| Rank | Median Household Income ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | $66,579 | Wake County Schools / 952,513 |
| 2. | $65,893 | Union County Public Schools / 209,387 |
| 3. | $62,194 | Camden County Schools / 10,127 |
| 4. | $58,676 | Currituck County Schools / 24,212 |
| 5. | $58,294 | Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools / 86,551 |
| 6. | $57,327 | Cabarrus County Schools / 161,309 |
| 7. | $57,140 | Chatham County Schools / 66,050 |
| 8. | $56,472 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools / 968,500 |
| 9. | $56,314 | Mooresville City Schools / 27,854 |
| 10. | $55,683 | Orange County Schools / 50,724 |
| 11. | $55,520 | Dare County Schools / 34,530 |
| 12. | $52,038 | Durham Public Schools / 282,422 |
| 13. | $51,124 | Iredell-Statesville Schools / 135,145 |
| 14. | $50,393 | Moore County Schools / 90,579 |
| 15. | $49,894 | Gates County Schools / 11,877 |
| 16. | $49,799 | Johnston County Schools / 175,343 |
| 17. | $49,655 | Granville County Schools / 57,955 |
| 18. | $49,591 | Davie County Schools / 41,411 |
| 19. | $49,582 | New Hanover County Schools / 209,586 |
| 20. | $48,806 | Catawba County Schools / 105,756 |
| 21. | $48,664 | Lincoln County Schools / 79,041 |
| 22. | $48,641 | Davidson County Schools / 129,008 |
| 23. | $47,534 | Polk County Schools / 20,352 |
| 24. | $47,295 | Craven County Schools / 104,574 |
| 25. | $47,179 | Carteret County Schools / 67,851 |
| 26. | $47,169 | Onslow County Schools / 155,186 |
| 27. | $46,955 | Brunswick County Schools / 112,907 |
| 28. | $46,309 | Lee County Schools / 59,096 |
| 29. | $46,257 | Henderson County Schools / 108,642 |
| 30. | $46,188 | Buncombe County Schools / 204,702 |
| 31. | $46,003 | Forsyth County Schools / 358,130 |
| 32. | $45,664 | Pasquotank County Schools / 40,233 |
| 33. | $45,391 | Perquimans County Schools / 13,507 |
| 34. | $45,050 | Guilford County Schools / 500,899 |
| 35. | $44,871 | Cumberland County Schools / 300,374 |
| 36. | $44,762 | Pamlico County Schools / 13,062 |
| 37. | $44,526 | Pender County Schools / 54,218 |
| 38. | $44,425 | Hyde County Schools / 5,757 |
| 39. | $44,417 | Harnett County Schools / 121,789 |
| 40. | $43,959 | Transylvania County Schools / 32,943 |
| 41. | $43,906 | Randolph County Schools / 113,693 |
| 42. | $43,754 | Hoke County Schools / 50,034 |
| 43. | $43,381 | Person County Schools / 39,303 |
| 44. | $43,230 | Fort Bragg Schools / 23,628 |
| 45. | $42,815 | Asheville City Schools / 39,897 |
| 46. | $42,763 | Franklin County Schools / 61,723 |
| 47. | $42,592 | Alamance-Burlington Schools / 153,713 |
| 48. | $42,296 | Swain County Schools / 9,390 |
| 49. | $42,212 | Rowan-Salisbury Schools / 129,774 |
| 50. | $42,158 | Gaston County Schools / 208,379 |
| 51. | $42,011 | Pitt County Schools / 172,438 |
| 52. | $42,010 | Stanly County Schools / 60,553 |
| 53. | $41,963 | Roanoke Rapids City Schools / 15,158 |
| 54. | $41,944 | Stokes County Schools / 46,858 |
| 55. | $41,795 | Haywood County Schools / 59,012 |
| 56. | $41,676 | Alexander County Schools / 37,175 |
| 57. | $41,416 | Nash-Rocky Mount Schools / 105,677 |
| 58. | $41,172 | Wayne County Public Schools / 124,093 |
| 59. | $40,671 | Beaufort County Schools / 47,587 |
| 60. | $40,625 | Hickory City Schools / 30,442 |
| 61. | $39,498 | Greene County Schools / 21,353 |
| 62. | $39,332 | Wilson County Schools / 81,499 |
| 63. | $39,197 | Cleveland County Schools / 97,464 |
| 64. | $39,008 | Yancey County Schools / 17,662 |
| 65. | $38,946 | Rockingham County Schools / 92,602 |
| 66. | $38,774 | Elkin City Schools / 6,281 |
| 67. | $38,722 | Camp Lejeune Schools / 27,735 |
| 68. | $38,652 | Yadkin County Schools / 38,101 |
| 69. | $38,491 | Macon County Schools / 33,840 |
| 70. | $38,318 | Caswell County Schools / 23,357 |
| 71. | $38,251 | Madison County Schools / 20,951 |
| 72. | $38,138 | Avery County Schools / 17,739 |
| 73. | $37,742 | Jackson County Schools / 36,500 |
| 74. | $37,735 | Burke County Schools / 90,164 |
| 75. | $37,487 | Mitchell County Schools / 15,380 |
| 76. | $37,288 | Jones County Schools / 10,184 |
| 77. | $37,161 | Graham County Schools / 8,743 |
| 78. | $37,154 | Edenton-Chowan Schools / 14,703 |
| 79. | $37,114 | Kannapolis City Schools / 32,018 |
| 80. | $36,863 | Rutherford County Schools / 67,181 |
| 81. | $36,582 | Surry County Schools / 55,488 |
| 82. | $36,271 | McDowell County Schools / 44,982 |
| 83. | $36,244 | Ashe County Schools / 27,173 |
| 84. | $36,216 | Sampson County Schools / 47,236 |
| 85. | $36,132 | Martin County Schools / 23,947 |
| 86. | $36,089 | Clay County Schools / 10,616 |
| 87. | $35,718 | Edgecombe County Schools / 45,276 |
| 88. | $35,687 | Lenoir County Schools / 59,095 |
| 89. | $35,491 | Watauga County Schools / 51,903 |
| 90. | $35,435 | Columbus County Schools / 42,268 |
| 91. | $35,319 | Alleghany County Schools / 10,974 |
| 92. | $34,953 | Warren County Schools / 20,628 |
| 93. | $34,931 | Asheboro City Schools / 28,583 |
| 94. | $34,853 | Caldwell County Schools / 82,140 |
| 95. | $34,787 | Duplin County Schools / 59,455 |
| 96. | $34,728 | Clinton City Schools / 16,606 |
| 97. | $34,507 | Cherokee County Schools / 27,156 |
| 98. | $34,075 | Vance County Schools / 44,998 |
| 99. | $34,060 | Richmond County Schools / 46,317 |
| 100. | $34,056 | Tyrrell County Schools / 4,219 |
| 101. | $33,388 | Anson County Schools / 26,309 |
| 102. | $33,115 | Washington County Schools / 12,837 |
| 103. | $32,715 | Montgomery County Schools / 27,626 |
| 104. | $32,686 | Whiteville City Schools / 15,244 |
| 105. | $32,363 | Newton-Conover City Schools / 18,259 |
| 106. | $32,201 | Hertford County Schools / 24,460 |
| 107. | $32,157 | Wilkes County Schools / 69,093 |
| 108. | $31,468 | Northampton County Schools / 21,310 |
| 109. | $31,409 | Mount Airy City Schools / 11,622 |
| 110. | $30,834 | Scotland County Schools / 36,034 |
| 111. | $30,581 | Robeson County Schools / 134,913 |
| 112. | $30,104 | Halifax County Schools / 31,471 |
| 113. | $29,532 | Bladen County Schools / 34,915 |
| 114. | $29,410 | Lexington City Schools / 20,026 |
| 115. | $29,388 | Bertie County Schools / 20,677 |
| 116. | $27,219 | Eastern Cherokee Reservation / 8,778 |
| 117. | $27,134 | Thomasville City Schools / 14,511 |
| 118. | $26,190 | Weldon City Schools / 7,174 |
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.
