COMPARING TWO PLACES
Raleigh vs Salt Lake City
PLACE A
Raleigh-Cary, NC
VS
PLACE B
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
Raleigh is 22% larger than Salt Lake City. Raleigh earns more, with a median household income $2,606 higher. Raleigh has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 16%).
RALEIGHSALT LAKE CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,595,7201,308,377+22% vs Salt Lake City
Population density753168+585
Population growth25.1%15.6%+9.4 pts
Median age37.633.9+3.7
Male49.0%50.6%−1.6 pts
Female51.0%49.4%+1.6 pts
Foreign-born13.7%12.9%+0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic57.2%67.3%−10.1 pts
Black18.4%1.6%+16.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.4%20.3%−7.9 pts
Asian6.9%4.0%+3.0 pts
Other5.1%6.8%−1.7 pts
Median household income$100,665$98,059+$2,606
Per capita income$51,874$44,702+$7,172
Poverty rate8.7%8.0%+0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.426+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher51.2%38.3%+12.9 pts
Graduate degree20.3%14.2%+6.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%3.8%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation68.8%72.2%−3.4 pts
Median home value$427,923$519,848−$91,924
Median gross rent$1,521$1,567−$46
Owner-occupied66.7%67.1%−0.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.2%5.1%+2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households46.2%46.1%+0.1 pts
Average commute26.622.8+3.8
Worked from home26.0%19.4%+6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.5%2.1%−1.5 pts
Uninsured8.0%9.0%−1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025