Northeast, North Carolina Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Northeast	Raleigh	North Carolina
Population	87,424	441,326	10,488,084
Population density (sq mi)	1,494	3,042	218
Median age	35.2	32.9	38.3
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	0.9:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	n/a	46%	57%
Families w/ Kids under 18	56%	51%	43%
Speak English	n/a	83%	89%
Speak Spanish	n/a	10%	7%

Key findings

The population density in Northeast is 51% lower than Raleigh
The median age in Northeast is 7% higher than Raleigh
In Northeast 46.21% of the population is White
In Northeast 36.89% of the population is Black
In Northeast 5.53% of the population is Asian

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Northeast population breakdown by race

Race	Northeast	Raleigh	North Carolina
White	46.21%	59.63%	69.24%
Black	36.89%	28.94%	21.50%
Asian	5.53%	4.60%	2.56%
American Indian	0.24%	0.32%	1.18%
Native Hawaiian	0.05%	0.08%	0.07%
Mixed race	3.40%	2.49%	2.45%
Other race	7.69%	3.94%	3.01%

In Northeast, 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

Northeast age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

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

Northeast, Raleigh, NC Demographics