Raleigh Population and Demographics

Raleigh North Carolina Population and Demographics Resources

Raleigh City, North Carolina Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Raleigh Population: 276093 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 136648 49.49% Female 139445 50.51%       Under 5 years 17461 6.32% 5 to 9 years 16444 5.96% 10 to 14 years 15254 5.52% 15 to 19 years 19864 7.19% 20 to 24 years 32458 11.76% 25 to 34 years 57105 20.68% 35 to 44 years 43826 15.87% 45 to 54 years 32984 11.95% 55 to 59 years 10308 3.73% 60 to 64 years 7394 2.68% 65 to 74 years 12025 4.36% 75 to 84 years 8143 2.95% 85 years and over 2827 1.02%       Median age (years) 30.9       18 years and over 218487 79.14% Male 107349 38.88% Female 111138 40.25% 21 years and over 200345 72.56% 62 years and over 27249 9.87% 65 years and over 22995 8.33% Male 8789 3.18% Female 14206 5.15%       Race     One race 270914 98.12% White 174786 63.31% Black or African American 76756 27.8% American Indian and Alaska Native 981 0.36% Asian 9327 3.38% Asian indian 2605 0.94% Chinese 2035 0.74% Filipino 602 0.22% Japanese 332 0.12% Korean 1240 0.45% Vietnamese 1542 0.56% Other Asian 971 0.35% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 118 0.04% Native Hawaiian 27 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 26 0.01% Samoan 16 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 49 0.02% Some other race 8946 3.24% Two or more races 5179 1.88%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 276093 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 19308 6.99% Mexican 12227 4.43% Puerto Rican 1306 0.47% Cuban 399 0.14% Other Hispanic or Latino 5376 1.95% Not Hispanic or Latino 256785 93.01% White alone 166386 60.26%       Relationship     Total Population 276093 100.00% In households 258777 93.73% Householder 112608 40.79% Spouse 44468 16.11% Child 62787 22.74% Own child under 18 years 51808 18.76% Other relatives 13485 4.88% Under 18 years 4258 1.54% Nonrelatives 25429 9.21% Unmarried partner 5945 2.15% In group quarters 17316 6.27% Institutionalized population 4935 1.79% Non-Institutionalized population 12381 4.48%       Households by Type     Total Households 112608 100.0 % Family households (families) 61327 54.46% With own children under 18 years 29794 26.46% Married-couple family 44468 39.49% With own children under 18 years 20139 17.88% Female householder, no husband present 12868 11.43% With own children under 18 years 8062 7.16% Non Family households 51281 45.54% Householder living alone 37322 33.14% Householder 65 years and over 7001 6.22%       Households with individuals under 18 years 32439 28.81% Households with individuals 65 years and over 16251 14.43%       Average Household size 2.3 Average family size 2.97       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 120699 100.00% Occupied housing units 112608 93.3% Vacant housing units 8091 6.7% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 426 0.35% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.3       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 112608 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 58079 51.58% Renter-occupied housing units. 54529 48.42%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.43 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.15

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