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Raleigh Demographics Information

Population: 306,944
Males: 136,648 (49.5%), Females: 139,445 (50.5%)

Elevation: 350 feet

County: Wake

Land area: 114.6 square miles

Zip codes: 27601, 27603, 27604, 27605, 27606, 27607, 27608, 27609, 27610, 27612, 27613, 27614, 27615, 27616.

Median resident age: 30.9 years
Median household income: $46,612
Median house value: $156,000

Races in Raleigh:

White Non-Hispanic (60.3%)
Black (27.8%)
Hispanic (7.0%)
Other race (3.2%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
Asian Indian (0.9%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Chinese (0.7%)
Vietnamese (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: English (12.0%), German (10.0%), Irish (8.4%), United States (6.3%), Italian (3.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.4%).

For population 25 years and over in Raleigh

High school or higher: 88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 14.4%
Unemployed: 5.3%
Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Raleigh city

Never married: 37.5%
Now married: 46.0%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 4.4%
Divorced: 9.2%

11.7% Foreign born (5.4% Latin America, 3.2% Asia, 1.4% Europe, 1.3% Africa).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (376.0 miles, pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Garner, NC (8.5 miles), Knightdale, NC (10.7 miles), Cary, NC (11.0 miles), Morrisville, NC (12.7 miles), Wake Forest, NC (13.7 miles), Rolesville, NC (14.6 miles), Apex, NC (15.5 miles), Holly Springs, NC (16.8 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2239 buildings, average cost: $106,200
1997: 2432 buildings, average cost: $107,600
1998: 2929 buildings, average cost: $113,600
1999: 3417 buildings, average cost: $120,200
2000: 3140 buildings, average cost: $131,900
2001: 3648 buildings, average cost: $119,800
2002: 3807 buildings, average cost: $129,300
2003: 3785 buildings, average cost: $129,300

Area code: 919

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.8%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (15.2%), Retail trade (11.0%), Manufacturing (10.1%).

Crime in Raleigh (2002):

19 murders (6.7 per 100,000)
106 rapes (37.1 per 100,000)
697 robberies (244.2 per 100,000)
1,144 assaults (400.9 per 100,000)
3,836 burglaries (1344.2 per 100,000)
10,692 larceny counts (3746.5 per 100,000)
1,339 auto thefts (469.2 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 471.8 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Raleigh (2001):

10 murders (3.6 per 100,000)
91 rapes (32.4 per 100,000)
804 robberies (286.3 per 100,000)
1,282 assaults (456.6 per 100,000)
3,983 burglaries (1418.5 per 100,000)
11,087 larceny counts (3948.5 per 100,000)
1,328 auto thefts (472.9 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 497.1 (higher means more crime)