COMPARING TWO PLACES
Raleigh vs Gainesville
PLACE A
Raleigh, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Gainesville, Texas
Raleigh is 2633% larger than Gainesville. Raleigh earns more, with a median household income $26,586 higher. Raleigh has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 9%).
RALEIGHGAINESVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population506,30618,528+2633% vs Gainesville
Population density3,388960+2,428
Population growth15.8%8.7%+7.1 pts
Median age34.736.5−1.8
Male48.5%48.4%+0.1 pts
Female51.5%51.6%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born13.8%10.4%+3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.1%58.2%−7.1 pts
Black26.0%6.8%+19.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.6%31.1%−18.5 pts
Asian5.2%0.9%+4.3 pts
Other5.1%3.0%+2.1 pts
Median household income$85,395$58,809+$26,586
Per capita income$52,897$31,046+$21,851
Poverty rate11.9%19.1%−7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4840.445+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher54.0%19.4%+34.6 pts
Graduate degree21.1%6.0%+15.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%8.1%−3.7 pts
Labor force participation70.9%64.9%+5.9 pts
Median home value$415,800$177,000+$238,800
Median gross rent$1,572$1,038+$534
Owner-occupied50.7%57.6%−6.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.5%6.6%+3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households50.5%41.6%+9.0 pts
Average commute23.022.2+0.8
Worked from home25.8%5.6%+20.3 pts
Public transit to work1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Uninsured9.3%17.9%−8.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025