COMPARING TWO PLACES
Raleigh vs Laurel
PLACE A
Raleigh, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Laurel, Delaware
Raleigh is 11011% larger than Laurel. Raleigh earns more, with a median household income $36,751 higher. Raleigh has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 4%).
RALEIGHLAURELDIFFERENCE
Total population506,3064,557+11011% vs Laurel
Population density3,3881,645+1,743
Population growth15.8%4.2%+11.6 pts
Median age34.733.0+1.7
Male48.5%48.9%−0.4 pts
Female51.5%51.1%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born13.8%18.1%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.1%31.2%+20.0 pts
Black26.0%34.1%−8.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.6%32.7%−20.1 pts
Asian5.2%0.0%+5.2 pts
Other5.1%2.1%+3.0 pts
Median household income$85,395$48,644+$36,751
Per capita income$52,897$25,176+$27,721
Poverty rate11.9%34.6%−22.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4840.468+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher54.0%4.6%+49.4 pts
Graduate degree21.1%3.1%+18.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%15.9%−11.5 pts
Labor force participation70.9%58.2%+12.7 pts
Median home value$415,800$230,300+$185,500
Median gross rent$1,572$1,056+$516
Owner-occupied50.7%39.6%+11.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.5%5.9%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households50.5%44.2%+6.3 pts
Average commute23.033.8−10.8
Worked from home25.8%2.6%+23.2 pts
Public transit to work1.4%6.2%−4.8 pts
Uninsured9.3%6.8%+2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025