The City of Cary

Cary at a glance

Wake County Top Employers

  • State Of North Carolina
  • Wake County Public Schools
  • NC State University At Raleigh
  • Wake Med
  • City Of Raleigh
  • County Of Wake
  • Rex Healthcare
  • Sas Institute Inc
  • Wal-Mart Associates Inc
  • NC Department Of Transportation

Cary, located in western Wake County, has about 121,000 residents and has evolved rapidly into Wake County's second-largest municipality. It is headquarters for SAS Institute, the largest privately held software company in the world. Money Magazine ranked Cary as the "hottest town in the East" over 100,000. Cary was recognized again by the magazine in 2006 as one of the best small cities in America.

Who lives here?
  • Current population 116,637
  • Median age 35.6
  • 77.57 percent white
  • 6.3 percent black
  • 11.45 percent Asian
  • 5.89 percent Hispanic or Latino of any race
  • Median household income is 90,810
  • Bachelors degrees or higher are held by 62.3 percent of the population over 25

*Source: Claritas, Inc. 2008

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