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Raleigh, NC Urban Area

1,179,118 Population
554.8 square miles 2,125.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$57,881 ±$1,423 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$105,894 ±$3,066 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.5% ±0.9% (98,428  ±10,636) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.9 minutes ±0.9 (12,196,750  ±514,988) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

479,219 ±5,297 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (1,157,303  ±11,623) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.2% ±0.7% (15,973  ±2,197) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

505,825 ±4,023 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$517,000 ±$13,876 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.4% ±1.2% (166,980  ±13,489.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.7% ±1.8% (765,760  ±16,499.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
59.1% ±1.3% (477,861  ±11,761) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

21.4% ±1.7% (239,147  ±18,799.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

17.1% ±0.9% (201,964  ±10,487) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.1% ±0.4% (46,585  ±3,861) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
46,585 Total veterans ±3,861 41,384 Male ±3,292 5,201 Female ±1,461

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