Raleigh, North Carolina Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Raleigh	North Carolina	National
Population	441,326	10,488,084	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	3,042	218	91
Median age	32.9	38.3	37.7
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	46%	57%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	51%	43%	43%
Speak English	83%	89%	79%
Speak Spanish	10%	7%	13%

Key findings

The population density in Raleigh is 1295% higher than North Carolina
The median age in Raleigh is 14% lower than North Carolina
In Raleigh 59.63% of the population is White
In Raleigh 28.94% of the population is Black
In Raleigh 4.60% of the population is Asian

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Raleigh population breakdown by race

Race	Raleigh	North Carolina	National
White	59.63%	69.24%	73.35%
Black	28.94%	21.50%	12.63%
Asian	4.60%	2.56%	5.22%
American Indian	0.32%	1.18%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.08%	0.07%	0.18%
Mixed race	2.49%	2.45%	3.06%
Other race	3.94%	3.01%	4.75%

In Raleigh, 10.8% 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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Household income distribution

Place of birth by citizenship

Raleigh age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Source: The Raleigh, NC demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).