COMPARING TWO PLACES
Raleigh vs Brandon
PLACE A
Raleigh, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Brandon, Florida
Raleigh is 323% larger than Brandon. Raleigh earns more, with a median household income $5,710 higher. Raleigh has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 11%).
RALEIGHBRANDONDIFFERENCE
Total population506,306119,767+323% vs Brandon
Population density3,3883,615−227
Population growth15.8%10.8%+5.0 pts
Median age34.737.3−2.6
Male48.5%48.5%+0.0 pts
Female51.5%51.5%−0.0 pts
Foreign-born13.8%17.7%−3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.1%42.1%+9.1 pts
Black26.0%16.7%+9.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.6%30.9%−18.3 pts
Asian5.2%4.3%+0.8 pts
Other5.1%6.0%−0.9 pts
Median household income$85,395$79,685+$5,710
Per capita income$52,897$41,340+$11,557
Poverty rate11.9%11.4%+0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4840.432+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher54.0%33.8%+20.2 pts
Graduate degree21.1%11.1%+10.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%4.6%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation70.9%65.5%+5.4 pts
Median home value$415,800$339,000+$76,800
Median gross rent$1,572$1,784−$212
Owner-occupied50.7%56.2%−5.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.5%6.2%+3.3 pts
Rent-burdened households50.5%54.3%−3.8 pts
Average commute23.028.4−5.4
Worked from home25.8%18.1%+7.8 pts
Public transit to work1.4%0.2%+1.2 pts
Uninsured9.3%12.5%−3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024