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Raleigh, North Carolina Neighborhood Profile

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The approximate number of people residing in Raleigh, North Carolina is two hundred and seventy-six thousand, ninety-three. The number of males living in Raleigh, North Carolina is one hundred and thirty-six thousand, six hundred and forty-eight, females - one hundred and thirty-nine thousand, four hundred and forty-five. The media age of Raleigh, North Carolina residents is 30.9 years old. Median household income in Raleigh, North Carolina is $46,612. 6.7% of Raleigh, North Carolina housing units are vacant, ninety-three point three one percent percent of Raleigh, North Carolina housing units are occupied, and forty-five point one eight percent are renter-occupied units.

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 Raleigh, North Carolina United States
Total population276,093 281,421,906
StateNorth Carolina 
CityRaleigh 

Raleigh, North Carolina Population

 Raleigh, North Carolina %, Raleigh, North Carolina United States
Male136,64849.49%49.06%
Female139,44550.51%50.94%
Median age (years)30.9  35.3
18 years and over218,48779.14%74.31%
21 years and over200,34572.56%69.97%
62 years and over27,2499.87%14.66%
65 years and over22,9958.33%12.43%

 Raleigh, North Carolina %, Raleigh, North Carolina United States
White174,78663.31%75.14%
Black or African American76,75627.8%12.32%
Asian9,3273.38%3.64%
Some other race10,0453.64%5.46%
Two or more races5,1791.88%2.43%

Raleigh, North Carolina Housing

 Raleigh, North Carolina %, Raleigh, North Carolina United States
Total housing units 120,683 115,904,641
- Vacant housing units 8,0916.7%8.99%
- Occupied housing units 112,60893.31%91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units 58,07948.13%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units 54,52945.18%30.77%
 Raleigh, North Carolina %, Raleigh, North Carolina United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 200035,943 31.92%19.95%
1995 to 199838,419 34.12%28.9%
1990 to 199414,852 13.19%16.07%
1980 to 198911,507 10.22%15.58%
1970 to 19796,131 5.44%9.86%
1969 or earlier5,705 5.07%9.65%
 Raleigh, North Carolina %, Raleigh, North Carolina United States
Total households112,608  105,480,101
Family households (families)61,327 54.46%68.06%
Nonfamily households51,281 45.54%31.94%
 Raleigh, North Carolina United States
VALUE
Less than $50,0005135,457,817
$50,000 to $99,9996,99016,778,971
$100,000 to $149,99916,76513,110,384
$150,000 to $199,99912,7568,075,904
$200,000 to $299,9999,2216,583,049
$300,000 to $499,9994,2113,584,108
$500,000 to $999,9991,4791,308,116
$1,000,000 or more178313,759
Median (dollars)156,000119,600

Raleigh, North Carolina Education

 Raleigh, North Carolina %, Raleigh, North Carolina United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 81,414 76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool5,3226.54% 6.47%
Kindergarten3,7584.62% 5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)25,95731.88% 43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)11,08313.61% 21.38%
College or graduate school35,29443.35% 22.81%

Raleigh, North Carolina Economy

 Raleigh, North Carolina %, Raleigh, North Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over224,128  217,168,077
In labor force162,974 72.71%63.92%
- Civilian labor force162,712 72.6%63.39%
- - Employed154,114 68.76%59.73%
- - Unemployed8,598 3.84%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force5.3  5.8
- Armed Forces262 0.12%0.53%
Not in labor force61,154 27.29%36.08%
Females 16 years and over114,364 51.03%51.66%
In labor force76,283 34.04%29.72%
- Civilian labor force76,250 34.02%29.65%
- - Employed72,296 32.26%27.92%
Own children under 6 years19,798 8.83%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force11,824  12,787,501
With earnings99,869 44.56%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)57,502  56,604
With Social Security income18,177 8.11%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,672  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income2,398 1.07%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,135  6,320
With public assistance income2,131 0.95%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,514  3,032
With retirement income13,716 6.12%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)21,082  17,376
 Raleigh, North Carolina %, Raleigh, North Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households112,727  105,539,122
Less than $10,0008,113 7.2%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9995,154 4.57%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,99912,758 11.32%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,99914,896 13.21%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,99919,062 16.91%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,99923,007 20.41%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99913,262 11.76%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,99910,843 9.62%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,9993,081 2.73%2.2%
$200,000 or more2,551 2.26%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)46,612  41,994


The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.