Raeford is home to 4,552 people in North Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 24% of adults. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 36%. Growth has run 34% since 2000, or 1,166 more people. The typical home is worth $201,800, having more than doubled since 2000. 4% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,494, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 47%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Raeford
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants66.9% → 57.1%(−9.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.8% → 23.6%(+8.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$54,858 → $46,494(−15%)US over the same years: +14%
Raeford's population equals 8.5% of Hoke County's. Its number of households without a car equals 18% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 15% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)34.2%(176)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)39%(201)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.5%(116)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.2%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 515 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Raeford, decade by decade
Raeford population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,394
$54,858
$113,523
14.8%
65.3
2000
3,386
$57,029
$137,353
17.5%
71.9
2010
4,611
$43,495
$169,751
19.6%
80.9
2020
4,559
$41,489
$157,565
19.6%
84.1
2024
4,552
$46,494
$201,800
23.6%
82.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
