CITY · INCORPORATED 1792 · 1990 CENSUS

Raleigh

North Carolina · 207,951 residents · 149 sq mi

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Raleigh is a city of 207,951 people in North Carolina. 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. 47% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 68,142 fewer people here than in 2000. That is roughly 22% ahead of the North Carolina median. Median household income is $32,451, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

41% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

207,951

−25%vs 2000

vs 276,093 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.2

−2%vs 2000

vs 30.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

149 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024481K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(12,804)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(11,362)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145%(10,460)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(15,167)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2413%(27,095)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.7%(47,133)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416%(33,192)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(18,739)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.6%(13,779)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.3%(11,017)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.6%(5,461)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(1,742)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,451

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,612 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,896

−33%vs 2000

vs $25,113 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.8%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$96,200

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $152,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$479

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $718 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

46.9%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.6% in 2000

53.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic60.3%(166,386)

Black27.5%(75,931)

Hispanic / Latino7%(19,308)

Asian3.4%(9,282)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic69.3%(144,193)

Black27.5%(57,236)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(2,454)

Asian2.5%(5,131)

Other0.7%(1,391)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.5%(21,574)

Central American2.7%(13,059)

Puerto Rican1.6%(7,465)

South American1.3%(6,058)

Dominican1.1%(5,134)

Salvadoran1%(5,029)

Honduran0.9%(4,115)

Guatemalan0.6%(2,721)

Colombian0.5%(2,355)

Cuban0.3%(1,588)

Venezuelan0.3%(1,443)

Spaniard0.2%(1,101)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.2%(1,032)

Nicaraguan0.1%(602)

Panamanian0.1%(442)

Ecuadorian0.1%(385)

Argentine0.1%(352)

Uruguayan0%(151)

Chilean0%(149)

Bolivian0%(137)

Costa Rican0%(134)

Paraguayan0%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.5%(7,453)

Vietnamese1%(4,920)

Chinese0.7%(3,469)

Filipino0.6%(2,720)

Korean0.5%(2,195)

Pakistani0.2%(988)

Bangladeshi0.1%(440)

Burmese0.1%(346)

Japanese0.1%(321)

Taiwanese0.1%(303)

Kazakh0.1%(242)

Thai0%(228)

+ 8 more asian origin groups with data

Laotian0%(214)

Sri Lankan0%(125)

Hmong0%(111)

Malaysian0%(50)

Nepalese0%(48)

Cambodian0%(38)

Uzbek0%(26)

Mongolian0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(255)

Chamorro0%(171)

Samoan0%(90)

Guamanian0%(7)

Ancestry

English12.6%(60,610)

German9.3%(44,612)

Irish8.8%(42,175)

American5.7%(27,226)

Italian4%(19,126)

Subsaharan African2.5%(11,871)

Scottish2.4%(11,630)

Polish1.8%(8,888)

Arab1.7%(8,193)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(7,906)

French1.6%(7,780)

West Indian0.9%(4,406)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.8%(4,010)

Nigerian0.7%(3,468)

British0.7%(3,293)

Norwegian0.7%(3,203)

Russian0.6%(2,819)

Welsh0.6%(2,729)

Swedish0.5%(2,555)

Egyptian0.5%(2,311)

Portuguese0.4%(1,875)

Hungarian0.4%(1,830)

Moroccan0.4%(1,746)

French Canadian0.4%(1,731)

Lebanese0.4%(1,692)

Ukrainian0.3%(1,616)

Greek0.3%(1,595)

Ethiopian0.3%(1,466)

Jamaican0.3%(1,383)

Haitian0.3%(1,309)

Danish0.2%(1,190)

Lithuanian0.2%(1,159)

Czech0.2%(1,072)

Canadian0.2%(970)

Kenyan0.2%(945)

Iranian0.2%(868)

Austrian0.2%(800)

Swiss0.2%(770)

Slovak0.2%(746)

Turkish0.2%(744)

Romanian0.1%(674)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(648)

Brazilian0.1%(632)

Belgian0.1%(485)

Palestinian0.1%(417)

Bulgarian0.1%(400)

Iraqi0.1%(388)

Croatian0.1%(320)

Ghanaian0.1%(317)

Finnish0.1%(301)

Syrian0%(233)

Cape Verdean0%(218)

Armenian0%(197)

Israeli0%(139)

Slovene0%(132)

Serbian0%(118)

Jordanian0%(112)

Guyanese0%(97)

Macedonian0%(73)

Australian0%(70)

Latvian0%(68)

Somali0%(41)

Barbadian0%(23)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

40.6%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 44.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.6%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

12.9%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 13.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married46%(88,644)

Married44.2%(85,141)

Widowed1.6%(3,172)

Divorced8.2%(15,750)

Women 15+

Never married41.2%(85,823)

Married40.9%(85,178)

Widowed5.6%(11,656)

Divorced12.4%(25,852)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.3%

−6.8 ptssince 2013

from 16.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.3%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 61.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.1%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.8%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 74.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.4%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)34.3%(6,186)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.2%(5,071)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.4%(4,038)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.1%(737)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(122)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 18,009 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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