Raleigh, NC Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	276,093	100.0

Male	136,648	49.5
Female	139,445	50.5

Under 5 years	17,461	6.3
5 to 9 years	16,444	6.0
10 to 14 years	15,254	5.5
15 to 19 years	19,864	7.2
20 to 24 years	32,458	11.8
25 to 34 years	57,105	20.7
35 to 44 years	43,826	15.9
45 to 54 years	32,984	11.9
55 to 59 years	10,308	3.7
60 to 64 years	7,394	2.7
65 to 74 years	12,025	4.4
75 to 84 years	8,143	2.9
85 years and over	2,827	1.0

Median age (years)	30.9	(X)

18 years and over	218,487	79.1
Male	107,349	38.9
Female	111,138	40.3
21 years and over	200,345	72.6
62 years and over	27,249	9.9
65 years and over	22,995	8.3
Male	8,789	3.2
Female	14,206	5.1

RACE
One race	270,914	98.1
White	174,786	63.3
Black or African American	76,756	27.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	981	0.4
Asian	9,327	3.4
Asian Indian	2,605	0.9
Chinese	2,035	0.7
Filipino	602	0.2
Japanese	332	0.1
Korean	1,240	0.4
Vietnamese	1,542	0.6
Other Asian ¹	971	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	118	0.0
Native Hawaiian	27	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	26	0.0
Samoan	16	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	49	0.0
Some other race	8,946	3.2
Two or more races	5,179	1.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	178,649	64.7
Black or African American	78,844	28.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,091	0.8
Asian	10,578	3.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	294	0.1
Some other race	11,179	4.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	276,093	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	19,308	7.0
Mexican	12,227	4.4
Puerto Rican	1,306	0.5
Cuban	399	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	5,376	1.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	256,785	93.0
White alone	166,386	60.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	276,093	100.0
In households	258,777	93.7
Householder	112,608	40.8
Spouse	44,468	16.1
Child	62,787	22.7
Own child under 18 years	51,808	18.8
Other relatives	13,485	4.9
Under 18 years	4,258	1.5
Nonrelatives	25,429	9.2
Unmarried partner	5,945	2.2
In group quarters	17,316	6.3
Institutionalized population	4,935	1.8
Noninstitutionalized population	12,381	4.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	112,608	100.0
Family households (families)	61,327	54.5
With own children under 18 years	29,794	26.5
Married-couple family	44,468	39.5
With own children under 18 years	20,139	17.9
Female householder, no husband present	12,868	11.4
With own children under 18 years	8,062	7.2
Nonfamily households	51,281	45.5
Householder living alone	37,322	33.1
Householder 65 years and over	7,001	6.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	32,439	28.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	16,251	14.4

Average household size	2.30	(X)
Average family size	2.97	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	120,699	100.0
Occupied housing units	112,608	93.3
Vacant housing units	8,091	6.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	426	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	112,608	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	58,079	51.6
Renter-occupied housing units	54,529	48.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.43	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.15	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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