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Raleigh, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $430,600 (it was $152,400 in 2000)
Raleigh:

$430,600
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $310,100 - $639,400

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $484,153
Here:

$484,153
State:

$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $303,811
Here:

$303,811
State:

$317,935

In 2-unit structures: $389,767
Here:

$389,767
State:

$250,488

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $209,910
Here:

$209,910
State:

$254,939

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $394,172
Here:

$394,172
State:

$329,290

Mobile homes: $46,712
Here:

$46,712
State:

$124,933

Total population: 439,896 (Urban population: 276,059, Rural population: 520 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 225,320 (195,414 occupied: 98,845 owner occupied, 96,569 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

49%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,966 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $387,389.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,309 (lower quartile is $1,024, upper quartile is $1,657)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,328


Median gross rent in Raleigh, NC in 2022: $1,434

Housing units in Raleigh with a mortgage: 73,553 (9,342 second mortgage, 236 home equity loan, 8,280 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,368

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $127,524

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $80,135

Median monthly housing costs: $1,446

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Raleigh, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1997

Median year apartment built: 1999

Household type by relationship:

Households: 477,084
  • Male householders: 93,352 (31,672 living alone), Female householders: 102,062 (37,222 living alone)
  • 77,115 spouses (75,630 opposite-sex spouses), 16,899 unmarried partners, (15,748 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 124,738 children (120,402 natural, 2,174 adopted, 2,162 stepchildren), 5,409 grandchildren, 4,708 brothers or sisters, 6,366 parents, 0 foster children, 6,198 other relatives, 21,076 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 19,161

Size of family households: 48,149 2-persons, 24,470 3-persons, 21,506 4-persons, 7,073 5-persons, 2,088 6-persons, 1,755 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 68,894 1-person, 17,929 2-persons, 2,432 3-persons, 798 4-persons, 320 5-persons.

58,315 married couples with children.
26,742 single-parent households (4,598 men, 22,144 women).

81.5% of residents of Raleigh speak English at home.
9.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 64,586 (13.5%)
(39.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Raleigh, North Carolina
  • 92no bedroom
  • 9501 bedroom
  • 12,1882 bedrooms
  • 44,7833 bedrooms
  • 32,1274 bedrooms
  • 8,7055+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Raleigh, North Carolina
  • 5,100no bedroom
  • 25,3121 bedroom
  • 41,0402 bedrooms
  • 18,8563 bedrooms
  • 5,8004 bedrooms
  • 4615+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Raleigh in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Raleigh in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,985no vehicle
  • 28,3751 vehicle
  • 45,2892 vehicles
  • 16,9113 vehicles
  • 4,2454 vehicles
  • 2,0405+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Raleigh in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Raleigh in renter-occupied apartments
  • 9,719no vehicle
  • 49,9351 vehicle
  • 29,9252 vehicles
  • 6,0043 vehicles
  • 6604 vehicles
  • 3265+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Raleigh, North Carolina
  • 921 room
  • 3052 rooms
  • 1,5323 rooms
  • 8,1614 rooms
  • 13,0065 rooms
  • 20,4206 rooms
  • 15,8177 rooms
  • 14,8248 rooms
  • 24,6889+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Raleigh, North Carolina
  • 5,1001 room
  • 8,9552 rooms
  • 21,4333 rooms
  • 27,2404 rooms
  • 15,0945 rooms
  • 7,9166 rooms
  • 4,4047 rooms
  • 3,7958 rooms
  • 2,6329+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Raleigh, NC
  • Raleigh, NC household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Raleigh, NC in 2022
  • 9,499Less than $10,000
  • 10,460$10,000 to $19,999
  • 9,748$20,000 to $29,999
  • 14,861$30,000 to $39,999
  • 13,360$40,000 to $49,999
  • 16,511$50,000 to $59,999
  • 22,717$60,000 to $74,999
  • 23,270$75,000 to $99,999
  • 15,735$100,000 to $124,999
  • 15,528$125,000 to $149,999
  • 18,548$150,000 to $199,999
  • 25,177$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Raleigh, NC

  • Distribution of house value in Raleigh, NC in 2022
  • 682Less than $10,000
  • 152$10,000 to $14,999
  • 128$15,000 to $19,999
  • 234$20,000 to $24,999
  • 77$25,000 to $29,999
  • 72$30,000 to $34,999
  • 170$35,000 to $39,999
  • 94$40,000 to $49,999
  • 142$50,000 to $59,999
  • 499$60,000 to $69,999
  • 76$70,000 to $79,999
  • 76$80,000 to $89,999
  • 170$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,137$100,000 to $124,999
  • 577$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,454$150,000 to $174,999
  • 1,084$175,000 to $199,999
  • 6,370$200,000 to $249,999
  • 9,344$250,000 to $299,999
  • 21,493$300,000 to $399,999
  • 17,592$400,000 to $499,999
  • 22,440$500,000 to $749,999
  • 8,041$750,000 to $999,999
  • 4,350$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 1,224$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 1,167$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Raleigh, NC

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Raleigh, NC in 2022
  • 488Less than $100
  • 403$100 to $149
  • 157$150 to $199
  • 559$200 to $249
  • 531$250 to $299
  • 307$300 to $349
  • 143$350 to $399
  • 900$400 to $449
  • 474$450 to $499
  • 499$500 to $549
  • 579$550 to $599
  • 355$600 to $649
  • 770$650 to $699
  • 1,746$700 to $749
  • 1,354$750 to $799
  • 5,687$800 to $899
  • 6,793$900 to $999
  • 20,443$1,000 to $1,249
  • 22,073$1,250 to $1,499
  • 21,584$1,500 to $1,999
  • 5,610$2,000 to $2,499
  • 1,799$2,500 to $2,999
  • 79$3,000 to $3,499
  • 1,387$3,500 or more
  • 1,849No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.8%
Number of people working at home: 64,845 (24.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 3,675
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 18,355
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 28,355
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 43,152
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 35,947
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 19,303
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 26,058
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 5,235
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 4,788
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 9,046
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 3,916
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,897
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Raleigh

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 248,406 (69.8%)
  • Carpooled: 28,228 (7.9%)
  • Bus: 2,176 (0.6%)
  • Taxi: 5,450 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle: 613 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 5,966 (1.7%)
  • Worked at home: 64,845 (18.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.1%Males
  • 1.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 2.9%Males
  • 6.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 2.8%Males
  • 2.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 2.5%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 1.8%Males
  • 6.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.7%Males
  • 5.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 8.3%Males
  • 6.0%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Raleigh, North Carolina
  • 30,5772010 or later
  • 16,9632000 to 2009
  • 11,3931990 to 1999
  • 6,0701980 to 1989
  • 2,2431970 to 1979
  • 1,695Before 1970
Ancestries in Raleigh, NC

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 26,922 (9.7%)
  • American: 18,497 (6.7%)
  • German: 12,189 (4.4%)
  • Irish: 11,564 (4.2%)
  • Nigerian: 6,033 (2.2%)
  • Italian: 6,032 (2.2%)
  • African: 5,884 (2.1%)
  • European: 5,140 (1.9%)
  • Scottish: 3,733 (1.3%)
  • Polish: 3,159 (1.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 2,963 (1.1%)
  • French: 2,655 (1.0%)
  • British: 1,598 (0.6%)
  • Jamaican: 1,164 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 1,099 (0.4%)
  • Russian: 1,033 (0.4%)
  • Dutch: 1,007 (0.4%)
  • Lebanese: 921 (0.3%)
  • Moroccan: 911 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 864 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 733 (0.3%)
  • Ethiopian: 704 (0.3%)
  • Portuguese: 700 (0.3%)
  • Egyptian: 674 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 648 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 646 (0.2%)
  • West Indian: 633 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 516 (0.2%)
  • Romanian: 511 (0.2%)
  • Palestinian: 506 (0.2%)
  • Afghan: 460 (0.2%)
  • Turkish: 441 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 437 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 406 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 385 (0.1%)
  • Arab: 370 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 361 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 342 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 327 (0.1%)
  • Haitian: 321 (0.1%)
  • Kenyan: 314 (0.1%)
  • Ghanaian: 307 (0.1%)
  • Iraqi: 276 (0.10%)
  • Senegalese: 266 (0.10%)
  • Danish: 264 (0.10%)
  • Czech: 232 (0.08%)
  • Slovak: 205 (0.07%)
  • Slavic: 188 (0.07%)
  • Bulgarian: 175 (0.06%)
  • Lithuanian: 171 (0.06%)
  • Swiss: 163 (0.06%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 156 (0.06%)
  • Cape Verdean: 155 (0.06%)
  • Brazilian: 149 (0.05%)
  • Slovene: 110 (0.04%)
  • Austrian: 108 (0.04%)
  • Croatian: 103 (0.04%)
  • Belizean: 103 (0.04%)
  • Bermudan: 103 (0.04%)
  • South African: 102 (0.04%)
  • Armenian: 87 (0.03%)
  • Jordanian: 77 (0.03%)
  • Finnish: 74 (0.03%)
  • Bahamian: 71 (0.03%)
  • Belgian: 64 (0.02%)
  • British West Indian: 62 (0.02%)
  • Syrian: 60 (0.02%)
  • Liberian: 58 (0.02%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 53 (0.02%)
  • Sudanese: 52 (0.02%)
  • Israeli: 48 (0.02%)
  • Albanian: 47 (0.02%)
  • New Zealander: 44 (0.02%)
  • Cajun: 43 (0.02%)
  • Basque: 41 (0.01%)
  • Ugandan: 39 (0.01%)
  • Serbian: 32 (0.01%)
  • Latvian: 30 (0.01%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 29 (0.01%)
  • Celtic: 26 (0.01%)
  • Guyanese: 24 (0.01%)
  • Icelander: 19 (0.01%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 18 (0.01%)
  • Estonian: 18 (0.01%)
  • Australian: 17 (0.01%)
  • Maltese: 14 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Raleigh:

15.0% (9,563)
North Carolina:

24.7% (214,776)

India
Raleigh:

7.4% (4,738)
North Carolina:

9.3% (80,594)

Vietnam
Raleigh:

5.3% (3,354)
North Carolina:

2.9% (24,965)

El Salvador
Raleigh:

4.7% (2,998)
North Carolina:

3.8% (33,379)

Nigeria
Raleigh:

4.6% (2,907)
North Carolina:

1.1% (9,173)

Honduras
Raleigh:

3.5% (2,227)
North Carolina:

4.7% (40,707)

Philippines
Raleigh:

3.4% (2,145)
North Carolina:

2.4% (20,695)

Venezuela
Raleigh:

2.7% (1,690)
North Carolina:

1.2% (9,986)

Dominican Republic
Raleigh:

2.5% (1,610)
North Carolina:

1.7% (15,135)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Raleigh:

2.5% (1,586)
North Carolina:

3.2% (27,477)

Congo
Raleigh:

1.9% (1,189)
North Carolina:

0.4% (3,108)

Canada
Raleigh:

1.9% (1,186)
North Carolina:

2.1% (18,105)

Egypt
Raleigh:

1.8% (1,147)
North Carolina:

0.6% (4,847)

Other Western Africa
Raleigh:

1.6% (1,015)
North Carolina:

0.3% (2,644)

Iran
Raleigh:

1.6% (1,010)
North Carolina:

0.5% (4,378)

Colombia
Raleigh:

1.6% (1,009)
North Carolina:

2.1% (18,275)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 213,767
  • Other state: 189,856
  • Northeast: 70,328
  • Midwest: 30,716
  • South: 72,623
  • West: 16,189

82.8% of Raleigh residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51.4% lived in North Carolina.


Raleigh:

82.8%
State average:

87.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2,527
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1,098
  • 5th and 6th grade: 837
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,124
  • 9th grade: 1,639
  • 10th grade: 1,479
  • 11th grade: 894
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,460
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 27,568
  • Less than 1 year of college: 7,137
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 15,816
  • Associate degree: 10,187
  • Bachelor's degree: 54,007
  • Master's degree: 18,641
  • Professional school degree: 6,193
  • Doctorate degree: 5,110
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2,840
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 547
  • 5th and 6th grade: 704
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,157
  • 9th grade: 2,042
  • 10th grade: 53
  • 11th grade: 1,665
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,211
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 24,836
  • Less than 1 year of college: 7,026
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 17,304
  • Associate degree: 16,589
  • Bachelor's degree: 55,240
  • Master's degree: 25,355
  • Professional school degree: 4,797
  • Doctorate degree: 2,941
Educational Attainment for Females
Raleigh marital status for males
Raleigh marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 94,147
  • One, attached: 29,965
  • Two: 5,492
  • 3 or 4: 8,173
  • 5 to 9: 16,142
  • 10 to 19: 22,727
  • 20 to 49: 17,093
  • 50 or more: 28,482
  • Mobile homes: 2,960
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 139

Median worth of mobile homes: $86,522

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Raleigh
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Raleigh, NC
  • 61.3%Utility gas
  • 36.8%Electricity
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.1%Wood
  • 0.1%Solar energy
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Raleigh, NC
  • 79.0%Electricity
  • 19.2%Utility gas
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,202
Here:

11.2%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,139
Here:

10.1%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,647
Here:

12.4%
North Carolina:

19.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability