COMPARING TWO PLACES
Raleigh vs Providence
PLACE A
Raleigh-Cary, NC
VS
PLACE B
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
Raleigh is 7% smaller than Providence. Raleigh earns more, with a median household income $13,461 higher. Raleigh has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 5%).
RALEIGHPROVIDENCEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,595,7201,708,161−7% vs Providence
Population density7531,076−323
Population growth25.1%4.7%+20.3 pts
Median age37.640.8−3.2
Male49.0%49.0%+0.0 pts
Female51.0%51.0%−0.0 pts
Foreign-born13.7%14.7%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic57.2%70.5%−13.3 pts
Black18.4%4.6%+13.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.4%15.1%−2.7 pts
Asian6.9%3.1%+3.8 pts
Other5.1%6.6%−1.6 pts
Median household income$100,665$87,204+$13,461
Per capita income$51,874$46,322+$5,551
Poverty rate8.7%11.2%−2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.457−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher51.2%35.3%+15.9 pts
Graduate degree20.3%14.0%+6.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%5.7%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation68.8%65.1%+3.7 pts
Median home value$427,923$426,358+$1,566
Median gross rent$1,521$1,318+$203
Owner-occupied66.7%63.0%+3.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.2%7.3%−0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households46.2%46.8%−0.7 pts
Average commute26.626.6+0.0
Worked from home26.0%12.3%+13.6 pts
Public transit to work0.5%1.8%−1.2 pts
Uninsured8.0%4.0%+4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025