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Total population: 392,552 (Urban population: 391,814, Rural population: 738 (all nonfarm))

Raleigh, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 120,683 (112,557 occupied: 58,032 owner occupied, 54,525 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  48%
State:  31%

Housing density: 1053 houses/condos per square mile


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $189,142.


Median contract rent in 2007: $660 (lower quartile is $556, upper quartile is $799)


Housing units in Raleigh with a mortgage: 42,124 (4,565 second mortgage, 7,577 home equity loan, 239 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,989





Raleigh,NC index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $197,700 (it was $152,400 in 2000)
Raleigh:  $197,700
North Carolina:  $145,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $145,000 - $310,800

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $292,131
Here:  $292,131
State:  $217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $180,361
Here:  $180,361
State:  $176,568

In 2-unit structures: $226,883
Here:  $226,883
State:  $153,934

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $482,186
Here:  $482,186
State:  $163,212

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $171,146
Here:  $171,146
State:  $169,602

Mobile homes: $31,954
Here:  $31,954
State:  $45,354

Median year house/condo built: 1987

Median year apartment built: 1987

Household type by relationship

Households: 259,249
  • In family households: 190,385 (43,919 male householders, 18,255 female householders)
    45,854 spouses, 62,813 children (58,545 natural, 1,762 adopted, 2,506 stepchildren), 3,415 grandchildren, 3,524 brothers or sisters, 1,591 parents, 4,903 other relatives, 6,111 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 68,864 (24,225 male householders (16,684 living alone)), 26,328 female householders (20,568 living alone)), 18,311 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 17,330 (4,872 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 27,429 2-persons, 14,828 3-persons, 12,140 4-persons, 4,939 5-persons, 1,662 6-persons, 1,176 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 37,252 1-person, 10,220 2-persons, 2,069 3-persons, 738 4-persons, 152 5-persons, 69 6-persons, 53 7-or-more-persons.

36,196 married couples with children.
15,612 single-parent households (2,344 men, 13,268 women).

85.2% of residents of Raleigh speak English at home.
7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (34% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 32,410 (11.7%)
(23.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.5
State:  5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.9
State:  4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Raleigh, North Carolina:
  • 1 room: 44
  • 2 rooms: 285
  • 3 rooms: 1,369
  • 4 rooms: 4,435
  • 5 rooms: 9,887
  • 6 rooms: 12,661
  • 7 rooms: 10,369
  • 8 rooms: 8,593
  • 9 or more rooms: 10,389



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Raleigh, North Carolina:
  • 1 room: 2,355
  • 2 rooms: 6,178
  • 3 rooms: 11,568
  • 4 rooms: 17,616
  • 5 rooms: 10,576
  • 6 rooms: 3,897
  • 7 rooms: 1,392
  • 8 rooms: 448
  • 9 or more rooms: 495



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 5,546
  • 1995 to 1998: 14,921
  • 1990 to 1994: 11,227
  • 1980 to 1989: 32,120
  • 1970 to 1979: 21,182
  • 1960 to 1969: 15,528
  • 1950 to 1959: 9,316
  • 1940 to 1949: 4,905
  • 1939 or earlier: 5,938


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Raleigh:
  • no bedroom: 90
  • 1 bedroom: 894
  • 2 bedrooms: 9,507
  • 3 bedrooms: 30,012
  • 4 bedrooms: 14,782
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2,747



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Raleigh:
  • no bedroom: 2,848
  • 1 bedroom: 16,938
  • 2 bedrooms: 24,900
  • 3 bedrooms: 8,172
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,468
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 199



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Raleigh in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 1,326
  • 1 vehicle: 17,013
  • 2 vehicles: 28,645
  • 3 vehicles: 8,775
  • 4 vehicles: 1,857
  • 5 or more vehicles: 416



Cars and other vehicles available in Raleigh in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 6,660
  • 1 vehicle: 28,597
  • 2 vehicles: 15,463
  • 3 vehicles: 2,801
  • 4 vehicles: 742
  • 5 or more vehicles: 262


Raleigh, NC house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Raleigh, NC:

  • Less than $10,000: 371
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 215
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 253
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 201
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 150
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 184
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 213
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 275
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 329
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 413
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 583
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 998
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 1597
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 6623
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 8561
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 9672
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 10085
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 14591
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 7809
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 8420
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 3430
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 3020
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 1173
  • $1,000,000 or more: 712
 


Raleigh rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Raleigh:

  • Less than $100: 978 people
  • $100 to $149: 709
  • $150 to $199: 651
  • $200 to $249: 725
  • $250 to $299: 793
  • $300 to $349: 1,302
  • $350 to $399: 1,600
  • $400 to $449: 2,195
  • $450 to $499: 3,325
  • $500 to $549: 4,761
  • $550 to $599: 6,061
  • $600 to $649: 7,129
  • $650 to $699: 7,758
  • $700 to $749: 6,645
  • $750 to $799: 4,510
  • $800 to $899: 6,270
  • $900 to $999: 3,450
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 2,635
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 1,038
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 702
  • $2,000 or more: 403
  • No cash rent: 1,030
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 16,160
  • 1990 to 1994: 6,242
  • 1985 to 1989: 3,398
  • 1980 to 1984: 2,672
  • 1975 to 1979: 1,566
  • 1970 to 1974: 677
  • 1970 to 1974: 481
  • 1965 to 1969: 1,214

Raleigh, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.3%
Number of people working at home: 4,996 (3.3% of all workers)


Raleigh travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 3636
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 15410
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 23772
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 29151
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 26608
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 9446
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 20175
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 3291
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 3108
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 6273
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 3471
  • 90 or more minutes: 2318
 


Raleigh mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 119,290 (79%)
  • Carpooled: 17,417 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 3,077 (2%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 30 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 35 (0%)
  • Railroad: 11 (0%)
  • Taxi: 517 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 176 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 508 (0%)
  • Walked: 4,383 (3%)
  • Other means: 1,215 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 4,996 (3%)
 


Raleigh, NC household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 8113
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 5154
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 5890
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 6868
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 7324
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 7572
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 6979
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 6493
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 5590
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 10694
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 12313
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 13262
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 7360
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 3483
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 3081
  • $200,000 or more: 2551
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 91661
 English: 25412
 German: 18642
 United States or American: 17282
 Irish: 14982
 Italian: 7720
 Scotch-Irish: 7638
 Scottish: 5357
 Subsaharan African:: 4798
 French (except Basque): 3500
 Polish: 3424
 European: 3365
 African: 2911
 Arab:: 2393
 British: 2074
 Russian: 1520
 Swedish: 1489
 Norwegian: 1487
 Dutch: 1450
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1249
 Welsh: 1228
 French Canadian: 1105
 Greek: 787
 Nigerian: 728
 Danish: 684
 Canadian: 668
 Lebanese: 640
 Ukrainian: 592
 Hungarian: 488
 Arab/Arabic: 475
 West Indian: 433
 Palestinian: 393
 Jamaican: 372
 Swiss: 372
 Turkish: 371
 Iranian: 362
 Czech: 342
 Egyptian: 339
 Czechoslovakian: 306
 Finnish: 292
 Other Subsaharan African: 287
 Slovak: 273
 Portuguese: 268
 Austrian: 257
 Eastern European: 251
 Other Arab: 246
 Lithuanian: 216
 Northern European: 198
 Scandinavian: 171
 Somalian: 160
 Romanian: 155
 Afghan: 152
 Brazilian: 149
 Kenyan: 137
 Bahamian: 133
 Croatian: 128
 Australian: 120
 Jordanian: 119
 Haitian: 116
 Ghanian: 115
 Ethiopian: 107
 Belgian: 104
 Moroccan: 96
 Israeli: 89
 Slovene: 81
 Yugoslavian: 77
 Pennsylvania German: 72
 Sierra Leonean: 72
 Bulgarian: 72
 Liberian: 68
 Sudanese: 62
 British West Indian: 60
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 57
 Slavic: 54
 Syrian: 52
 Zairian: 49
 Armenian: 48
 Latvian: 45
 South African: 45
 Barbadian: 39
 Guyanese: 34
 Serbian: 34
 Belizean: 33
 Iraqi: 33
 Icelander: 31
 Senegalese: 30
 Maltese: 23
 Luxemburger: 20
 Ugandan: 20
 Basque: 17
 Acadian/Cajun: 17
 Cypriot: 16
 Estonian: 14
 Albanian: 8
 Cape Verdean: 7
 German Russian: 7
 Bermudan: 6
 Alsatian: 5
 Macedonian: 5


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (31%)
  • India (5%)
  • Vietnam (4%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
  • El Salvador (4%)
  • United Kingdom (3%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 132434
  • Northeast: 36899
  • Midwest: 19791
  • South: 44884
  • West: 7431

40% of Raleigh residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 714
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 573
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,443
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,084
  • 9th grade: 1,230
  • 10th grade: 1,215
  • 11th grade: 1,413
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,369
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 13,152
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,580
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 12,569
  • Associate degree: 5,384
  • Bachelor's degree: 25,748
  • Master's degree: 8,336
  • Professional school degree: 2,944
  • Doctorate degree: 2,530


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 644
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 485
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,073
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,261
  • 9th grade: 1,103
  • 10th grade: 1,663
  • 11th grade: 1,420
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,295
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 15,122
  • Less than 1 year of college: 5,470
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 14,306
  • Associate degree: 6,609
  • Bachelor's degree: 27,271
  • Master's degree: 8,703
  • Professional school degree: 1,661
  • Doctorate degree: 1,023


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.6%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.8%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 8.7%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 10.5%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.1%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 14.9%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.8%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.6%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $63,830
  • Black householders: $34,297
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $32,598
  • Asian householders: $66,970
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $44,421
  • Some other race householders: $27,912
  • Two or more races householders: $50,208
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $31,234

Raleigh household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Raleigh household income for Black householders

Raleigh household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Raleigh household income for Asian householders

Raleigh household income for Some other race householders

Raleigh household income for Two or more races householders

Raleigh household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Raleigh marital status for males

Raleigh marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $219,493
  • Black or African American householders: $143,086
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $141,918
  • Asian householders: $199,386
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $535,113
  • Some other race householders: $162,933
  • Two or more races householders: $186,413
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $172,274

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 56,597
  • One, attached: 11,052
  • Two: 4,125
  • 3 or 4: 9,389
  • 5 to 9: 14,807
  • 10 to 19: 13,426
  • 20 to 49: 4,756
  • 50 or more: 4,843
  • Mobile homes: 1,661
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,200


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Raleigh:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (69%)
  • Electricity (27%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Electricity (71%)
  • Utility gas (26%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,732
Here:  10.5%
North Carolina:  8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,168
Here:  10.5%
North Carolina:  6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5,985
Here:  20.3%
North Carolina:  20.2%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students



School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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