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Raleigh NC - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	276,093	62 (of 25,150) (100%)	2 (of 655) (100%)
Average Income	$46,612	5,401 (79%)	107 (84%)
Median House Value	$156,000	3,364 (87%)	73 (89%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	63.3%	21,880 (of 25,150) (13%)	464 (of 655) (29%)
% Black Population	27.8%	2,098 (92%)	203 (69%)
% Hispanic Population	7.0%	4,787 (81%)	98 (85%)
% Asian Population	3.4%	1,877 (93%)	23 (96%)
% American Indian Population	0.4%	10,481 (58%)	254 (61%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	88.5%	5,237 (of 25,150) (79%)	107 (of 655) (84%)
% College Graduates	44.9%	1,517 (94%)	42 (94%)
% Never Married	37.5%	1,334 (95%)	33 (95%)
% Married	46.0%	21,995 (13%)	532 (19%)
% Seperated	2.9%	4,914 (80%)	354 (46%)
% Divorced	9.2%	14,693 (42%)	347 (47%)
% Foreign Born	11.7%	2,655 (89%)	34 (95%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	120,683	59 (of 25,150) (100%)	2 (of 655) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	4.9%	19,841 (21%)	491 (25%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	9.2%	6,720 (73%)	115 (82%)
Average Rooms in House	5.0	19,903 (21%)	546 (17%)
% Households with No Car	7.1%	11,573 (54%)	361 (45%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	13.2%	18,847 (25%)	533 (19%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.3%	2,702 (89%)	77 (88%)
Median House Value	$156,000	3,364 (87%)	73 (89%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	2.6%	12,895 (49%)	340 (48%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	2.0%	3,085 (88%)	57 (91%)
Average Monthly Rent	$718	3,392 (87%)	54 (92%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	72.7%	2,912 (of 25,150) (88%)	58 (of 655) (91%)
% Drive Alone to Work	78.7%	12,481 (50%)	355 (46%)
% Take Public Transportation	2.4%	3,442 (86%)	21 (97%)
% Walk to Work	2.9%	10,691 (57%)	179 (73%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	22.0	15,356 (39%)	382 (42%)
% Households making less than $10,000	7.2%	16,164 (36%)	488 (25%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.3%	3,914 (84%)	112 (83%)
Median Household Income	$46,612	5,401 (79%)	107 (84%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	1.9%	15,372 (39%)	417 (36%)
Per Capita Income	$25,113	3,414 (86%)	88 (87%)
Male Worker Income	$39,248	5,499 (78%)	82 (87%)
Female Worker Income	$30,656	3,797 (85%)	60 (91%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	7.1%	13,407 (47%)	427 (35%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	11.5%	11,749 (53%)	385 (41%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	N/A	N/A
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.99

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Aurora, Colorado	0.94
Anchorage, Alaska	0.89
Riverside, California	0.87
St. Paul, Minnesota	0.85
Bakersfield, California	0.84
Colorado Springs, Colorado	0.83
Lexington, Kentucky	0.83
Arlington, Texas	0.82
Anaheim, California	0.81
Glendale, Arizona	0.81

Raleigh NC Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Scotch-Irish People	9,482	18
Houses Built 1999 to March 2000	5,546	22
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	12,381	23
People Born in Africa	3,505	26
Houses Worth Between $150,000 and $199,999	12,756	26

Raleigh NC Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 655)
Population Enrolled College or graduate school	35,294	1
People Living in a Different House, Different County, but Same State as 1995	32,912	1
People Working in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining	618	1
People Working in Public Administration	8,885	1
Population	276,093	2

Raleigh NC Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	37.3%	24,114
Percent Family Households	54.5%	23,891
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	16.2%	23,688
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	51.6%	23,600
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	31.9%	23,471

Raleigh NC Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 655)
Percent Family Households	54.5%	632
Percent of Households with Social Security Income	16.1%	626
Percent Native Population	88.3%	622
Percent of People Born in U.S.	87.3%	622
Percent Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas Fueled Households	1.5%	621

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Raleigh NC	Aurora, Colorado
Total Population	276,393	276,093
Average Age	31.7	30.9
Average Income	$46,507	$46,612
Median House Value	$144,600	$156,000
% White Population	68.9%	63.3%
% Black Population	13.4%	27.8%
% Asian Population	4.4%	3.4%
% Hispanic Population	19.8%	7.0%

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