Cary is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 94,530 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Cary is the seventh largest community in North Carolina.

Cary is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.28% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cary is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cary who work in management occupations (17.00%), computer science and math (12.64%), and sales jobs (12.29%).

Also of interest is that Cary has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One thing that you will notice about Cary is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Cary a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Cary is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Cary is a very car-oriented town: 98% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Cary is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.

Cary Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Cary. 60.70% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Cary in 2000 was $32,974, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,896 for a family of four. However, Cary contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cary is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cary home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Cary is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cary include German, English, Irish, Italian, Scotch-Irish, Polish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Cary is English. Some people also speak Spanish.