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

$37,679

Vance

3,962

3,260

6,288

2,301

631

337

146

$28,918

$13,587

$35,642

Wake

21,636

27,124

85,443

66,209

30,922

22,122

5,900

$48,679

$22,457

$58,486

Warren

2,168

1,608

2,852

976

215

137

62

$26,471

$13,003

$33,002

Research Triangle Region

84,619

85,135

222,924

141,362

55,592

37,234

11,053

 

 

 

Source: Demographics USA 2003 *Note: Households in (000)

 

 

Wealth Index

 

The Research Triangle Region's wealth index has shown a stable value the last three years. The wealth index shown below is a measure of relative total person income per capita weighted by the source of the income. The national average for each year = 100.0.

 

County

1990

2000

2002

2003

2005

Chatham

97.66

106.74

106.16

105.91

105.38

Durham

105.03

101.22

100.38

100.01

99.32

Franklin

73.93

76.43

75.76

75.44

74.86

Granville

74.64

76.76

76.81

76.85

76.85

Harnett

70.29

70.33

69.85

69.63

69.22

Johnston

81.76

79.68

78.63

78.15

77.28

Lee

89.05

93.98

94.06

94.12

94.14

Moore

111.76

111.59

111.67

111.66

111.65

Orange

118.01

108.81

108.41

108.18

107.72

Person

77.81

76.50

76.16

75.96

75.62

Vance

76.39

73.07

72.84

72.72

72.53

Wake

119.20

126.97

126.09

125.63

124.76

Warren

60.86

57.80

57.81

57.80

57.79

Region

88.95

89.22

88.82

88.62

88.24

N. Carolina

90.75

92.44

92.26

92.17

91.98

Source: Woods & Poole Economics, 2002

 


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