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City in North Carolina

Raleigh, NC

Wake County

Capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina and seat of Wake County.

Population
499,825 (2024)
Density
3,283 / sq mi
Land area
152.3 sq mi
Water area
1.1 sq mi
Elevation
315 ft
Founded
1770
Coordinates
35.8319, -78.6410

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Photos of Raleigh

  • 2009-02-26 Pylon plus cell tower all in one

    Ildar Sagdejev (Specious) · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • 2009-02-26 Progress Energy sign - No Trespassing - No Traspasar

    Ildar Sagdejev (Specious) · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Builders Square E Six Forks Rd Raleigh, NC (8399902337)

    Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill… · CC BY-SA 2.0

  • Builders Square E Six Forks Rd Raleigh, NC (8399901293)

    Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill… · CC BY-SA 2.0

  • Borders E Six Forks Rd Raleigh, NC (8399727837)

    Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill… · CC BY-SA 2.0

  • Creek bridge at Fallon Park in Raleigh, North Carolina

    Jenwike · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Creek rocks at Fallon Park in Raleigh, North Carolina

    Jenwike · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Roots by creek at Fallon Park in Raleigh, North Carolina

    Jenwike · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Climate

July average high
91°F
January average low
32°F
Annual rainfall
46.1 in
Annual snowfall
5.2 in
  1. 52° 32° Jan 3.4"
  2. 56° 34° Feb 2.8"
  3. 63° 40° Mar 4.1"
  4. 73° 49° Apr 3.5"
  5. 80° 58° May 3.4"
  6. 87° 66° Jun 3.9"
  7. 91° 70° Jul 5.0"
  8. 89° 69° Aug 4.7"
  9. 83° 63° Sep 5.2"
  10. 73° 50° Oct 3.4"
  11. 63° 40° Nov 3.3"
  12. 55° 34° Dec 3.4"

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Raleigh Ap (14 km from the city center). Bars show average low to high temperature; the blue column is average rainfall.

How Raleigh ranks

Local facts

Median household income
$82,424
Median rent
$1,468 / mo
Median home value
$377,800
Median age
34.7
Unemployment
4.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
52.9%
Poverty rate
11.4%
Renter-occupied homes
48.8%

Public schools

Public schools located in the city, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Staffing figures describe resources, not school quality.

Public schools
100
Students enrolled
65,474
Students per teacher
14.2 : 1
Free or reduced-price lunch
46.1%
Charter schools
10.0%
School districts serving the city
13

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Districts: Wake County Schools, The Exploris School, Magellan Charter, Raleigh Charter High School, Quest Academy

Health & wellbeing

CDC PLACES model-based estimates for adults (age-adjusted), not a count of diagnoses.

Adults with obesity
31.4%
No leisure-time physical activity
20.0%
Adults with diabetes
9.9%
Adults who smoke
10.8%
Frequent mental distress
16.0%
Sleeping under 7 hours
33.4%
Adults without health insurance
9.5%
Routine checkup in past year
80.0%

Parks, air & walkability

Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park
41.2%
Share of city that is parkland
12.4%
EPA walkability index (1-20)
13.2
Median air quality index (county)
43
Unhealthy air days (county)
0

Internet & commuting

Households with broadband
93.8%
Households with no internet
3.8%
Average commute
23.4 min
Work from home
23.4%
Commute by transit
1.3%
Commute on foot
1.7%
Commute by bike
0.4%

Natural hazard risk

FEMA rates Wake County as relatively high overall for natural hazard risk, with 9 federally declared disasters in the past ten years.

  • Hail: relatively high
  • Riverine flooding: relatively high
  • Heat wave: relatively high
  • Tornado: relatively high

Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, FEMA National Risk Index, U.S. Census Bureau ACS, CDC PLACES, NCES Common Core of Data, The Trust for Public Land ParkServe, EPA AirData, EPA Smart Location Database, NOAA Climate Normals, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata

ZIP codes

  • 27601
  • 27603
  • 27604
  • 27605
  • 27606
  • 27607
  • 27608
  • 27609
  • 27610
  • 27612
  • 27613
  • 27614
  • 27615
  • 27616
  • 27617
  • 27695
  • 27697