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Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area

1,484,338 Population
2,118.4 square miles 700.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 39.2 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$47,404 ±$1,067 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $38,701 ±$391
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$92,739 ±$2,385 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in North Carolina: $67,481 ±$623
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

7.9% ±0.7% (114,884  ±10,463) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,329,157 (±0.3% / ±34,584)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

26.6 minutes ±0.6 (15,289,905  ±477,512) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,959,064 (±0.2 / ±1,086,259)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

559,173 ±5,605 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,299,266 ±15,150
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.6 ±0 (1,458,180  ±728) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 † 10,417,729 (±129.2 / ±-555,555,600)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 325,134,660 (±4.3 / ±-555,555,600)

5.3% ±0.9% (19,889  ±3,203) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 129,267 (±0.3% / ±6,987)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

616,756 ±278 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,892,627 ±1,041
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$424,700 ±$7,204 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $280,600 ±$2,083
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

12.3% ±0.9% (181,106  ±13,336.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,346,000 (±0.3% / ±33,890.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±187,841.9)

Social

93.4% ±1.7% (944,025  ±17,120.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,649,400 (±0.6% / ±43,783.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±272,504.5)
50.8% ±1.2% (513,290  ±11,671.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 35.9% 2,647,999 (±0.4% / ±26,529.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±175,321.9)

17.7% ±0.8% (247,182  ±11,153.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,289,346 (±0.2% / ±22,322.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±203,206.2)

13.2% ±4,950.2% (196,319  ±9,464) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 8.6% † 916,787 (±445% / ±18,841)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 13.9% † 46,182,176 (±23.1% / ±149,842)

5.8% ±0.4% (65,947  ±4,374) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 7.5% 620,969 (±0.2% / ±12,934)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
65,947 Total veterans ±4,374 58,606 Male ±4,205 7,341 Female ±1,428

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