Humidity & wind
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Population
506,306
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$415,800
Owner-occupied units
Raleigh, NC
North Carolina · 35.832° N, 78.641° W · 152 sq mi
Raleigh is the 39th largest city on this site, with a population of 506,306 and about 3,325 residents per square mile. The median household earns $85,395 a year, and the median home is worth $415,800.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
152 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
3,325
People per square mile
Rank by population
#39
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#46
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$85,395
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,572
Per month
Homeownership
50.7%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
23 min
One way
People
Median age
34.7
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
54%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
13.8%
Households
203,443
2.27 people each
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 31/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 147/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 5/yr
Days above 90° 36/yr
Below freezing 40/yr
Annual rainfall 47.3in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 90°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 33°F
What people here do for work
Professional & business services 20.9%
Education & health care 20.7%
Retail trade 9.7%
Finance, insurance & real estate 8.6%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of North Carolina
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Raleigh
Nickname
The Tar Heel State
Compare Raleigh with
- Raleigh vs CharlotteSide by side
- Raleigh vs MesaSide by side
- Raleigh vs CarySide by side
- Raleigh vs Wake ForestSide by side
- Raleigh vs Colorado SpringsSide by side
- Raleigh vs GreensboroSide by side
Cities near Raleigh
- Cary, NC11 mi · 183,582
- Wake Forest, NC12 mi · 58,147
- Apex, NC15 mi · 80,419
- Holly Springs, NC17 mi · 50,288
- Durham, NC18 mi · 305,561
- Chapel Hill, NC23 mi · 63,565
- Rocky Mount, NC48 mi · 55,120
- Burlington, NC49 mi · 61,496
Cities about the same size
- Mesa, AZ513,656
- Colorado Springs, CO494,743
- Kansas City, MO521,220
- Miami, FL489,812
- Omaha, NE488,797
- Atlanta, GA529,110
- Sacramento, CA536,449
- Tucson, AZ548,371
More in North Carolina
- Charlotte964,784
- Greensboro308,667
- Winston-Salem257,271
- Fayetteville209,120
- Wilmington126,809
- High Point120,571
- Concord114,598
- Greenville96,443
Wealthiest person in North Carolina
Name
James Goodnight
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$9.8B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Cary
Source of wealth
Software
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in North Carolina · private sector
Employer
Atrium Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in North Carolina
Company
Bank of America
Revenue
$192.4B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Charlotte
Ticker
BAC
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.