,852
Denton town
1,271
Denver CDP
2,483
Dobson town
1,521
Dortches town
1,317
Drexel town
1,862
Dudley CDP
2,320
Dunn city
8,512
Durham city
288,465
East Flat Rock CDP
6,468
East Rockingham CDP
3,177
East Spencer town
1,309
Eastover town
3,666
Eden city
15,353
Edenton town
4,480
Edneyville CDP
2,698
Efland CDP
1,064
Elizabeth City city
18,740
Elizabethtown town
3,294
Elkin City Schools
5,990
Elkin town
4,025
Ellerbe town
1,070
Elm City town
1,173
Elon town
11,325
Elroy CDP
3,507
Emerald Isle town
3,915
Emma CDP
2,757
Enfield town
1,967
Enochville CDP
3,392
Erwin town
4,617
Etowah CDP
7,765
Fairfield Harbour CDP
2,898
Fairmont town
2,326
Fairplains CDP
1,876
Fairview CDP
2,327
Fairview town
3,549
Faith town
1,090
Farmville town
4,493
Fayetteville city
209,692
Fearrington Village CDP
2,535
Five Points CDP
1,096
Flat Rock CDP
1,141
Flat Rock village
3,502
Fletcher town
8,022
Forest City town
7,368
Forest Oaks CDP
4,095
Foscoe CDP
1,257
Four Oaks town
2,372
Foxfire village
1,730
Franklin town
4,221
Franklinton town
2,562
Franklinville town
1,129
Fruitland CDP
2,417
Fuquay-Varina town
37,749
Gamewell town
3,701
Garner town
32,543
Gastonia city
81,632
Gibsonville town
9,289
Glen Alpine town
1,995
Glen Raven CDP
3,684
Goldsboro city
33,448
Gorman CDP
1,447
Governors Club CDP
1,772
Governors Village CDP
2,148
Graham city
17,537
Grandy CDP
2,443
Granite Falls town
4,921
Granite Quarry town
3,015
Green Level town
3,179
Greensboro city
298,564
Greenville city
88,540
Grifton town
2,661
Half Moon CDP
7,780
Hamlet city
6,000
Hampstead CDP
9,129
Harkers Island CDP
1,080
Harrisburg town
19,203
Havelock city
16,471
Haw River town
2,581
Hayesville town
1,110
Hays CDP
1,355
Hemby Bridge town
2,079
Henderson city
14,922
Hendersonville city
15,253
Hertford town
1,703
Hickory city
43,747
High Point city
115,263
Highlands town
1,276
Hildebran town
1,860
Hillsborough town
9,656
Holden Beach town
1,047
Holly Ridge town
4,532
Holly Springs town
43,429
Hoopers Creek CDP
1,623
Hope Mills town
17,823
Horse Shoe CDP
1,699
Hudson town
3,777
Huntersville town
62,458
Icard CDP
2,291
Indian Trail town
41,146
Jackson Heights CDP
1,002
Jacksonville city
73,507
James City CDP
4,859
Jamestown town
3,685
Jefferson town
1,852
Jonesville town
2,782
Kannapolis city
56,470
Kenansville town
1,157
Kenly town
2,351
Kernersville town
27,439
Kill Devil Hills town
7,727
King city
7,345
Kings Grant CDP
9,061
Kings Mountain city
11,472
Kinston city
19,576
Kitty Hawk town
3,721
Knightdale town
19,532
Kure Beach town
2,323
La Grange town
2,692
Lake Junaluska CDP
2,903
Lake Lure town
1,488
Lake Norman of Catawba CDP
9,308
Lake Norman of Iredell CDP
12,496
Lake Park village
3,365
Lake Royale CDP
2,959
Lake Waccamaw town
1,666
Landis town
3,726
Laurel Park town
2,391
Laurinburg city
15,079
Leland town
26,307
Lenoir city
18,282
Lewisville town
13,655
Lexington city
19,691
Liberty town
2,678
Lillington town
4,683
Lincolnton city
11,503
Locust city
5,529
Long View town
4,967
Louisburg town
3,128
Lowell city
3,711
Lowesville CDP
3,737
Lucama town
1,108
Lumberton city
19,220
Macon County Schools
37,533
Madison town
2,198
Maggie Valley town
2,311
Magnolia town
1,109
Maiden town
3,777
Manteo town
1,853
Mar-Mac CDP
2,802
Marion city
7,594
Mars Hill town
2,738
Marshville town
2,586
Marvin village
6,542
Matthews town
29,959
Maury CDP
1,069
Maxton town
2,398
Mayodan town
2,446
McAdenville town
1,139
Mebane city
18,899
Middlesex town
1,005
Midland town
4,758
Midway town
4,826
Millers Creek CDP
1,469
Mills River town
7,214
Mineral Springs town
3,244
Mint Hill town
26,954
Mocksville town
6,001
Monroe city
35,596
Mooresville town
51,447
Moravian Falls CDP
1,015
Morehead City town
9,696
Morganton city
17,541
Morrisville town
30,471
Mount Airy city
10,631
Mount Gilead town
1,166
Mount Holly city
17,928
Mount Olive town
4,204
Mount Pleasant town
1,866
Mountain Home CDP
3,518
Mountain View CDP
3,068
Moyock CDP
5,669
Mulberry CDP
2,134
Murfreesboro town
2,814
Murphy town
1,356
Murraysville CDP
17,307
Myrtle Grove CDP
12,404
Nags Head town
3,164
Nashville town
5,672
Navassa town
2,148
Nebo CDP
1,608
Neuse Forest CDP
2,406
New Bern city
31,563
New Hope CDP
1,200
Newport town
4,428
Newton city
13,223
Norlina town
1,050
North Wilkesboro town
4,348
Northchase CDP
5,879
Northlakes CDP
1,462
Norwood town
3,110
Oak Island town
8,888
Oak Ridge town
7,660
Oakboro town
2,453
Ogden CDP
8,363
Oxford city
8,897
Pembroke town
2,823
Pilot Mountain town
1,584
Pine Knoll Shores town
1,387
Pine Level town
2,072
Pinebluff town
1,723
Pinehurst village
17,992
Pinetops town
1,323
Pineville town
10,780
Piney Green CDP
14,205
Pittsboro town
4,640
Plain View CDP
1,647
Pleasant Garden town
4,989
Plymouth town
3,264
Polkton town
2,759
Porters Neck CDP
7,102
Princeton town
1,543
Princeville town
1,502
Pumpkin Center CDP
1,753
Raeford city
4,545
Raleigh city
470,763
Ramseur town
2,061
Randleman city
4,611
Ranlo town
4,556
Red Oak town
3,372
Red Springs town
3,107
Reidsville city
14,547
Rhodhiss town
1,062
Richlands town
2,387
River Bend town
2,896
River Road CDP
3,518
Roanoke Rapids city
15,024
Robbins town
1,398
Robersonville town
1,319
Rockfish CDP
3,807
Rockingham city
9,094
Rockwell town
2,688
Rocky Mount city
54,175
Rocky Point CDP
1,045
Rolesville town
10,200
Rose Hill town
1,501
Roseboro town
1,007
Roxboro city
8,144
Royal Pines CDP
4,528
Rural Hall town
3,421
Rutherford College town
1,327
Rutherfordton town
3,669
Salem CDP
2,035
Salisbury city
35,730
Sanford city
30,833
Sawmills town
5,027
Saxapahaw CDP
1,501
Scotland Neck town
2,087
Sea Breeze CDP
1,731
Selma town
6,611
Seven Lakes CDP
4,823
Shallotte town
4,465
Sharpsburg town
1,629
Shelby city
21,868
Siler City town
7,905
Silver Lake CDP
6,242
Skippers Corner CDP
3,834
Smithfield town
11,798
Sneads Ferry CDP
2,556
Snow Hill town
2,102
South Henderson CDP
1,274
South Rosemary CDP
2,522
Southern Pines town
16,052
Southern Shores town
3,119
Southmont CDP
1,293
Southport city
4,143
Sparta town
1,957
Spencer town
3,305
Spindale town
4,244
Spout Springs CDP
11,073
Spring Hope town
1,334
Spring Lake town
11,613
Springdale CDP
1,120
Spruce Pine town
2,381
St. James town
6,901
St. Pauls town
2,628
St. Stephens CDP
9,409
Stallings town
16,495
Stanfield town
1,554
Stanley town
4,014
Star town
1,430
Statesville city
29,161
Stedman town
1,613
Stem town
1,064
Stokesdale town
5,943
Stoneville town
1,213
Stony Point CDP
1,301
Summerfield town
11,031
Sunset Beach town
4,326
Surf City town
4,160
Swannanoa CDP
6,043
Swansboro town
3,887
Swepsonville town
2,452
Sylva town
2,600
Tabor City town
3,695
Tarboro town
10,705
Taylorsville town
2,386
Thomasville city
27,261
Toast CDP
1,066
Tobaccoville village
2,632
Trent Woods town
4,086
Trinity city
7,066
Troutman town
3,813
Troy town
2,905
Tryon town
1,713
Tyro CDP
3,635
Unionville town
6,826
Valdese town
4,689
Valley Hill CDP
2,540
Vander CDP
1,614
Vass town
1,092
Wadesboro town
4,966
Wake Forest town
51,199
Walkertown town
5,793
Wallace town
3,438
Wallburg town
3,104
Walnut Cove town
2,046
Walnut Creek village
1,684
Wanchese CDP
1,793
Warsaw town
2,728
Washington city
9,754
Waxhaw town
21,565
Waynesville town
10,408
Weaverville town
4,618
Weddington town
13,468
Welcome CDP
3,649
Weldon town
1,522
Wendell town
11,585
Wentworth town
2,670
Wesley Chapel village
8,923
West Canton CDP
1,369
West Jefferson town
1,567
West Marion CDP
1,018
Westport CDP
5,079
Whispering Pines village
5,081
Whiteville city
4,721
Wilkes County Schools
65,983
Wilkesboro town
3,664
Williamston town
5,157
Wilmington city
118,578
Wilson city
47,740
Wilson's Mills town
2,652
Windsor town
3,417
Wingate town
4,169
Winston-Salem city
250,887
Winterville town
10,624
Woodfin town
7,957
Wrightsboro CDP
5,434
Wrightsville Beach town
2,679
Yadkin County Schools
37,419
Yadkinville town
2,986
Yanceyville town
2,376
Youngsville town
2,581
Zebulon town
7,961