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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—North Carolina

QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

Raleigh, North Carolina




Raleigh (city), North Carolina

   People QuickFactsRaleighNorth Carolina
Population, 2003 estimate 316,8028,407,248
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 12.0%4.5%
Population, 2000 276,0938,049,313
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 25.3%21.4%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.3%6.7%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 20.9%24.4%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 8.3%12.0%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.5%51.0%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)63.3%72.1%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)27.8%21.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)0.4%1.2%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)3.4%1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)ZZ
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)3.2%2.3%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.9%1.3%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 7.0%4.7%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 37.3%53.0%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 11.7%5.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 14.8%8.0%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 88.5%78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 44.9%22.5%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 22.024.0
 
Housing units, 2000 120,6993,523,944
Homeownership rate, 2000 51.6%69.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $156,000$108,300
 
Households, 2000 112,6083,132,013
Persons per household, 2000 2.302.49
Median household income, 1999 $46,612$39,184
Per capita money income, 1999 $25,113$20,307
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 11.5%12.3%
   Business QuickFactsRaleighNorth Carolina
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 8,296,65898,080,086
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 4,568,53572,356,763
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $17,856$9,740
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 606,2058,624,993
Total number of firms, 1997 27,689570,484
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 13.9%10.8%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 26.3%24.5%
   Geography QuickFactsRaleighNorth Carolina
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 11548,711
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,409.2165.2
FIPS Code 5500037
Counties Durham County




(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:05:46 EST

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