What is the population of Raleigh, North Carolina?

The population of Raleigh, North Carolina is 427,070.

What is the median household income in Raleigh, North Carolina?

The median household income in Raleigh, North Carolina is $83,302, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Raleigh, North Carolina is $410,281, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Raleigh, North Carolina is 4.6%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A

Income B

Education A+

Metric	Raleigh	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Population	427,070	10,790,063	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	2809.5	200.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.06%	0.90%	0.57%
Median age	33.8	37.6	37.1
Households	174,734	4,184,344	128,459,983

Year	Raleigh

Group	Share

Raleigh has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Raleigh	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$83,302	$69,937	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.31%	5.43%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.7%	5.2%

Metric	Raleigh	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$410,281	$265,624	$242,182
Median rent	$1,459	$1,162	$1,342
Homeownership rate	51.1%	66.4%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Raleigh	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	21.1	21.8	22.5
Work from home	23.6%	14.5%	13.4%

Raleigh has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Raleigh	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.7%	31.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.28	2.46	2.54

Raleigh has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric	Raleigh	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	80.0	77.1	78.3
Self-rated poor health	10.7%	16.8%	16.3%
Smokers	13.3%	20.7%	19.0%