Raleigh, NC

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
1.49M
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
37.6
0.267% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
8.67%
1.42% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$100,103
4.2% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$418,400
9.82% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
779,739
3.04% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Raleigh, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.7% of the residents in Raleigh, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Raleigh, NC are North Carolina State University at Raleigh (10,697 degrees awarded in 2023), Wake Technical Community College (5,381 degrees), and MyComputerCareer at Raleigh (1,713 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Raleigh, NC was $418,400, and the homeownership rate was 66.6%.

Most people in Raleigh, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Raleigh, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Raleigh, NC is home to a population of 1.49M people, from which 92.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 13.6% of Raleigh, NC residents were born outside of the country (202k people).

In 2024, there were 3.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (851k people) in Raleigh, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 274k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 103k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.7%
2024 Citizenship
92.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.7% of Raleigh, NC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Raleigh, NC was 92.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Raleigh, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    851k ± 2.1k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    274k ± 2.16k
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    103k ± 1.36k
12.4%
Hispanic Population
184k people

In 2024, there were 3.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (851k people) in Raleigh, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 274k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 103k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

12.4% of the people in Raleigh, NC are hispanic (184k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Raleigh, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

13.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
202k people
13.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
189k people

As of 2024, 13.6% of Raleigh, NC residents (202k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Raleigh, NC was 13.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    21,729 ± 1,571
  2. Vietnam
    16,892 ± 956
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    14,342 ± 975

Raleigh, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Raleigh, NC employs 780k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Raleigh, NC were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (125,647 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (92,531 people), and Retail Trade (74,413 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($104,193), Finance & Insurance ($91,095), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($89,731).

Employment

Occupations

780k
2024 Value
± 8,332
3.04%
1 Year growth
± 1.49%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Raleigh, NC grew at a rate of 3.04%, from 757k employees to 780k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Raleigh, NC, are Management Occupations (118,361 people), Sales & Related Occupations (72,047 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (70,558 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Raleigh, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

780k
2024 Value
± 8,332
3.04%
1 Year growth
± 1.49%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Raleigh, NC grew at a rate of 3.04%, from 757k employees to 780k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Raleigh, NC, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (125,647 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (92,531 people), and Retail Trade (74,413 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Raleigh, NC, though some of these residents may live in Raleigh, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$68,606
Median earning men ± $1,457
$50,471
Median earning women ± $777

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($103,936), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,715), and Information ($101,142).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,322), Information ($70,537), and Manufacturing ($68,539).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 4,341
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. 2,783
    Construction
  3. 2,059
    Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $7.68M
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. $5.05M
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $4.14M
    Information

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Education

In 2023, universities in Raleigh, NC awarded 21,032 degrees. The student population of Raleigh, NC in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 36,172 male students and 38,524 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Raleigh, NC are White (11,611 and 60%), Black or African American (3,094 and 16%), Hispanic or Latino (2,047 and 10.6%), and Asian (1,226 and 6.34%).

The largest universities in Raleigh, NC by number of degrees awarded are North Carolina State University at Raleigh (10,697 and 50.9%), Wake Technical Community College (5,381 and 25.6%), and MyComputerCareer at Raleigh (1,713 and 8.14%).

The most popular majors in Raleigh, NC are Computer Systems Networking & Telecommunications (1,752 and 8.33%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,735 and 8.25%), and General Business Administration & Management (1,634 and 7.77%).

The median tuition costs in Raleigh, NC are $11,688 for private four year colleges, and $6,535 and $29,407 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Raleigh, NC, the percentage of applicants admitted was 41.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 28.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 74,696 (48.4% men and 51.6% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 74,696 students enrolled in Raleigh, NC, 48.4% men and 51.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 40,631 records, of which 50.6% were women and 49.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Psychology
    371 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    1,014 degrees awarded
  3. General Biological Sciences
    505 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Raleigh, NC was General Psychology with 371 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Raleigh, NC according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
    10,697 degrees awarded
  2. Wake Technical Community College
    5,381 degrees awarded
  3. MyComputerCareer at Raleigh
    1,713 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was North Carolina State University at Raleigh with 10,697 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 10,637 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Raleigh, NC, which is 1.02 times more than the 10,395 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 11,611 degrees mean that there were 3.75 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 3,094 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($19,928) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($3,046) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,673) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Raleigh, NC was $418,400 in 2024, which is 1.26 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $381,000 to $418,400, a 9.82% increase. The homeownership rate in Raleigh, NC is 66.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Raleigh, NC have an average commute time of 26.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Raleigh, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$418,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$3,660
$382,581
Median Property Taxes
±$5,148

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Raleigh, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Raleigh, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

66.6%
Homeownership
2024
67.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 66.6% of the housing units in Raleigh, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$100,103
Median Household Income
± $1,230
574k
Number of Households
± 6,954

In 2024, the median household income of the 574k households in Raleigh, NC grew to $100,103 from the previous year's value of $96,066.

The following chart displays the households in Raleigh, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Raleigh, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (64.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (26.2%)
  3. Carpooled (6.38%)

In 2024, 64.3% of workers in Raleigh, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.2%) and those who carpooled to work (6.38%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Raleigh, NC have a longer commute time (26.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.66% of the workforce in Raleigh, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Raleigh, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Raleigh, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.67% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Raleigh, NC (127k out of 1.46M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Raleigh, NC is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

91.9% of the population of Raleigh, NC has health coverage, with 57.3% on employee plans, 10.3% on Medicaid, 9.73% on Medicare, 13.3% on non-group plans, and 1.34% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
1,413 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in North Carolina

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see an average of 1,413 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.8% under 18 years, 21.5% between 18 and 34 years, 40.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

8.07%
Uninsured
57.3%
Employer Coverage
10.3%
Medicaid
9.73%
Medicare
13.3%
Non-Group
1.34%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Raleigh, NC declined by 7.29% from 8.7% to 8.07%.

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