Income Measurements

Per Capita Income (In Current Dollars) County 1970 1980 1990 2000 2001 2002 Chatham $3,110 $8,271 $18,397 $34,242 $35,999 $35,151 Durham $3,794 $9,464 $20,000 $30,675 $30,631 $30,813 Franklin $2,648 $6,416 $14,177 $24,329 $24,566 $24,043 Granville $2,525 $6,700 $13,946 $22,355 $21,945 $21,787 Harnett $2,586 $6,235 $13,341 $21,616 $22,568 $22,484 Johnston $2,883 $7,386 $15,866 $25,442 $26,114 $25,502 Lee $3,074 $8,347 $17,098 $25,154 $25,600 $26,598 Moore $3,063 $8,476 $20,451 $31,534 $32,108 $32,107 Orange $3,601 $8,898 $21,090 $30,885 $32,302 $33,375 Person $2,807 $6,775 $15,155 $23,037 $23,448 $23,690 Vance $3,028 $6,724 $14,310 $20,976 $21,513 $21,880 Wake $3,996 $10,361 $22,329 $35,959 $36,145 $35,515 Warren $2,244 $6,246 $11,285 $17,235 $18,017 $17,878 Research Triangle Region $3,027 $7,715 $16,727 $26,418 $26,997 $26,986                                 Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)     Per Capita Income (In Current Dollars)                           Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)         Median Family Income Metropolitan Statistical Area 1990 2000 2004 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill $41,900 $62,800 $69,800 Charlotte- Gastonia- Rock Hill $38,300 $57,100 $61,800 Greensboro- Winston Salem- High Point $36,100 $51,000 $55,500 Wilmington $31,900 $45,600 $54,200 Greenville $29,000 $45,600 $49,800 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir $34,300 $46,400 $49,800 Asheville $30,500 $45,200 $49,700 Fayetteville $27,700 $40,700 $46,900 Rocky Mount $31,900 $44,900 $46,400 Goldsboro $27,500 $41,600 $45,300 Jacksonville $22,900 $37,200 $41,300                 Source: US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)   Median Family Income for Research Triangle Region Counties Outside Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA   1990 2000 2004 Chatham County* $41,900 $62,800 $69,800 Durham County* $41,900 $62,800 $69,800 Franklin County* $41,900 $62,800 $69,800 Granville County $29,800 $48,100 $53,800 Harnett County $25,700 $39,800 $46,500 Johnston County* $41,900 $62,800 $69,800 Lee County $32,200 $48,600 $52,000 Moore County $31,600 $50,400 $54,700 Orange County* $41,900 $62,800 $69,800 Person County $28,800 $48,700 $50,900 Vance County $25,800 $37,000 $41,000 Wake County* $41,900 $62,800 $69,800 Warren County $21,900 $29,300 $39,200                                     Source: US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)                                              *Represents Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill MSA   Mean Household Income   County 1990 2000 2002 2003 2005 2010 Chatham $54,671 $66,895 $67,672 $68,049 $68,837 $71,223 Durham $57,356 $64,234 $64,917 $65,268 $65,987 $68,102 Franklin $43,780 $52,887 $53,366 $53,589 $54,059 $55,660 Granville $44,631 $52,678 $53,798 $54,343 $55,418 $58,301 Harnett $40,840 $47,373 $47,974 $48,274 $48,894 $50,827 Johnston $47,562 $54,830 $55,070 $55,198 $55,509 $56,855 Lee $52,167 $66,436 $67,987 $68,728 $70,175 $73,821 Moore $59,245 $68,022 $69,307 $69,910 $71,094 $74,303 Orange $59,864 $65,803 $66,918 $67,442 $68,460 $71,301 Person $46,417 $51,609 $52,368 $52,729 $53,463 $55,642 Vance $45,345 $50,923 $51,746 $52,161 $53,015 $55,525 Wake $65,505 $83,561 $84,619 $85,093 $86,043 $89,143 Warren $35,471 $37,895 $38,680 $39,057 $39,835 $41,984 Research Triangle Region $47,562 $54,830 $55,070 $55,198 $55,509 $58,301 North Carolina $51,915 $61,465 $62,472 $62,954 $63,915 $66,734 United States $60,511 $70,361 $71,681 $72,319 $73,598 $77,235 Source: Woods & Poole Economics, 2002 (1996 Dollars)   Mean Household Income Source: Woods & Poole Economics, 2002 (1996 Dollars)     Households by Effective Buying Income   Under $15K $15,000 - 24,999 $25,000 - 49,999 $50,000 - 74,999 $75,000 - 99,999 $100,000 - 149,999 $150,000 Plus Median House - hold EBI Per Capita EBI Ave. House - hold EBI Chatham 2,882 3,050 7,566 4,726 1,619 1,009 419 $39,257 $19,941 $49,565 Durham 13,529 12,847 32,690 20,094 7,673 4,931 1,437 $39,070 $19,297 $48,330 Franklin 3,278 3,029 7,623 4,132 1,049 370 121 $35,742 $15,327 $40,359 Granville 3,050 2,977 6,800 3,610   955 470 138 $35,420 $14,264 $40,781 Harnett 6,973 6,463 13,986 6,142 1,530 677 237 $31,963 $13,938 $37,505 Johnston  8,435 7,453 19,107 11,572 3,261 1,260 366 $37,225 $16,161 $42,421 Lee 3,085 3,014 7,074 3,760 1,255 544 208 $35,556 $16,237 $43,182 Moore 4,692 4,690 12,372 6,368 2,051 1,499 526 $37,143 $19,209 $46,398 Orange 8,123 7,022 15,284 8,714 3,893 3,635 1,390 $37,766 $20,367 $52,415 Person 2,806 2,598 5,839 2,758 538 243 103 $33,018 $15,104