| Area | 7/1/2008 | 7/1/2007 | 7/1/2006 | 7/1/2005 | 7/1/2004 | 7/1/2003 | 7/1/2002 | 7/1/2001 | 7/1/2000 | Census 2000 |
| North Carolina | 9,222,414 | 9,041,594 | 8,845,343 | 8,661,061 | 8,523,199 | 8,409,660 | 8,311,263 | 8,199,913 | 8,078,824 | 8,049,313 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen town | 5,627 | 5,389 | 5,070 | 4,794 | 4,581 | 4,128 | 3,944 | 3,762 | 3,490 | 3,400 |
| Ahoskie town | 4,259 | 4,218 | 4,227 | 4,245 | 4,255 | 4,266 | 4,334 | 4,371 | 4,514 | 4,523 |
| Alamance village | 357 | 353 | 350 | 348 | 345 | 343 | 345 | 342 | 341 | 310 |
| Albemarle city | 15,522 | 15,467 | 15,396 | 15,450 | 15,505 | 15,641 | 15,760 | 15,907 | 15,992 | 15,680 |
| Alliance town | 725 | 728 | 741 | 735 | 746 | 763 | 775 | 794 | 785 | 781 |
| Andrews town | 1,703 | 1,710 | 1,709 | 1,709 | 1,706 | 1,708 | 1,714 | 1,718 | 1,731 | 1,602 |
| Angier town | 4,344 | 4,222 | 4,077 | 3,995 | 3,923 | 3,782 | 3,640 | 3,480 | 3,378 | 3,419 |
| Ansonville town | 595 | 598 | 602 | 608 | 619 | 626 | 633 | 636 | 636 | 636 |
| Apex town | 33,075 | 31,506 | 30,498 | 28,875 | 27,898 | 27,075 | 25,158 | 23,142 | 21,183 | 20,212 |
| Arapahoe town | 405 | 407 | 409 | 414 | 415 | 420 | 425 | 428 | 436 | 436 |
| Archdale city | 9,332 | 9,247 | 9,181 | 9,138 | 9,065 | 9,054 | 9,040 | 9,044 | 9,100 | 9,014 |
| Asheboro city | 24,609 | 24,190 | 23,989 | 23,465 | 23,202 | 22,904 | 22,775 | 22,721 | 22,215 | 21,672 |
| Asheville city | 74,543 | 73,802 | 72,868 | 71,965 | 71,667 | 71,102 | 70,731 | 71,150 | 71,221 | 68,889 |
| Askewville town | 165 | 166 | 167 | 170 | 172 | 172 | 175 | 177 | 179 | 180 |
| Atkinson town | 270 | 264 | 256 | 249 | 244 | 240 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 236 |
| Atlantic Beach town | 1,815 | 1,811 | 1,819 | 1,799 | 1,800 | 1,782 | 1,781 | 1,788 | 1,794 | 1,781 |
| Aulander town | 843 | 850 | 854 | 870 | 880 | 885 | 896 | 908 | 919 | 888 |
| Aurora town | 597 | 594 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 598 | 600 | 604 | 608 | 583 |
| Autryville town | 204 | 202 | 201 | 200 | 200 | 199 | 198 | 197 | 196 | 196 |
| Ayden town | 5,005 | 4,990 | 4,958 | 4,900 | 4,672 | 4,659 | 4,640 | 4,650 | 4,697 | 4,622 |
| Badin town | 1,318 | 1,314 | 1,319 | 1,326 | 1,326 | 1,346 | 1,354 | 1,359 | 1,236 | 1,154 |
| Bailey town | 684 | 679 | 671 | 668 | 667 | 667 | 667 | 668 | 671 | 670 |
| Bakersville town | 350 | 351 | 349 | 353 | 356 | 355 | 357 | 358 | 357 | 357 |
| Bald Head Island village | 292 | 287 | 274 | 260 | 244 | 230 | 208 | 200 | 179 | 173 |
| Banner Elk town | 900 | 900 | 952 | 911 | 1,000 | 957 | 921 | 881 | 863 | 811 |
| Bath town | 268 | 267 | 268 | 268 | 267 | 268 | 269 | 271 | 274 | 275 |
| Bayboro town | 689 | 693 | 697 | 706 | 709 | 718 | 726 | 731 | 741 | 741 |
| Bear Grass town | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 53 |
| Beaufort town | 4,189 | 4,188 | 4,221 | 4,122 | 4,002 | 3,893 | 3,833 | 3,796 | 3,794 | 3,771 |
| Beech Mountain town | 338 | 328 | 321 | 316 | 314 | 314 | 317 | 320 | 314 | 310 |
| Belhaven town | 2,035 | 1,999 | 1,971 | 1,937 | 1,901 | 1,916 | 1,932 | 1,950 | 1,965 | 1,968 |
| Belmont city | 9,374 | 9,221 | 9,030 | 8,874 | 8,722 | 8,780 | 8,881 | 8,864 | 8,864 | 8,705 |
| Belville town | 1,263 | 1,214 | 1,203 | 1,190 | 1,176 | 1,175 | 1,180 | 1,178 | 1,175 | 285 |
| Belwood town | 1,018 | 1,009 | 1,000 | 998 | 999 | 997 | 996 | 990 | 977 | 962 |
| Benson town | 3,495 | 3,406 | 3,336 | 3,253 | 3,205 | 3,141 | 3,074 | 3,035 | 3,009 | 2,923 |
| Bermuda Run town | 1,572 | 1,554 | 1,536 | 1,506 | 1,481 | 1,461 | 1,452 | 1,444 | 1,430 | 1,431 |
| Bessemer City city | 5,562 | 5,463 | 5,358 | 5,300 | 5,271 | 5,286 | 5,318 | 5,329 | 5,335 | 5,119 |
| Bethania town | 401 | 394 | 385 | 376 | 371 | 366 | 364 | 360 | 355 | 354 |
| Bethel town | 1,743 | 1,737 | 1,726 | 1,720 | 1,710 | 1,707 | 1,716 | 1,733 | 1,757 | 1,681 |
| Beulaville town | 1,140 | 1,126 | 1,118 | 1,104 | 1,101 | 1,094 | 1,091 | 1,084 | 1,082 | 1,067 |
| Biltmore Forest town | 1,559 | 1,544 | 1,520 | 1,496 | 1,477 | 1,461 | 1,450 | 1,438 | 1,442 | 1,440 |
| Biscoe town | 1,672 | 1,674 | 1,667 | 1,668 | 1,681 | 1,682 | 1,676 | 1,684 | 1,685 | 1,700 |
| Black Creek town | 697 | 695 | 695 | 698 | 701 | 705 | 708 | 708 | 713 | 714 |
| Black Mountain town | 7,877 | 7,812 | 7,733 | 7,711 | 7,624 | 7,584 | 7,544 | 7,553 | 7,542 | 7,511 |
| Bladenboro town | 1,672 | 1,670 | 1,681 | 1,693 | 1,699 | 1,688 | 1,693 | 1,711 | 1,713 | 1,718 |
| Blowing Rock town | 1,490 | 1,474 | 1,470 | 1,459 | 1,451 | 1,481 | 1,456 | 1,461 | 1,429 | 1,418 |
| Boardman town | 197 | 197 | 198 | 197 | 199 | 200 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 |
| Bogue town | 577 | 580 | 587 | 587 | 589 | 588 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 590 |
| Boiling Spring Lakes city | 4,686 | 4,530 | 4,359 | 4,069 | 3,828 | 3,619 | 3,429 | 3,242 | 3,030 | 2,972 |
| Boiling Springs town | 3,881 | 3,861 | 3,781 | 3,822 | 3,853 | 3,809 | 3,849 | 3,822 | 3,869 | 3,866 |
| Bolivia town | 188 | 182 | 175 | 167 | 160 | 156 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 148 |
| Bolton town | 491 | 492 | 493 | 492 | 495 | 498 | 502 | 504 | 506 | 494 |
| Boone town | 13,945 | 13,808 | 13,787 | 13,454 | 13,475 | 13,181 | 13,397 | 13,459 | 13,509 | 13,472 |
| Boonville town | 1,116 | 1,110 | 1,109 | 1,104 | 1,098 | 1,103 | 1,110 | 1,103 | 1,108 | 1,138 |
| Bostic town | 321 | 320 | 321 | 322 | 323 | 325 | 326 | 328 | 328 | 328 |
| Brevard city | 6,716 | 6,700 | 6,652 | 6,630 | 6,599 | 6,596 | 6,702 | 6,705 | 6,791 | 6,789 |
| Bridgeton town | 321 | 322 | 325 | 328 | 332 | 338 | 338 | 344 | 343 | 328 |
| Broadway town | 1,154 | 1,135 | 1,128 | 1,124 | 1,115 | 1,092 | 1,080 | 1,075 | 1,045 | 1,015 |
| Brookford town | 427 | 425 | 420 | 418 | 417 | 418 | 424 | 432 | 434 | 434 |
| Brunswick town | 430 | 364 | 363 | 361 | 356 | 354 | 355 | 357 | 360 | 360 |
| Bryson City town | 1,374 | 1,373 | 1,390 | 1,382 | 1,365 | 1,381 | 1,395 | 1,391 | 1,413 | 1,411 |
| Bunn town | 409 | 399 | 392 | 387 | 384 | 379 | 373 | 363 | 358 | 357 |
| Burgaw town | 4,275 | 4,082 | 3,934 | 3,803 | 3,777 | 3,690 | 3,653 | 3,579 | 3,461 | 3,337 |
| Burlington city | 50,857 | 49,407 | 48,159 | 47,319 | 47,112 | 46,722 | 46,572 | 46,262 | 45,914 | 44,917 |
| Burnsville town | 1,637 | 1,634 | 1,627 | 1,620 | 1,610 | 1,606 | 1,607 | 1,618 | 1,620 | 1,623 |
| Butner town | 6,169 | 6,167 | 6,189 | 6,259 | 6,357 | 6,482 | 6,489 | 6,305 | 6,388 | 0 |
| Cajah's Mountain town | 2,688 | 2,672 | 2,666 | 2,665 | 2,662 | 2,678 | 2,689 | 2,700 | 2,706 | 2,683 |
| Calabash town | 1,419 | 1,402 | 1,397 | 1,380 | 1,373 | 1,373 | 1,371 | 1,372 | 1,355 | 711 |
| Calypso town | 479 | 473 | 470 | 465 | 463 | 461 | 460 | 456 | 454 | 410 |
| Cameron town | 303 | 302 | 299 | 298 | 298 | 299 | 300 | 298 | 296 | 151 |
| Candor town | 840 | 840 | 838 | 836 | 839 | 840 | 837 | 840 | 845 | 825 |
| Canton town | 3,867 | 3,874 | 3,937 | 3,954 | 3,968 | 3,935 | 3,942 | 3,972 | 4,003 | 4,029 |
| Cape Carteret town | 1,389 | 1,396 | 1,415 | 1,420 | 1,426 | 1,417 | 1,312 | 1,258 | 1,242 | 1,214 |
| Carolina Beach town | 5,864 | 5,877 | 5,763 | 5,479 | 5,268 | 5,215 | 5,183 | 5,141 | 5,112 | 4,701 |
| Carolina Shores town | 2,995 | 2,683 | 2,190 | 1,985 | 1,920 | 1,903 | 1,894 | 1,896 | 1,881 | 1,482 |
| Carrboro town | 18,162 | 17,841 | 17,545 | 17,424 | 17,304 | 17,399 | 17,579 | 17,969 | 17,722 | 16,782 |
| Carthage town | 2,033 | 2,022 | 2,007 | 1,999 | 1,994 | 1,993 | 1,992 | 1,980 | 1,977 | 1,871 |
| Cary town | 129,545 | 121,156 | 113,050 | 107,451 | 103,829 | 102,365 | 100,646 | 99,832 | 97,380 | 94,536 |
| Casar town | 311 | 309 | 308 | 308 | 310 | 311 | 312 | 311 | 309 | 308 |
| Castalia town | 353 | 351 | 347 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 345 | 344 | 341 | 340 |
| Caswell Beach town | 471 | 471 | 474 | 469 | 460 | 444 | 422 | 401 | 378 | 370 |
| Catawba town | 808 | 794 | 778 | 765 | 751 | 741 | 739 | 742 | 731 | 698 |
| Cedar Point town | 966 | 966 | 965 | 961 | 921 | 903 | 881 | 855 | 823 | 929 |
| Cedar Rock village | 321 | 318 | 316 | 315 | 313 | 314 | 314 | 315 | 315 | 315 |
| Centerville town | 114 | 111 | 109 | 108 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 101 | 100 | 99 |
| Cerro Gordo town | 237 | 237 | 237 | 235 | 237 | 238 | 241 | 242 | 244 | 244 |
| Chadbourn town | 2,059 | 2,058 | 2,060 | 2,056 | 2,069 | 2,062 | 2,083 | 2,098 | 2,117 | 2,129 |
| Chapel Hill town | 52,542 | 51,898 | 50,828 | 49,991 | 49,438 | 49,345 | 48,806 | 48,789 | 48,038 | 48,715 |
| Charlotte city | 687,456 | 669,205 | 651,530 | 631,160 | 614,027 | 601,165 | 590,826 | 581,717 | 570,091 | 540,828 |
| Cherryville city | 5,627 | 5,530 | 5,430 | 5,374 | 5,334 | 5,352 | 5,370 | 5,396 | 5,420 | 5,361 |
| Chimney Rock village | 174 | 173 | 173 | 172 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 174 | 175 | 175 |
| China Grove town | 3,748 | 3,708 | 3,677 | 3,664 | 3,663 | 3,681 | 3,703 | 3,696 | 3,689 | 3,616 |
| Chocowinity town | 720 | 717 | 720 | 720 | 719 | 721 | 723 | 727 | 732 | 733 |
| Claremont city | 1,144 | 1,130 | 1,112 | 1,097 | 1,080 | 1,067 | 1,067 | 1,073 | 1,064 | 1,038 |
| Clarkton town | 687 | 685 | 690 | 694 | 696 | 692 | 694 | 701 | 703 | 705 |
| Clayton town | 15,841 | 14,868 | 13,786 | 12,935 | 12,150 | 11,373 | 10,986 | 10,054 | 8,661 | 6,973 |
| Clemmons village | 17,234 | 16,973 | 16,659 | 16,364 | 16,184 | 16,078 | 16,069 | 15,950 | 15,883 | 13,827 |
| Cleveland town | 838 | 828 | 819 | 815 | 813 | 815 | 818 | 814 | 809 | 808 |
| Clinton city | 8,868 | 8,798 | 8,746 | 8,677 | 8,651 | 8,619 | 8,582 | 8,576 | 8,617 | 8,600 |
| Clyde town | 1,321 | 1,322 | 1,293 | 1,295 | 1,347 | 1,346 | 1,346 | 1,336 | 1,339 | 1,324 |
| Coats town | 2,134 | 2,080 | 2,037 | 2,005 | 1,974 | 1,950 | 1,927 | 1,883 | 1,868 | 1,845 |
| Cofield village | 324 | 325 | 326 | 328 | 330 | 331 | 335 | 338 | 346 | 347 |
| Colerain town | 201 | 202 | 203 | 207 | 209 | 211 | 213 | 217 | 220 | 221 |
| Columbia town | 803 | 812 | 822 | 817 | 833 | 859 | 861 | 863 | 886 | 819 |
| Columbus town | 975 | 975 | 978 | 979 | 980 | 982 | 989 | 991 | 993 | 992 |
| Como town | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 78 |
| Concord city | 66,311 | 64,472 | 62,082 | 60,291 | 59,468 | 59,117 | 58,369 | 57,708 | 56,709 | 55,977 |
| Conetoe town | 328 | 329 | 334 | 338 | 343 | 350 | 356 | 361 | 363 | 365 |
| Connelly Springs town | 1,878 | 1,871 | 1,874 | 1,877 | 1,882 | 1,863 | 1,820 | 1,830 | 1,825 | 1,814 |
| Conover city | 7,286 | 7,208 | 7,109 | 7,034 | 6,942 | 6,865 | 6,840 | 6,826 | 6,753 | 6,604 |
| Conway town | 665 | 674 | 676 | 687 | 691 | 700 | 709 | 719 | 732 | 734 |
| Cooleemee town | 978 | 969 | 959 | 946 | 930 | 920 | 918 | 915 | 907 | 905 |
| Cornelius town | 24,487 | 23,353 | 21,786 | 20,308 | 18,685 | 17,482 | 16,435 | 15,397 | 14,177 | 11,969 |
| Cove City town | 412 | 413 | 418 | 422 | 428 | 435 | 435 | 442 | 438 | 433 |
| Cramerton town | 3,144 | 3,085 | 3,023 | 2,987 | 2,968 | 2,972 | 2,987 | 2,990 | 2,991 | 2,976 |
| Creedmoor city | 3,684 | 3,554 | 3,399 | 3,263 | 3,153 | 3,053 | 2,808 | 2,635 | 2,435 | 2,232 |
| Creswell town | 259 | 258 | 261 | 264 | 265 | 269 | 270 | 274 | 277 | 278 |
| Crossnore town | 227 | 228 | 232 | 235 | 240 | 241 | 242 | 244 | 242 | 242 |
| Dallas town | 3,801 | 3,740 | 3,676 | 3,646 | 3,633 | 3,648 | 3,673 | 3,684 | 3,692 | 3,402 |
| Danbury town | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 108 |
| Davidson town | 10,305 | 9,652 | 8,953 | 8,850 | 8,584 | 8,426 | 7,782 | 7,611 | 7,273 | 7,139 |
| Denton town | 1,486 | 1,471 | 1,462 | 1,456 | 1,454 | 1,449 | 1,449 | 1,450 | 1,450 | 1,450 |
| Dillsboro town | 208 | 206 | 206 | 205 | 206 | 206 | 205 | 204 | 206 | 205 |
| Dobbins Heights town | 876 | 880 | 883 | 893 | 900 | 911 | 925 | 928 | 931 | 936 |
| Dobson town | 1,458 | 1,454 | 1,454 | 1,455 | 1,454 | 1,462 | 1,464 | 1,464 | 1,465 | 1,457 |
| Dortches town | 871 | 860 | 844 | 836 | 830 | 824 | 818 | 813 | 810 | 809 |
| Dover town | 418 | 419 | 424 | 428 | 433 | 441 | 440 | 447 | 444 | 443 |
| Drexel town | 1,882 | 1,873 | 1,872 | 1,866 | 1,868 | 1,881 | 1,894 | 1,910 | 1,924 | 1,938 |
| Dublin town | 243 | 243 | 245 | 247 | 248 | 247 | 248 | 251 | 250 | 250 |
| Duck town | 492 | 497 | 502 | 507 | 508 | 507 | 486 | 466 | 452 | 0 |
| Dunn city | 10,029 | 9,904 | 9,854 | 9,780 | 9,637 | 9,592 | 9,505 | 9,324 | 9,288 | 9,196 |
| Durham city | 223,284 | 216,706 | 210,561 | 205,578 | 201,834 | 198,662 | 196,396 | 192,342 | 188,809 | 187,035 |
| Earl town | 234 | 233 | 232 | 233 | 235 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 235 | 234 |
| East Arcadia town | 515 | 515 | 520 | 524 | 527 | 524 | 525 | 529 | 524 | 524 |
| East Bend town | 665 | 662 | 662 | 659 | 656 | 660 | 663 | 659 | 661 | 659 |
| East Laurinburg town | 279 | 279 | 279 | 281 | 282 | 283 | 285 | 289 | 293 | 295 |
| East Spencer town | 1,791 | 1,770 | 1,754 | 1,746 | 1,745 | 1,752 | 1,761 | 1,758 | 1,755 | 1,755 |
| Eastover town | 3,443 | 3,440 | 3,514 | 3,588 | 3,675 | 3,686 | 3,692 | 3,677 | 3,687 | 0 |
| Eden city | 15,469 | 15,412 | 15,457 | 15,518 | 15,603 | 15,610 | 15,696 | 15,756 | 15,858 | 15,908 |
| Edenton town | 4,966 | 4,988 | 4,930 | 4,941 | 4,940 | 4,932 | 4,972 | 4,966 | 4,989 | 5,394 |
| Elizabeth City city | 20,025 | 19,682 | 19,060 | 18,486 | 17,989 | 17,579 | 17,377 | 17,107 | 17,239 | 17,188 |
| Elizabethtown town | 3,714 | 3,707 | 3,749 | 3,771 | 3,780 | 3,734 | 3,760 | 3,810 | 3,821 | 3,698 |
| Elk Park town | 429 | 431 | 439 | 444 | 454 | 456 | 458 | 462 | 459 | 459 |
| Elkin town | 4,108 | 4,096 | 4,098 | 4,098 | 4,092 | 4,112 | 4,127 | 4,130 | 4,142 | 4,109 |
| Ellenboro town | 466 | 464 | 467 | 468 | 471 | 474 | 475 | 479 | 479 | 479 |
| Ellerbe town | 982 | 985 | 987 | 997 | 1,003 | 1,014 | 1,030 | 1,035 | 1,044 | 1,021 |
| Elm City town | 1,373 | 1,368 | 1,364 | 1,369 | 1,373 | 1,380 | 1,386 | 1,391 | 1,412 | 1,165 |
| Elon town | 7,060 | 6,996 | 6,906 | 7,052 | 7,021 | 7,018 | 7,064 | 6,925 | 6,782 | 0 |
| Emerald Isle town | 3,641 | 3,647 | 3,686 | 3,670 | 3,634 | 3,562 | 3,517 | 3,498 | 3,488 | 3,488 |
| Enfield town | 2,348 | 2,344 | 2,349 | 2,355 | 2,381 | 2,403 | 2,368 | 2,401 | 2,450 | 2,347 |
| Erwin town | 4,829 | 4,751 | 4,731 | 4,701 | 4,652 | 4,635 | 4,600 | 4,519 | 4,510 | 4,537 |
| Eureka town | 239 | 239 | 238 | 239 | 239 | 238 | 239 | 241 | 244 | 244 |
| Everetts town | 149 | 150 | 152 | 153 | 156 | 158 | 160 | 162 | 165 | 179 |
| Fair Bluff town | 1,141 | 1,142 | 1,145 | 1,144 | 1,155 | 1,157 | 1,166 | 1,173 | 1,179 | 1,181 |
| Fairmont town | 2,730 | 2,708 | 2,686 | 2,675 | 2,654 | 2,656 | 2,657 | 2,664 | 2,697 | 2,604 |
| Fairview town | 5,610 | 5,276 | 4,833 | 4,411 | 4,069 | 3,784 | 3,563 | 3,303 | 3,078 | 0 |
| Faison town | 789 | 779 | 774 | 764 | 762 | 756 | 755 | 749 | 747 | 744 |
| Faith town | 714 | 705 | 698 | 695 | 693 | 696 | 699 | 697 | 695 | 695 |
| Falcon town | 343 | 340 | 340 | 343 | 347 | 345 | 344 | 341 | 344 | 328 |
| Falkland town | 113 | 112 | 111 | 111 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 112 |
| Fallston town | 608 | 604 | 601 | 602 | 606 | 608 | 610 | 610 | 608 | 603 |
| Farmville town | 4,615 | 4,599 | 4,575 | 4,567 | 4,577 | 4,545 | 4,521 | 4,491 | 4,420 | 4,302 |
| Fayetteville city | 174,091 | 172,310 | 172,184 | 172,956 | 175,450 | 175,364 | 174,893 | 174,418 | 174,992 | 121,015 |
| Flat Rock village | 2,910 | 2,861 | 2,798 | 2,751 | 2,697 | 2,679 | 2,651 | 2,622 | 2,579 | 2,565 |
| Fletcher town | 4,714 | 4,654 | 4,576 | 4,514 | 4,457 | 4,382 | 4,310 | 4,276 | 4,238 | 4,185 |
| Forest City town | 7,172 | 7,152 | 7,227 | 7,296 | 7,366 | 7,453 | 7,517 | 7,601 | 7,683 | 7,549 |
| Forest Hills village | 332 | 330 | 329 | 327 | 328 | 328 | 326 | 326 | 330 | 330 |
| Fountain town | 531 | 529 | 525 | 522 | 519 | 517 | 520 | 525 | 532 | 533 |
| Four Oaks town | 2,053 | 2,010 | 1,968 | 1,906 | 1,816 | 1,779 | 1,742 | 1,685 | 1,674 | 1,424 |
| Foxfire village | 488 | 483 | 477 | 474 | 470 | 469 | 468 | 464 | 465 | 474 |
| Franklin town | 3,967 | 3,945 | 3,922 | 3,894 | 3,887 | 3,874 | 3,861 | 3,849 | 3,835 | 3,490 |
| Franklinton town | 1,985 | 1,938 | 1,902 | 1,881 | 1,869 | 1,846 | 1,817 | 1,772 | 1,752 | 1,745 |
| Franklinville town | 1,301 | 1,295 | 1,292 | 1,289 | 1,283 | 1,287 | 1,284 | 1,280 | 1,269 | 1,258 |
| Fremont town | 1,430 | 1,430 | 1,423 | 1,428 | 1,433 | 1,427 | 1,432 | 1,442 | 1,460 | 1,463 |
| Fuquay-Varina town | 17,002 | 15,250 | 13,829 | 12,377 | 11,276 | 10,244 | 9,226 | 8,665 | 8,159 | 7,898 |
| Gamewell town | 3,872 | 3,850 | 3,844 | 3,844 | 3,840 | 3,865 | 3,880 | 3,889 | 3,878 | 3,644 |
| Garland town | 835 | 830 | 825 | 822 | 818 | 816 | 812 | 810 | 807 | 808 |
| Garner town | 27,138 | 25,638 | 24,314 | 22,972 | 22,388 | 21,109 | 20,561 | 19,702 | 18,826 | 17,757 |
| Garysburg town | 1,133 | 1,149 | 1,153 | 1,175 | 1,181 | 1,198 | 1,214 | 1,230 | 1,246 | 1,254 |
| Gaston town | 881 | 894 | 898 | 915 | 921 | 934 | 947 | 959 | 971 | 973 |
| Gastonia city | 72,505 | 70,854 | 69,298 | 68,451 | 67,691 | 67,573 | 67,669 | 67,483 | 67,727 | 66,277 |
| Gatesville town | 312 | 313 | 297 | 294 | 284 | 278 | 285 | 281 | 280 | 281 |
| Gibson town | 552 | 550 | 550 | 552 | 555 | 555 | 558 | 565 | 572 | 584 |
| Gibsonville town | 4,738 | 4,683 | 4,641 | 4,604 | 4,573 | 4,552 | 4,581 | 4,587 | 4,573 | 4,372 |
| Glen Alpine town | 1,084 | 1,078 | 1,079 | 1,078 | 1,082 | 1,090 | 1,094 | 1,104 | 1,112 | 1,090 |
| Godwin town | 115 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 114 | 112 |
| Goldsboro city | 37,597 | 37,602 | 37,477 | 38,136 | 38,604 | 38,581 | 38,721 | 38,819 | 39,231 | 39,043 |
| Goldston town | 379 | 370 | 364 | 358 | 356 | 353 | 347 | 334 | 326 | 319 |
| Graham city | 14,533 | 14,338 | 14,075 | 13,915 | 13,756 | 13,549 | 13,524 | 13,378 | 13,242 | 12,833 |
| Grandfather village | 69 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 73 |
| Granite Falls town | 4,610 | 4,580 | 4,565 | 4,573 | 4,565 | 4,597 | 4,611 | 4,644 | 4,644 | 4,612 |
| Granite Quarry town | 2,272 | 2,244 | 2,222 | 2,210 | 2,205 | 2,213 | 2,223 | 2,218 | 2,216 | 2,175 |
| Grantsboro town | 705 | 709 | 714 | 723 | 726 | 736 | 744 | 748 | 755 | 0 |
| Green Level town | 2,149 | 2,128 | 2,120 | 2,112 | 2,101 | 2,092 | 2,106 | 2,086 | 2,053 | 2,042 |
| Greenevers town | 595 | 587 | 583 | 576 | 574 | 570 | 568 | 563 | 560 | 560 |
| Greensboro city | 250,642 | 245,731 | 240,452 | 236,727 | 233,665 | 232,773 | 231,743 | 230,658 | 228,883 | 223,891 |
| Greenville city | 79,629 | 76,280 | 73,321 | 70,200 | 68,996 | 67,477 | 66,010 | 64,159 | 62,461 | 60,476 |
| Grifton town | 2,240 | 2,233 | 2,221 | 2,213 | 2,203 | 2,202 | 2,215 | 2,234 | 2,259 | 2,073 |
| Grimesland town | 472 | 471 | 469 | 468 | 466 | 466 | 468 | 472 | 475 | 440 |
| Grover town | 697 | 694 | 690 | 693 | 698 | 700 | 704 | 705 | 706 | 698 |
| Halifax town | 328 | 328 | 329 | 331 | 333 | 334 | 336 | 339 | 343 | 344 |
| Hamilton town | 467 | 470 | 478 | 481 | 489 | 495 | 500 | 506 | 515 | 516 |
| Hamlet city | 5,807 | 5,826 | 5,829 | 5,892 | 5,930 | 5,994 | 6,088 | 6,130 | 6,207 | 6,018 |
| Harmony town | 636 | 624 | 607 | 588 | 576 | 567 | 560 | 551 | 539 | 526 |
| Harrells town | 213 | 210 | 208 | 207 | 205 | 203 | 202 | 201 | 200 | 187 |
| Harrellsville town | 94 | 94 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 102 | 102 |
| Harrisburg town | 5,819 | 5,621 | 5,377 | 5,186 | 5,066 | 5,002 | 4,866 | 4,787 | 4,695 | 4,493 |
| Hassell town | 68 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 72 |
| Havelock city | 21,764 | 21,843 | 22,310 | 22,381 | 22,018 | 23,054 | 22,549 | 22,918 | 22,475 | 22,442 |
| Haw River town | 2,012 | 1,988 | 1,974 | 1,962 | 1,947 | 1,935 | 1,946 | 1,930 | 1,913 | 1,908 |
| Hayesville town | 463 | 459 | 460 | 463 | 463 | 464 | 460 | 458 | 458 | 297 |
| Hemby Bridge town | 1,931 | 1,849 | 1,745 | 1,650 | 1,574 | 1,514 | 1,473 | 1,435 | 1,416 | 897 |
| Henderson city | 15,850 | 15,860 | 15,906 | 15,877 | 15,973 | 16,079 | 16,243 | 16,365 | 16,352 | 16,095 |
| Hendersonville city | 12,005 | 11,892 | 11,749 | 11,598 | 11,531 | 11,479 | 11,425 | 11,393 | 11,374 | 10,420 |
| Hertford town | 2,185 | 2,140 | 2,094 | 2,061 | 2,035 | 2,051 | 2,061 | 2,068 | 2,073 | 2,070 |
| Hickory city | 41,305 | 40,927 | 40,403 | 40,011 | 40,013 | 39,720 | 39,522 | 38,580 | 37,779 | 37,222 |
| High Point city | 101,835 | 100,348 | 98,291 | 95,280 | 93,243 | 91,979 | 90,967 | 88,849 | 86,708 | 85,839 |
| High Shoals town | 802 | 784 | 765 | 753 | 746 | 745 | 746 | 745 | 741 | 729 |
| Highlands town | 951 | 944 | 938 | 929 | 925 | 921 | 917 | 913 | 912 | 909 |
| Hildebran town | 1,841 | 1,833 | 1,835 | 1,834 | 1,841 | 1,855 | 1,863 | 1,879 | 1,888 | 1,472 |
| Hillsborough town | 5,653 | 5,557 | 5,463 | 5,413 | 5,355 | 5,378 | 5,403 | 5,559 | 5,513 | 5,446 |
| Hobgood town | 378 | 379 | 382 | 385 | 388 | 391 | 394 | 398 | 403 | 404 |
| Hoffman town | 599 | 601 | 601 | 606 | 609 | 614 | 622 | 621 | 619 | 624 |
| Holden Beach town | 850 | 848 | 844 | 839 | 827 | 814 | 809 | 805 | 792 | 787 |
| Holly Ridge town | 908 | 834 | 792 | 814 | 835 | 813 | 832 | 828 | 833 | 831 |
| Holly Springs town | 20,870 | 19,658 | 17,588 | 15,400 | 13,947 | 12,990 | 12,109 | 11,218 | 10,092 | 9,192 |
| Hookerton town | 493 | 495 | 494 | 495 | 499 | 493 | 488 | 486 | 485 | 467 |
| Hope Mills town | 13,262 | 12,864 | 12,874 | 12,876 | 12,614 | 12,139 | 11,891 | 11,739 | 11,759 | 11,237 |
| Hot Springs town | 638 | 636 | 635 | 634 | 634 | 637 | 643 | 646 | 646 | 645 |
| Hudson town | 3,045 | 3,024 | 3,016 | 3,014 | 3,009 | 3,027 | 3,041 | 3,055 | 3,070 | 3,078 |
| Huntersville town | 44,054 | 42,404 | 38,894 | 36,408 | 34,367 | 32,404 | 30,596 | 28,666 | 26,160 | 24,960 |
| Indian Beach town | 92 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 95 |
| Indian Trail town | 18,976 | 18,164 | 17,143 | 16,199 | 15,454 | 14,859 | 14,495 | 13,967 | 13,660 | 11,905 |
| Jackson town | 643 | 650 | 652 | 660 | 663 | 671 | 677 | 685 | 693 | 695 |
| Jacksonville city | 76,233 | 75,641 | 74,104 | 72,891 | 74,165 | 72,417 | 68,729 | 66,028 | 65,779 | 66,715 |
| Jamestown town | 3,212 | 3,178 | 3,137 | 3,095 | 3,077 | 3,063 | 3,060 | 3,098 | 3,092 | 3,088 |
| Jamesville town | 453 | 456 | 463 | 465 | 473 | 479 | 484 | 491 | 501 | 502 |
| Jefferson town | 1,348 | 1,348 | 1,360 | 1,361 | 1,363 | 1,378 | 1,383 | 1,378 | 1,383 | 1,422 |
| Jonesville town | 2,270 | 2,261 | 2,259 | 2,249 | 2,239 | 2,250 | 2,264 | 2,253 | 2,263 | 1,464 |
| Kannapolis city | 42,521 | 41,360 | 39,913 | 38,795 | 38,355 | 38,132 | 37,952 | 37,640 | 37,157 | 36,910 |
| Kelford town | 224 | 225 | 226 | 231 | 233 | 235 | 238 | 241 | 244 | 245 |
| Kenansville town | 1,182 | 1,173 | 1,170 | 1,162 | 1,150 | 1,150 | 1,143 | 1,143 | 1,149 | 1,149 |
| Kenly town | 1,945 | 1,894 | 1,848 | 1,813 | 1,781 | 1,750 | 1,730 | 1,703 | 1,683 | 1,569 |
| Kernersville town | 22,392 | 22,246 | 21,831 | 21,329 | 20,595 | 20,158 | 19,770 | 19,237 | 18,879 | 17,126 |
| Kill Devil Hills town | 6,642 | 6,566 | 6,575 | 6,502 | 6,417 | 6,315 | 6,220 | 6,041 | 5,932 | 5,897 |
| King city | 6,906 | 6,740 | 6,545 | 6,320 | 6,269 | 6,222 | 6,149 | 6,103 | 6,032 | 5,952 |
| Kings Mountain city | 11,175 | 10,988 | 10,807 | 10,744 | 10,560 | 10,519 | 10,494 | 10,394 | 10,314 | 9,693 |
| Kingstown town | 847 | 842 | 838 | 840 | 845 | 848 | 851 | 850 | 847 | 845 |
| Kinston city | 22,360 | 22,317 | 22,468 | 22,624 | 22,718 | 22,943 | 23,209 | 23,517 | 23,824 | 23,688 |
| Kittrell town | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 148 | 148 |
| Kitty Hawk town | 3,260 | 3,295 | 3,313 | 3,334 | 3,308 | 3,258 | 3,191 | 3,059 | 3,007 | 2,991 |
| Knightdale town | 8,174 | 7,484 | 6,737 | 6,619 | 6,501 | 6,435 | 6,386 | 6,350 | 6,308 | 5,958 |
| Kure Beach town | 2,519 | 2,495 | 2,351 | 2,201 | 2,040 | 1,891 | 1,773 | 1,668 | 1,557 | 1,507 |
| La Grange town | 2,757 | 2,751 | 2,758 | 2,767 | 2,772 | 2,782 | 2,800 | 2,814 | 2,834 | 2,844 |
| Lake Lure town | 1,012 | 1,005 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,009 | 1,013 | 1,014 | 1,021 | 1,026 | 1,027 |
| Lake Park village | 2,955 | 2,839 | 2,700 | 2,548 | 2,447 | 2,368 | 2,313 | 2,234 | 2,140 | 2,093 |
| Lake Santeetlah town | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 67 |
| Lake Waccamaw town | 1,445 | 1,443 | 1,443 | 1,439 | 1,435 | 1,427 | 1,423 | 1,417 | 1,413 | 1,411 |
| Landis town | 3,127 | 3,092 | 3,063 | 3,051 | 3,048 | 3,061 | 3,080 | 3,075 | 3,071 | 2,996 |
| Lansing town | 147 | 147 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 149 | 150 | 150 | 151 | 151 |
| Lasker town | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 99 | 103 |
| Lattimore town | 419 | 417 | 415 | 416 | 417 | 418 | 419 | 420 | 419 | 419 |
| Laurel Park town | 2,161 | 2,135 | 2,102 | 2,075 | 2,057 | 2,041 | 2,029 | 2,020 | 2,016 | 1,835 |
| Laurinburg city | 15,548 | 15,491 | 15,478 | 15,517 | 15,561 | 15,533 | 15,547 | 15,806 | 15,936 | 15,874 |
| Lawndale town | 633 | 630 | 628 | 631 | 636 | 640 | 643 | 644 | 643 | 642 |
| Leggett town | 69 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 |
| Leland town | 5,094 | 4,877 | 4,663 | 4,493 | 4,345 | 4,267 | 4,211 | 4,188 | 4,123 | 1,938 |
| Lenoir city | 17,890 | 17,786 | 17,767 | 17,767 | 17,757 | 17,871 | 17,952 | 18,023 | 18,080 | 16,793 |
| Lewiston Woodville town | 563 | 568 | 571 | 582 | 589 | 592 | 600 | 607 | 611 | 613 |
| Lewisville town | 12,878 | 12,650 | 12,378 | 12,131 | 12,028 | 11,957 | 11,950 | 11,883 | 11,814 | 8,826 |
| Lexington city | 20,407 | 20,254 | 20,207 | 20,245 | 20,343 | 20,367 | 20,113 | 19,979 | 20,029 | 19,953 |
| Liberty town | 2,731 | 2,708 | 2,691 | 2,675 | 2,654 | 2,653 | 2,646 | 2,645 | 2,661 | 2,661 |
| Lilesville town | 424 | 426 | 429 | 433 | 440 | 445 | 453 | 456 | 458 | 459 |
| Lillington town | 3,283 | 3,223 | 3,184 | 3,144 | 3,103 | 3,092 | 3,061 | 2,990 | 2,916 | 2,915 |
| Lincolnton city | 10,859 | 10,663 | 10,489 | 10,285 | 10,164 | 10,128 | 10,103 | 10,095 | 10,126 | 9,965 |
| Linden town | 134 | 132 | 133 | 131 | 132 | 131 | 131 | 130 | 131 | 127 |
| Littleton town | 646 | 647 | 651 | 657 | 661 | 666 | 672 | 678 | 691 | 692 |
| Locust city | 2,637 | 2,609 | 2,565 | 2,512 | 2,499 | 2,506 | 2,516 | 2,530 | 2,530 | 2,416 |
| Long View town | 4,944 | 4,901 | 4,847 | 4,806 | 4,758 | 4,724 | 4,735 | 4,773 | 4,745 | 4,722 |
| Louisburg town | 3,785 | 3,712 | 3,623 | 3,656 | 3,402 | 3,291 | 3,171 | 3,147 | 3,211 | 3,111 |
| Love Valley town | 58 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 30 |
| Lowell city | 2,794 | 2,746 | 2,694 | 2,664 | 2,649 | 2,656 | 2,672 | 2,675 | 2,679 | 2,662 |
| Lucama town | 854 | 852 | 851 | 855 | 859 | 864 | 868 | 869 | 875 | 847 |
| Lumber Bridge town | 120 | 119 | 118 | 118 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 118 | 118 |
| Lumberton city | 22,006 | 21,812 | 21,520 | 21,334 | 21,119 | 21,048 | 20,932 | 20,932 | 21,090 | 20,795 |
| Macclesfield town | 408 | 409 | 414 | 419 | 425 | 433 | 440 | 447 | 454 | 458 |
| Macon town | 106 | 106 | 106 | 108 | 110 | 110 | 111 | 113 | 114 | 115 |
| Madison town | 2,255 | 2,250 | 2,260 | 2,215 | 2,226 | 2,239 | 2,241 | 2,247 | 2,260 | 2,262 |
| Maggie Valley town | 815 | 815 | 820 | 821 | 824 | 823 | 823 | 825 | 824 | 607 |
| Magnolia town | 989 | 977 | 970 | 958 | 955 | 949 | 947 | 939 | 933 | 932 |
| Maiden town | 3,501 | 3,466 | 3,420 | 3,393 | 3,343 | 3,314 | 3,317 | 3,336 | 3,308 | 3,282 |
| Manteo town | 1,301 | 1,303 | 1,299 | 1,307 | 1,264 | 1,212 | 1,167 | 1,105 | 1,064 | 1,052 |
| Marietta town | 169 | 168 | 167 | 166 | 164 | 165 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 |
| Marion city | 5,144 | 5,087 | 5,027 | 4,996 | 4,952 | 4,916 | 4,921 | 4,954 | 4,937 | 4,943 |
| Mars Hill town | 1,772 | 1,769 | 1,766 | 1,797 | 1,820 | 1,733 | 1,725 | 1,754 | 1,766 | 1,764 |
| Marshall town | 832 | 830 | 827 | 826 | 826 | 831 | 837 | 841 | 841 | 840 |
| Marshville town | 3,208 | 3,083 | 2,924 | 2,765 | 2,658 | 2,570 | 2,510 | 2,421 | 2,378 | 2,360 |
| Marvin village | 1,970 | 1,869 | 1,739 | 1,616 | 1,542 | 1,482 | 1,442 | 1,386 | 1,349 | 1,039 |
| Matthews town | 26,901 | 26,552 | 26,266 | 25,208 | 24,441 | 24,026 | 23,885 | 23,989 | 23,131 | 22,127 |
| Maxton town | 2,696 | 2,674 | 2,652 | 2,643 | 2,624 | 2,625 | 2,626 | 2,635 | 2,669 | 2,551 |
| Mayodan town | 2,581 | 2,590 | 2,593 | 2,519 | 2,407 | 2,431 | 2,433 | 2,436 | 2,462 | 2,417 |
| Maysville town | 959 | 963 | 961 | 970 | 978 | 964 | 981 | 992 | 1,000 | 1,002 |
| McAdenville town | 664 | 651 | 637 | 628 | 623 | 622 | 624 | 624 | 622 | 619 |
| McDonald town | 106 | 105 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 104 | 103 | 104 | 104 | 119 |
| McFarlan town | 83 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 89 |
| Mebane city | 10,624 | 10,147 | 9,295 | 8,998 | 8,833 | 8,644 | 8,103 | 7,899 | 7,637 | 7,284 |
| Mesic town | 238 | 239 | 240 | 243 | 244 | 247 | 249 | 252 | 257 | 257 |
| Micro town | 537 | 522 | 508 | 496 | 486 | 476 | 470 | 461 | 455 | 454 |
| Middleburg town | 160 | 160 | 161 | 160 | 161 | 162 | 164 | 164 | 163 | 162 |
| Middlesex town | 858 | 853 | 843 | 840 | 840 | 839 | 840 | 839 | 840 | 838 |
| Midland town | 3,302 | 3,169 | 2,998 | 2,865 | 2,777 | 2,713 | 2,653 | 2,579 | 2,557 | 0 |
| Midway town | 4,534 | 4,511 | 4,512 | 4,519 | 4,536 | 4,524 | 4,530 | 4,538 | 4,526 | 0 |
| Mills River town | 6,266 | 6,138 | 5,995 | 5,868 | 5,765 | 5,676 | 5,685 | 5,691 | 5,662 | 0 |
| Milton town | 124 | 124 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 132 | 132 |
| Mineral Springs town | 2,778 | 2,637 | 2,454 | 2,282 | 2,168 | 2,075 | 2,009 | 1,921 | 1,856 | 1,370 |
| Minnesott Beach town | 359 | 360 | 361 | 366 | 367 | 371 | 376 | 379 | 387 | 311 |
| Mint Hill town | 20,369 | 19,684 | 19,041 | 18,250 | 17,803 | 17,570 | 17,491 | 17,445 | 17,333 | 14,922 |
| Misenheimer village | 676 | 674 | 682 | 678 | 668 | 653 | 664 | 622 | 620 | 0 |
| Mocksville town | 4,641 | 4,593 | 4,535 | 4,465 | 4,384 | 4,332 | 4,315 | 4,294 | 4,253 | 4,178 |
| Momeyer town | 303 | 301 | 297 | 296 | 296 | 295 | 295 | 294 | 292 | 291 |
| Monroe city | 32,543 | 31,496 | 30,325 | 29,469 | 28,962 | 28,680 | 28,077 | 27,937 | 27,363 | 26,228 |
| Montreat town | 696 | 695 | 701 | 698 | 659 | 685 | 674 | 628 | 631 | 630 |
| Mooresboro town | 331 | 329 | 327 | 328 | 330 | 331 | 332 | 332 | 329 | 314 |
| Mooresville town | 21,954 | 21,643 | 21,132 | 20,538 | 20,247 | 19,988 | 19,873 | 19,675 | 19,492 | 18,823 |
| Morehead City town | 9,513 | 9,446 | 9,323 | 8,909 | 8,563 | 8,182 | 7,977 | 7,913 | 7,882 | 7,691 |
| Morganton city | 17,194 | 17,132 | 17,053 | 17,007 | 17,004 | 17,085 | 17,225 | 17,313 | 17,426 | 17,310 |
| Morrisville town | 13,699 | 13,361 | 12,512 | 12,191 | 11,596 | 10,734 | 8,086 | 6,869 | 5,562 | 5,208 |
| Morven town | 541 | 544 | 548 | 553 | 563 | 570 | 577 | 579 | 579 | 579 |
| Mount Airy city | 9,501 | 9,475 | 9,472 | 9,483 | 9,479 | 9,543 | 9,562 | 9,580 | 9,628 | 8,484 |
| Mount Gilead town | 1,396 | 1,396 | 1,393 | 1,389 | 1,393 | 1,395 | 1,389 | 1,394 | 1,400 | 1,389 |
| Mount Holly city | 10,081 | 9,905 | 9,717 | 9,611 | 9,560 | 9,582 | 9,636 | 9,650 | 9,654 | 9,618 |
| Mount Olive town | 4,389 | 4,401 | 4,388 | 4,415 | 4,443 | 4,480 | 4,494 | 4,554 | 4,555 | 4,567 |
| Mount Pleasant town | 1,632 | 1,583 | 1,519 | 1,470 | 1,444 | 1,431 | 1,419 | 1,405 | 1,385 | 1,259 |
| Murfreesboro town | 2,380 | 2,389 | 2,380 | 2,306 | 2,231 | 2,307 | 2,393 | 2,417 | 2,458 | 2,045 |
| Murphy town | 1,559 | 1,563 | 1,563 | 1,547 | 1,550 | 1,550 | 1,553 | 1,560 | 1,569 | 1,568 |
| Nags Head town | 3,016 | 3,021 | 3,043 | 3,049 | 3,062 | 3,000 | 2,898 | 2,794 | 2,720 | 2,700 |
| Nashville town | 4,538 | 4,506 | 4,466 | 4,434 | 4,426 | 4,417 | 4,405 | 4,390 | 4,420 | 4,309 |
| Navassa town | 1,847 | 1,757 | 1,677 | 1,592 | 1,519 | 1,476 | 1,442 | 1,404 | 1,383 | 479 |
| New Bern city | 28,586 | 28,158 | 27,501 | 26,468 | 25,684 | 24,347 | 23,886 | 23,627 | 23,264 | 23,128 |
| New London town | 612 | 609 | 609 | 615 | 620 | 629 | 636 | 644 | 646 | 326 |
| Newland town | 655 | 659 | 672 | 680 | 695 | 698 | 702 | 707 | 704 | 704 |
| Newport town | 4,298 | 4,194 | 3,940 | 3,828 | 3,780 | 3,642 | 3,486 | 3,411 | 3,351 | 3,349 |
| Newton city | 13,372 | 13,241 | 13,069 | 12,942 | 12,795 | 12,679 | 12,703 | 12,804 | 12,704 | 12,560 |
| Newton Grove town | 630 | 625 | 620 | 616 | 613 | 610 | 606 | 605 | 606 | 606 |
| Norlina town | 1,019 | 1,020 | 1,027 | 1,049 | 1,065 | 1,071 | 1,078 | 1,093 | 1,102 | 1,107 |
| Norman town | 82 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 72 |
| North Topsail Beach town | 955 | 956 | 934 | 919 | 889 | 834 | 832 | 827 | 840 | 843 |
| North Wilkesboro town | 4,158 | 4,174 | 4,171 | 4,185 | 4,106 | 4,157 | 4,166 | 4,174 | 4,158 | 4,116 |
| Northwest city | 944 | 902 | 855 | 805 | 763 | 737 | 717 | 696 | 677 | 671 |
| Norwood town | 2,415 | 2,405 | 2,400 | 2,414 | 2,429 | 2,458 | 2,482 | 2,509 | 2,525 | 2,216 |
| Oak City town | 337 | 339 | 345 | 347 | 353 | 357 | 362 | 367 | 375 | 339 |
| Oak Island town | 8,180 | 8,164 | 8,064 | 7,607 | 7,208 | 6,999 | 6,830 | 6,730 | 6,627 | 6,571 |
| Oak Ridge town | 4,587 | 4,516 | 4,428 | 4,330 | 4,268 | 4,218 | 4,176 | 4,191 | 4,144 | 3,988 |
| Oakboro town | 1,168 | 1,163 | 1,158 | 1,161 | 1,164 | 1,175 | 1,183 | 1,193 | 1,197 | 1,198 |
| Ocean Isle Beach town | 528 | 528 | 526 | 508 | 487 | 471 | 460 | 452 | 438 | 426 |
| Old Fort town | 959 | 958 | 957 | 959 | 964 | 966 | 966 | 969 | 962 | 963 |
| Oriental town | 815 | 818 | 821 | 830 | 833 | 842 | 852 | 860 | 881 | 875 |
| Orrum town | 102 | 102 | 101 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 79 |
| Ossipee town | 467 | 461 | 457 | 453 | 451 | 449 | 454 | 453 | 453 | 0 |
| Oxford city | 8,641 | 8,542 | 8,467 | 8,433 | 8,436 | 8,480 | 8,466 | 8,420 | 8,414 | 8,338 |
| Pantego town | 167 | 166 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 168 | 169 | 170 | 170 |
| Parkton town | 433 | 430 | 427 | 426 | 423 | 424 | 424 | 425 | 428 | 428 |
| Parmele town | 262 | 263 | 268 | 269 | 274 | 277 | 280 | 284 | 289 | 290 |
| Patterson Springs town | 613 | 611 | 609 | 611 | 616 | 619 | 622 | 621 | 618 | 620 |
| Peachland town | 529 | 531 | 535 | 540 | 550 | 556 | 563 | 567 | 566 | 554 |
| Peletier town | 522 | 526 | 534 | 535 | 538 | 537 | 537 | 536 | 531 | 487 |
| Pembroke town | 2,757 | 2,736 | 2,725 | 2,718 | 2,676 | 2,692 | 2,695 | 2,684 | 2,707 | 2,399 |
| Pikeville town | 704 | 703 | 700 | 703 | 705 | 702 | 705 | 709 | 717 | 719 |
| Pilot Mountain town | 1,272 | 1,267 | 1,267 | 1,267 | 1,265 | 1,273 | 1,276 | 1,278 | 1,284 | 1,281 |
| Pine Knoll Shores town | 1,547 | 1,545 | 1,561 | 1,562 | 1,549 | 1,523 | 1,521 | 1,508 | 1,519 | 1,524 |
| Pine Level town | 1,774 | 1,721 | 1,679 | 1,647 | 1,617 | 1,587 | 1,569 | 1,542 | 1,521 | 1,313 |
| Pinebluff town | 1,391 | 1,377 | 1,319 | 1,234 | 1,196 | 1,171 | 1,146 | 1,138 | 1,141 | 1,109 |
| Pinehurst village | 12,331 | 12,089 | 11,704 | 11,342 | 10,979 | 10,725 | 10,372 | 10,039 | 9,812 | 9,706 |
| Pinetops town | 1,266 | 1,268 | 1,285 | 1,298 | 1,316 | 1,341 | 1,362 | 1,384 | 1,405 | 1,419 |
| Pineville town | 6,791 | 6,545 | 6,429 | 6,280 | 6,200 | 6,112 | 6,176 | 6,155 | 6,062 | 3,449 |
| Pink Hill town | 529 | 528 | 532 | 535 | 538 | 543 | 548 | 553 | 560 | 521 |
| Pittsboro town | 2,624 | 2,565 | 2,535 | 2,494 | 2,477 | 2,466 | 2,429 | 2,341 | 2,294 | 2,226 |
| Pleasant Garden town | 5,229 | 5,165 | 5,084 | 4,985 | 4,861 | 4,806 | 4,773 | 4,795 | 4,728 | 4,714 |
| Plymouth town | 3,863 | 3,842 | 3,888 | 3,924 | 3,926 | 3,984 | 4,001 | 4,051 | 4,136 | 4,107 |
| Polkton town | 2,871 | 2,877 | 2,879 | 2,879 | 2,558 | 1,941 | 1,945 | 1,952 | 1,961 | 1,195 |
| Polkville city | 535 | 532 | 529 | 530 | 534 | 535 | 537 | 537 | 536 | 535 |
| Pollocksville town | 256 | 256 | 255 | 258 | 260 | 256 | 260 | 264 | 268 | 269 |
| Powellsville town | 236 | 238 | 239 | 244 | 247 | 248 | 251 | 255 | 258 | 259 |
| Princeton town | 1,287 | 1,249 | 1,216 | 1,190 | 1,166 | 1,142 | 1,127 | 1,108 | 1,096 | 1,066 |
| Princeville town | 1,668 | 1,665 | 1,668 | 1,670 | 1,672 | 1,382 | 1,251 | 1,128 | 1,012 | 940 |
| Proctorville town | 131 | 130 | 129 | 129 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 130 | 133 |
| Raeford city | 3,517 | 3,451 | 3,477 | 3,488 | 3,426 | 3,405 | 3,379 | 3,363 | 3,368 | 3,386 |
| Raleigh city | 392,552 | 378,184 | 362,525 | 347,644 | 332,654 | 321,985 | 313,715 | 302,616 | 290,084 | 276,093 |
| Ramseur town | 1,755 | 1,741 | 1,733 | 1,724 | 1,711 | 1,678 | 1,620 | 1,621 | 1,631 | 1,588 |
| Randleman city | 3,686 | 3,655 | 3,634 | 3,613 | 3,584 | 3,584 | 3,575 | 3,575 | 3,596 | 3,557 |
| Ranlo town | 2,344 | 2,305 | 2,264 | 2,243 | 2,234 | 2,243 | 2,259 | 2,265 | 2,267 | 2,198 |
| Raynham town | 74 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 67 |
| Red Cross town | 765 | 760 | 753 | 752 | 751 | 755 | 762 | 770 | 772 | 0 |
| Red Oak town | 2,923 | 2,886 | 2,831 | 2,804 | 2,783 | 2,762 | 2,744 | 2,731 | 2,730 | 2,723 |
| Red Springs town | 3,525 | 3,490 | 3,455 | 3,435 | 3,407 | 3,409 | 3,410 | 3,425 | 3,482 | 3,493 |
| Reidsville city | 14,871 | 14,936 | 14,735 | 14,777 | 14,724 | 14,828 | 14,917 | 14,625 | 14,625 | 14,485 |
| Rennert town | 318 | 316 | 314 | 314 | 312 | 313 | 313 | 312 | 311 | 283 |
| Rhodhiss town | 902 | 902 | 900 | 900 | 899 | 899 | 897 | 633 | 568 | 366 |
| Rich Square town | 871 | 882 | 884 | 899 | 904 | 915 | 931 | 942 | 959 | 931 |
| Richfield town | 514 | 512 | 508 | 508 | 508 | 512 | 514 | 516 | 515 | 515 |
| Richlands town | 938 | 926 | 927 | 928 | 961 | 933 | 957 | 955 | 972 | 928 |
| River Bend town | 3,125 | 3,101 | 3,062 | 3,023 | 2,995 | 2,972 | 2,955 | 2,941 | 2,927 | 2,923 |
| Roanoke Rapids city | 16,403 | 16,388 | 16,401 | 16,369 | 16,392 | 16,481 | 16,624 | 16,745 | 16,997 | 16,957 |
| Robbins city | 1,225 | 1,219 | 1,210 | 1,206 | 1,202 | 1,203 | 1,203 | 1,196 | 1,196 | 1,195 |
| Robbinsville town | 695 | 701 | 715 | 724 | 734 | 733 | 742 | 743 | 747 | 747 |
| Robersonville town | 1,553 | 1,562 | 1,586 | 1,593 | 1,619 | 1,638 | 1,657 | 1,682 | 1,724 | 1,731 |
| Rockingham city | 8,880 | 8,847 | 8,890 | 8,930 | 9,010 | 9,071 | 9,248 | 9,358 | 9,539 | 9,672 |
| Rockwell town | 2,012 | 1,990 | 1,972 | 1,963 | 1,960 | 1,967 | 1,977 | 1,973 | 1,971 | 1,971 |
| Rocky Mount city | 57,010 | 56,710 | 56,304 | 55,933 | 55,910 | 55,741 | 55,798 | 55,984 | 56,025 | 55,893 |
| Rolesville town | 2,844 | 2,299 | 1,797 | 1,319 | 1,114 | 1,019 | 1,007 | 998 | 984 | 907 |
| Ronda town | 456 | 458 | 458 | 460 | 462 | 465 | 466 | 465 | 461 | 460 |
| Roper town | 571 | 568 | 575 | 580 | 582 | 591 | 592 | 601 | 611 | 613 |
| Rose Hill town | 1,409 | 1,390 | 1,380 | 1,362 | 1,357 | 1,347 | 1,345 | 1,335 | 1,333 | 1,330 |
| Roseboro town | 1,309 | 1,298 | 1,288 | 1,282 | 1,275 | 1,271 | 1,265 | 1,264 | 1,267 | 1,267 |
| Rosman town | 558 | 559 | 558 | 560 | 562 | 567 | 576 | 576 | 575 | 490 |
| Rowland town | 1,158 | 1,149 | 1,141 | 1,137 | 1,128 | 1,129 | 1,129 | 1,132 | 1,144 | 1,146 |
| Roxboro city | 8,667 | 8,672 | 8,658 | 8,685 | 8,670 | 8,704 | 8,725 | 8,668 | 8,706 | 8,696 |
| Roxobel town | 241 | 243 | 244 | 249 | 252 | 253 | 256 | 260 | 262 | 263 |
| Rural Hall town | 2,706 | 2,663 | 2,611 | 2,564 | 2,537 | 2,518 | 2,512 | 2,494 | 2,473 | 2,464 |
| Ruth town | 321 | 320 | 322 | 323 | 325 | 327 | 328 | 330 | 329 | 329 |
| Rutherford College town | 1,275 | 1,269 | 1,270 | 1,269 | 1,274 | 1,283 | 1,288 | 1,298 | 1,305 | 1,293 |
| Rutherfordton town | 4,040 | 4,022 | 4,039 | 4,047 | 4,054 | 4,074 | 4,073 | 4,098 | 4,125 | 4,131 |
| Salemburg town | 485 | 481 | 477 | 474 | 472 | 470 | 468 | 467 | 469 | 469 |
| Salisbury city | 28,972 | 28,677 | 28,432 | 28,243 | 28,325 | 28,550 | 28,822 | 28,707 | 28,653 | 26,462 |
| Saluda city | 581 | 580 | 583 | 586 | 586 | 587 | 592 | 595 | 596 | 575 |
| Sandy Creek town | 308 | 299 | 289 | 278 | 269 | 264 | 261 | 255 | 248 | 246 |
| Sandyfield town | 333 | 333 | 334 | 334 | 336 | 338 | 340 | 341 | 342 | 340 |
| Sanford city | 29,284 | 28,613 | 27,765 | 26,715 | 26,023 | 25,225 | 24,461 | 24,218 | 23,433 | 23,220 |
| Saratoga town | 369 | 367 | 366 | 367 | 368 | 370 | 372 | 373 | 378 | 379 |
| Sawmills town | 4,931 | 4,906 | 4,902 | 4,906 | 4,906 | 4,941 | 4,961 | 4,971 | 4,947 | 4,921 |
| Scotland Neck town | 2,170 | 2,180 | 2,200 | 2,219 | 2,242 | 2,261 | 2,284 | 2,312 | 2,354 | 2,362 |
| Seaboard town | 620 | 628 | 630 | 640 | 644 | 652 | 661 | 670 | 682 | 695 |
| Seagrove town | 259 | 256 | 255 | 253 | 251 | 251 | 250 | 249 | 249 | 246 |
| Sedalia town | 682 | 672 | 660 | 646 | 637 | 629 | 623 | 626 | 619 | 618 |
| Selma town | 6,948 | 6,838 | 6,726 | 6,603 | 6,524 | 6,390 | 6,343 | 6,227 | 6,106 | 5,914 |
| Seven Devils town | 169 | 164 | 162 | 161 | 157 | 155 | 152 | 150 | 134 | 129 |
| Seven Springs town | 85 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 86 |
| Severn town | 238 | 241 | 242 | 246 | 248 | 251 | 254 | 258 | 262 | 263 |
| Shallotte town | 2,169 | 2,083 | 2,018 | 1,952 | 1,895 | 1,870 | 1,850 | 1,825 | 1,778 | 1,381 |
| Sharpsburg town | 2,405 | 2,398 | 2,400 | 2,420 | 2,408 | 2,389 | 2,414 | 2,417 | 2,421 | 2,421 |
| Shelby city | 21,449 | 21,334 | 21,240 | 21,107 | 21,180 | 21,199 | 20,878 | 20,848 | 20,866 | 19,477 |
| Siler City town | 8,564 | 8,383 | 8,315 | 8,093 | 8,082 | 7,686 | 7,636 | 7,327 | 7,113 | 6,966 |
| Simpson village | 463 | 461 | 458 | 456 | 454 | 453 | 455 | 459 | 464 | 464 |
| Sims town | 124 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 124 | 124 | 125 | 125 | 128 | 128 |
| Smithfield town | 12,965 | 12,588 | 12,252 | 11,989 | 11,747 | 11,512 | 11,350 | 11,162 | 11,043 | 11,510 |
| Snow Hill town | 1,564 | 1,566 | 1,564 | 1,564 | 1,571 | 1,553 | 1,539 | 1,537 | 1,544 | 1,514 |
| Southern Pines town | 12,675 | 12,343 | 12,042 | 11,794 | 11,590 | 11,481 | 11,405 | 11,242 | 11,092 | 10,918 |
| Southern Shores town | 2,587 | 2,609 | 2,618 | 2,623 | 2,592 | 2,487 | 2,418 | 2,310 | 2,225 | 2,201 |
| Southport city | 3,080 | 3,034 | 2,926 | 2,733 | 2,622 | 2,590 | 2,560 | 2,484 | 2,415 | 2,351 |
| Sparta town | 1,775 | 1,773 | 1,778 | 1,756 | 1,788 | 1,800 | 1,802 | 1,814 | 1,820 | 1,817 |
| Speed town | 66 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 70 |
| Spencer Mountain town | 68 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 51 |
| Spencer town | 3,390 | 3,355 | 3,331 | 3,316 | 3,310 | 3,331 | 3,351 | 3,351 | 3,354 | 3,355 |
| Spindale town | 3,878 | 3,861 | 3,865 | 3,882 | 3,878 | 3,924 | 3,943 | 3,989 | 4,015 | 4,022 |
| Spring Hope town | 1,288 | 1,279 | 1,262 | 1,257 | 1,255 | 1,253 | 1,253 | 1,254 | 1,262 | 1,261 |
| Spring Lake town | 8,133 | 8,125 | 8,328 | 8,508 | 8,470 | 8,502 | 8,477 | 8,388 | 8,333 | 8,098 |
| Spruce Pine town | 1,981 | 1,987 | 1,977 | 2,000 | 2,016 | 2,011 | 2,024 | 2,033 | 2,032 | 2,030 |
| St. Helena village | 512 | 487 | 468 | 449 | 438 | 419 | 411 | 400 | 396 | 395 |
| St. James town | 1,061 | 1,009 | 953 | 897 | 897 | 901 | 909 | 913 | 870 | 804 |
| St. Pauls town | 2,041 | 2,026 | 2,011 | 2,005 | 1,989 | 1,990 | 1,990 | 1,994 | 2,012 | 2,137 |
| Staley town | 366 | 363 | 361 | 358 | 355 | 355 | 354 | 352 | 352 | 347 |
| Stallings town | 8,970 | 8,560 | 8,042 | 7,798 | 7,616 | 7,484 | 7,428 | 7,297 | 7,252 | 3,189 |
| Stanfield town | 1,112 | 1,105 | 1,097 | 1,097 | 1,097 | 1,104 | 1,109 | 1,114 | 1,113 | 1,113 |
| Stanley town | 3,186 | 3,132 | 3,073 | 3,042 | 3,027 | 3,035 | 3,054 | 3,059 | 3,059 | 3,053 |
| Stantonsburg town | 707 | 704 | 702 | 704 | 706 | 710 | 713 | 716 | 728 | 726 |
| Star town | 792 | 793 | 791 | 790 | 793 | 794 | 791 | 794 | 799 | 807 |
| Statesville city | 26,414 | 26,066 | 25,458 | 24,778 | 24,436 | 24,150 | 23,983 | 23,694 | 23,474 | 23,320 |
| Stedman town | 676 | 667 | 669 | 663 | 669 | 667 | 667 | 662 | 667 | 664 |
| Stem town | 278 | 274 | 272 | 271 | 272 | 274 | 273 | 271 | 268 | 229 |
| Stokesdale town | 3,783 | 3,718 | 3,633 | 3,528 | 3,456 | 3,401 | 3,346 | 3,338 | 3,276 | 3,267 |
| Stoneville town | 974 | 976 | 977 | 978 | 982 | 992 | 997 | 1,000 | 1,005 | 1,002 |
| Stonewall town | 265 | 266 | 267 | 270 | 271 | 274 | 278 | 280 | 285 | 285 |
| Stovall town | 393 | 388 | 384 | 381 | 380 | 383 | 382 | 378 | 376 | 376 |
| Sugar Mountain village | 212 | 212 | 216 | 218 | 222 | 222 | 224 | 225 | 226 | 226 |
| Summerfield town | 7,693 | 7,578 | 7,427 | 7,260 | 7,152 | 7,066 | 6,985 | 7,004 | 6,915 | 7,018 |
| Sunset Beach town | 2,602 | 2,582 | 2,500 | 2,442 | 2,354 | 2,362 | 2,285 | 2,209 | 2,118 | 1,824 |
| Surf City town | 2,057 | 2,007 | 1,904 | 1,805 | 1,723 | 1,628 | 1,559 | 1,511 | 1,492 | 1,393 |
| Swansboro town | 1,962 | 1,899 | 1,778 | 1,709 | 1,761 | 1,670 | 1,713 | 1,714 | 1,749 | 1,426 |
| Swepsonville town | 1,053 | 1,040 | 964 | 965 | 958 | 952 | 958 | 952 | 947 | 922 |
| Sylva town | 2,437 | 2,423 | 2,427 | 2,416 | 2,433 | 2,426 | 2,421 | 2,423 | 2,436 | 2,435 |
| Tabor City town | 2,740 | 2,624 | 2,608 | 2,599 | 2,605 | 2,604 | 2,563 | 2,512 | 2,537 | 2,509 |
| Tar Heel town | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 70 |
| Tarboro town | 10,257 | 10,293 | 10,378 | 10,465 | 10,503 | 10,679 | 10,853 | 11,073 | 11,221 | 11,138 |
| Taylorsville town | 1,854 | 1,855 | 1,848 | 1,845 | 1,846 | 1,836 | 1,826 | 1,820 | 1,819 | 1,799 |
| Taylortown town | 883 | 878 | 870 | 867 | 863 | 863 | 862 | 856 | 854 | 845 |
| Teachey town | 261 | 257 | 255 | 251 | 250 | 248 | 247 | 245 | 245 | 245 |
| Thomasville city | 26,526 | 26,177 | 25,902 | 25,636 | 25,495 | 25,394 | 25,226 | 24,954 | 24,524 | 19,788 |
| Tobaccoville village | 2,657 | 2,594 | 2,522 | 2,454 | 2,408 | 2,371 | 2,346 | 2,312 | 2,266 | 2,209 |
| Topsail Beach town | 581 | 572 | 554 | 530 | 514 | 499 | 489 | 476 | 473 | 471 |
| Trent Woods town | 3,986 | 3,985 | 4,023 | 4,052 | 4,096 | 4,160 | 4,155 | 4,224 | 4,227 | 4,192 |
| Trenton town | 246 | 247 | 246 | 248 | 250 | 247 | 251 | 254 | 258 | 206 |
| Trinity city | 6,977 | 6,913 | 6,865 | 6,817 | 6,755 | 6,745 | 6,718 | 6,701 | 6,712 | 6,690 |
| Troutman town | 1,815 | 1,788 | 1,744 | 1,694 | 1,667 | 1,644 | 1,632 | 1,614 | 1,597 | 1,592 |
| Troy town | 3,415 | 3,415 | 3,399 | 3,407 | 3,320 | 3,532 | 3,516 | 3,509 | 3,531 | 3,430 |
| Tryon town | 1,708 | 1,708 | 1,720 | 1,722 | 1,727 | 1,727 | 1,741 | 1,758 | 1,762 | 1,760 |
| Turkey town | 272 | 271 | 269 | 268 | 267 | 267 | 265 | 264 | 262 | 262 |
| Unionville town | 7,899 | 7,490 | 6,959 | 6,465 | 6,070 | 5,745 | 5,515 | 5,223 | 4,992 | 4,797 |
| Valdese town | 4,557 | 4,535 | 4,537 | 4,544 | 4,565 | 4,591 | 4,617 | 4,658 | 4,699 | 4,485 |
| Vanceboro town | 849 | 850 | 858 | 865 | 875 | 890 | 889 | 903 | 899 | 898 |
| Vandemere town | 268 | 270 | 271 | 274 | 275 | 278 | 282 | 284 | 289 | 289 |
| Varnamtown town | 593 | 574 | 554 | 532 | 514 | 503 | 497 | 489 | 483 | 481 |
| Vass town | 800 | 794 | 787 | 783 | 779 | 779 | 778 | 772 | 772 | 750 |
| Waco town | 327 | 325 | 324 | 324 | 327 | 328 | 329 | 329 | 329 | 328 |
| Wade town | 535 | 529 | 531 | 528 | 533 | 533 | 533 | 529 | 531 | 480 |
| Wadesboro town | 5,066 | 5,083 | 5,110 | 5,157 | 5,240 | 5,296 | 5,366 | 5,398 | 5,443 | 3,552 |
| Wagram town | 775 | 772 | 771 | 774 | 778 | 779 | 782 | 792 | 804 | 801 |
| Wake Forest town | 27,068 | 25,236 | 22,620 | 20,021 | 17,442 | 16,105 | 14,979 | 14,067 | 13,074 | 12,588 |
| Walkertown town | 4,547 | 4,470 | 4,378 | 4,295 | 4,245 | 4,208 | 4,193 | 4,158 | 4,110 | 4,009 |
| Wallace town | 3,591 | 3,546 | 3,534 | 3,491 | 3,483 | 3,457 | 3,450 | 3,427 | 3,350 | 3,344 |
| Wallburg town | 2,880 | 2,845 | 2,823 | 2,804 | 2,813 | 2,804 | 2,808 | 2,814 | 2,811 | 0 |
| Walnut Cove town | 1,596 | 1,585 | 1,579 | 1,553 | 1,492 | 1,474 | 1,457 | 1,449 | 1,466 | 1,465 |
| Walnut Creek village | 855 | 852 | 845 | 846 | 846 | 839 | 841 | 846 | 857 | 859 |
| Walstonburg town | 227 | 228 | 227 | 228 | 229 | 226 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 |
| Warrenton town | 840 | 841 | 846 | 865 | 878 | 883 | 890 | 905 | 918 | 811 |
| Warsaw town | 3,173 | 3,131 | 3,106 | 3,066 | 3,054 | 3,032 | 3,026 | 3,006 | 3,007 | 3,051 |
| Washington city | 10,112 | 10,000 | 10,008 | 9,803 | 9,717 | 9,676 | 9,668 | 9,659 | 9,722 | 9,583 |
| Washington Park town | 453 | 448 | 448 | 439 | 436 | 435 | 435 | 436 | 439 | 440 |
| Watha town | 230 | 204 | 191 | 180 | 174 | 170 | 164 | 155 | 152 | 151 |
| Waxhaw town | 3,672 | 3,517 | 3,324 | 3,146 | 3,006 | 2,894 | 2,819 | 2,713 | 2,652 | 2,625 |
| Waynesville town | 9,877 | 9,866 | 9,511 | 9,532 | 9,587 | 9,561 | 9,549 | 9,571 | 9,550 | 9,232 |
| Weaverville town | 3,084 | 3,059 | 3,029 | 2,998 | 2,981 | 2,936 | 2,926 | 2,913 | 2,930 | 2,416 |
| Webster town | 451 | 448 | 447 | 444 | 444 | 443 | 439 | 438 | 439 | 486 |
| Weddington town | 9,882 | 9,427 | 8,852 | 8,316 | 7,891 | 7,547 | 7,304 | 6,985 | 6,776 | 6,696 |
| Weldon town | 1,669 | 1,673 | 1,684 | 1,694 | 1,712 | 1,729 | 1,738 | 1,758 | 1,789 | 1,374 |
| Wendell town | 5,300 | 5,136 | 4,947 | 4,654 | 4,531 | 4,466 | 4,430 | 4,410 | 4,382 | 4,247 |
| Wentworth town | 2,756 | 2,755 | 2,755 | 2,749 | 2,753 | 2,774 | 2,781 | 2,779 | 2,779 | 2,779 |
| Wesley Chapel village | 3,985 | 3,795 | 3,551 | 3,323 | 3,142 | 2,995 | 2,888 | 2,749 | 2,656 | 2,549 |
| West Jefferson town | 1,121 | 1,121 | 1,120 | 1,123 | 1,131 | 1,129 | 1,135 | 1,140 | 1,149 | 1,081 |
| Whispering Pines village | 2,149 | 2,133 | 2,112 | 2,101 | 2,088 | 2,086 | 2,084 | 2,070 | 2,075 | 2,090 |
| Whitakers town | 773 | 769 | 766 | 766 | 770 | 779 | 781 | 789 | 798 | 799 |
| White Lake town | 516 | 516 | 521 | 525 | 528 | 526 | 528 | 532 | 528 | 529 |
| Whiteville city | 5,233 | 5,201 | 5,179 | 5,129 | 5,124 | 5,108 | 5,110 | 5,118 | 5,157 | 5,148 |
| Whitsett town | 726 | 717 | 704 | 690 | 680 | 673 | 667 | 669 | 662 | 686 |
| Wilkesboro town | 3,140 | 3,143 | 3,159 | 3,156 | 3,163 | 3,173 | 3,185 | 3,189 | 3,197 | 3,159 |
| Williamston town | 5,382 | 5,412 | 5,490 | 5,512 | 5,599 | 5,661 | 5,723 | 5,805 | 5,942 | 5,843 |
| Wilmington city | 100,192 | 99,444 | 98,357 | 96,810 | 94,542 | 92,293 | 91,289 | 90,427 | 89,669 | 75,838 |
| Wilson city | 48,433 | 47,671 | 46,978 | 46,726 | 46,414 | 46,150 | 45,984 | 45,319 | 45,203 | 44,405 |
| Wilson's Mills town | 1,598 | 1,547 | 1,501 | 1,463 | 1,431 | 1,397 | 1,372 | 1,337 | 1,306 | 1,291 |
| Windsor town | 2,987 | 3,001 | 2,138 | 2,180 | 2,199 | 2,225 | 2,248 | 2,268 | 2,317 | 2,283 |
| Winfall town | 589 | 576 | 563 | 554 | 547 | 550 | 551 | 554 | 555 | 554 |
| Wingate town | 3,879 | 3,775 | 3,594 | 3,465 | 2,735 | 2,631 | 2,581 | 2,489 | 2,423 | 2,406 |
| Winston-Salem city | 217,600 | 214,675 | 211,030 | 207,943 | 205,795 | 204,596 | 203,988 | 202,749 | 201,661 | 185,776 |
| Winterville town | 4,813 | 4,793 | 4,758 | 4,734 | 4,701 | 4,688 | 4,708 | 4,752 | 4,820 | 4,791 |
| Winton town | 896 | 901 | 904 | 909 | 913 | 917 | 929 | 937 | 960 | 956 |
| Woodfin town | 5,731 | 5,691 | 5,640 | 5,615 | 5,597 | 5,583 | 5,584 | 5,577 | 5,567 | 3,162 |
| Woodland town | 768 | 778 | 780 | 794 | 798 | 809 | 819 | 831 | 846 | 833 |
| Wrightsville Beach town | 2,648 | 2,665 | 2,638 | 2,608 | 2,575 | 2,562 | 2,579 | 2,595 | 2,592 | 2,593 |
| Yadkinville town | 2,863 | 2,854 | 2,851 | 2,843 | 2,826 | 2,847 | 2,859 | 2,836 | 2,842 | 2,818 |
| Yanceyville town | 2,186 | 2,190 | 2,138 | 2,141 | 2,148 | 2,161 | 2,175 | 2,114 | 2,134 | 2,091 |
| Youngsville town | 775 | 755 | 740 | 731 | 726 | 717 | 705 | 687 | 679 | 651 |
| Zebulon town | 4,732 | 4,500 | 4,384 | 4,277 | 4,200 | 4,196 | 4,150 | 4,130 | 4,095 | 4,046 |
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau