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Raleigh Population and Demographics

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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

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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