Northwest, North Carolina Population & Demographics

Statistic	Northwest	Raleigh	North Carolina
Population	81,974	469,698	10,488,084
Population density (sq mi)	1,454	3,193	218
Median age	37.3	34.0	38.3
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	0.9:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	n/a	44%	57%
Families w/ Kids under 18	51%	47%	43%
Speak English	n/a	83%	89%
Speak Spanish	n/a	9%	7%

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Northwest is 54% lower than Raleigh
The median age in Northwest is 10% higher than Raleigh
In Northwest 72.70% of the population is White
In Northwest 15.09% of the population is Black
In Northwest 5.89% of the population is Asian

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Northwest racial demographics

Race	Northwest	Raleigh	North Carolina
White	72.70%	57.50%	69.24%
Black	15.09%	28.90%	21.50%
Asian	5.89%	4.84%	2.56%
American Indian	0.18%	0.30%	1.18%
Native Hawaiian	0.00%	0.04%	0.07%
Mixed race	2.54%	4.25%	2.45%
Other race	3.60%	4.17%	3.01%

In Northwest, 10.9% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Northwest age breakdown

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Source: The Northwest, Raleigh, NC demographics data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Northwest, Raleigh, NC Demographics