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Raleigh Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 797,071
Land Area (2000): 5,479.900 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 82.456 square kilometers

Raleigh Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
2003	868,120	2005	929,889	2006	968,631
2004	898,584			2007	1,033,679

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	1,191,756	74.53%
Rural, Farm	14,628	0.91%
Rural, Non-farm	392,634	24.55%

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Raleigh Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	319,873	310,515	9,359	2.93%	29
1991	327,509	314,951	12,558	3.83%	38
1992	339,055	325,399	13,656	4.03%	40
1993	348,387	336,589	11,798	3.39%	34
1994	360,302	350,566	9,736	2.70%	27
1995	373,332	363,674	9,658	2.59%	26
1996	398,051	388,984	9,067	2.28%	23
1997	418,257	410,050	8,207	1.96%	20
1998	433,402	425,827	7,575	1.75%	18
1999	447,260	440,294	6,967	1.56%	16
2000	454,464	442,929	11,535	2.54%	25
2001	465,135	445,985	19,150	4.12%	41
2002	471,915	445,069	26,847	5.69%	57
2003	477,871	452,149	25,721	5.38%	54
2004	486,710	465,165	21,545	4.43%	44
2005	503,730	482,607	21,123	4.19%	42
2006	529,683	510,101	19,581	3.70%	37
2007	539,855	520,592	19,263	3.57%	36
2008	549,605	523,949	25,657	4.67%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	308,545	299,966	8,579	2.78%	28
Feb 1990	316,249	306,922	9,327	2.95%	29
Mar 1990	315,581	308,381	7,200	2.28%	23
Apr 1990	315,711	307,891	7,820	2.48%	25
May 1990	317,209	308,368	8,841	2.79%	28
Jun 1990	320,698	310,750	9,948	3.10%	31
Jul 1990	325,525	316,100	9,425	2.90%	29
Aug 1990	324,916	314,274	10,642	3.28%	33
Sep 1990	323,553	313,363	10,190	3.15%	31
Oct 1990	323,638	314,155	9,483	2.93%	29
Nov 1990	322,921	312,551	10,370	3.21%	32
Dec 1990	323,931	313,453	10,478	3.23%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	318,461	305,880	12,581	3.95%	40
Feb 1991	323,541	311,344	12,197	3.77%	38
Mar 1991	322,893	311,095	11,798	3.65%	37
Apr 1991	324,482	313,488	10,994	3.39%	34
May 1991	322,755	309,901	12,854	3.98%	40
Jun 1991	326,615	312,761	13,854	4.24%	42
Jul 1991	329,926	317,336	12,590	3.82%	38
Aug 1991	329,806	316,895	12,911	3.91%	39
Sep 1991	330,740	318,321	12,419	3.75%	38
Oct 1991	334,216	321,596	12,620	3.78%	38
Nov 1991	333,946	320,809	13,137	3.93%	39
Dec 1991	332,723	319,984	12,739	3.83%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	330,693	315,775	14,918	4.51%	45
Feb 1992	334,705	319,747	14,958	4.47%	45
Mar 1992	335,672	322,088	13,584	4.05%	40
Apr 1992	333,114	320,136	12,978	3.90%	39
May 1992	334,777	321,560	13,217	3.95%	39
Jun 1992	340,235	325,522	14,713	4.32%	43
Jul 1992	347,332	333,165	14,167	4.08%	41
Aug 1992	343,411	329,836	13,575	3.95%	40
Sep 1992	339,680	327,273	12,407	3.65%	37
Oct 1992	342,914	329,667	13,247	3.86%	39
Nov 1992	343,499	329,803	13,696	3.99%	40
Dec 1992	342,627	330,218	12,409	3.62%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	342,703	327,990	14,713	4.29%	43
Feb 1993	348,367	334,013	14,354	4.12%	41
Mar 1993	345,956	333,116	12,840	3.71%	37
Apr 1993	345,096	333,262	11,834	3.43%	34
May 1993	347,270	335,207	12,063	3.47%	35
Jun 1993	350,406	337,347	13,059	3.73%	37
Jul 1993	355,440	343,023	12,417	3.49%	35
Aug 1993	352,983	341,442	11,541	3.27%	33
Sep 1993	347,705	337,707	9,998	2.88%	29
Oct 1993	344,752	334,547	10,205	2.96%	30
Nov 1993	350,864	341,060	9,804	2.79%	28
Dec 1993	349,103	340,357	8,746	2.51%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	354,337	343,484	10,853	3.06%	31
Feb 1994	358,423	347,386	11,037	3.08%	31
Mar 1994	357,720	348,059	9,661	2.70%	27
Apr 1994	357,926	349,023	8,903	2.49%	25
May 1994	359,235	349,383	9,852	2.74%	27
Jun 1994	362,048	351,344	10,704	2.96%	30
Jul 1994	359,938	349,274	10,664	2.96%	30
Aug 1994	362,429	352,076	10,353	2.86%	29
Sep 1994	359,013	349,678	9,335	2.60%	26
Oct 1994	362,748	353,492	9,256	2.55%	26
Nov 1994	365,666	356,972	8,694	2.38%	24
Dec 1994	364,135	356,620	7,515	2.06%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	362,905	353,713	9,192	2.53%	25
Feb 1995	368,580	358,506	10,074	2.73%	27
Mar 1995	369,037	359,833	9,204	2.49%	25
Apr 1995	368,100	358,334	9,766	2.65%	27
May 1995	367,889	358,227	9,662	2.63%	26
Jun 1995	372,650	361,655	10,995	2.95%	30
Jul 1995	377,992	367,881	10,111	2.67%	27
Aug 1995	375,288	365,117	10,171	2.71%	27
Sep 1995	375,773	365,674	10,099	2.69%	27
Oct 1995	381,100	371,959	9,141	2.40%	24
Nov 1995	382,107	372,968	9,139	2.39%	24
Dec 1995	378,561	370,219	8,342	2.20%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	382,172	370,737	11,435	2.99%	30
Feb 1996	389,513	379,852	9,661	2.48%	25
Mar 1996	392,005	382,912	9,093	2.32%	23
Apr 1996	391,389	383,085	8,304	2.12%	21
May 1996	394,488	385,572	8,916	2.26%	23
Jun 1996	398,453	389,486	8,967	2.25%	23
Jul 1996	404,781	394,846	9,935	2.45%	25
Aug 1996	401,176	392,351	8,825	2.20%	22
Sep 1996	401,061	392,159	8,902	2.22%	22
Oct 1996	406,697	398,184	8,513	2.09%	21
Nov 1996	408,708	400,250	8,458	2.07%	21
Dec 1996	406,170	398,379	7,791	1.92%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	405,158	395,735	9,423	2.33%	23
Feb 1997	410,288	401,369	8,919	2.17%	22
Mar 1997	414,619	406,434	8,185	1.97%	20
Apr 1997	418,129	410,579	7,550	1.81%	18
May 1997	417,462	409,101	8,361	2.00%	20
Jun 1997	419,619	410,390	9,229	2.20%	22
Jul 1997	421,569	413,150	8,419	2.00%	20
Aug 1997	417,210	408,815	8,395	2.01%	20
Sep 1997	416,769	409,201	7,568	1.82%	18
Oct 1997	424,990	417,592	7,398	1.74%	17
Nov 1997	428,870	421,105	7,765	1.81%	18
Dec 1997	424,399	417,126	7,273	1.71%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	423,203	414,253	8,950	2.11%	21
Feb 1998	429,772	420,436	9,336	2.17%	22
Mar 1998	430,892	422,640	8,252	1.92%	19
Apr 1998	433,641	427,151	6,490	1.50%	15
May 1998	433,854	426,434	7,420	1.71%	17
Jun 1998	435,260	427,055	8,205	1.89%	19
Jul 1998	435,931	427,712	8,219	1.89%	19
Aug 1998	431,318	423,733	7,585	1.76%	18
Sep 1998	433,848	427,115	6,733	1.55%	16
Oct 1998	436,759	429,647	7,112	1.63%	16
Nov 1998	438,910	432,042	6,868	1.56%	16
Dec 1998	437,436	431,708	5,728	1.31%	13

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	436,431	429,046	7,385	1.69%	17
Feb 1999	441,973	434,266	7,707	1.74%	17
Mar 1999	442,510	435,965	6,545	1.48%	15
Apr 1999	443,829	437,483	6,346	1.43%	14
May 1999	445,078	438,376	6,702	1.51%	15
Jun 1999	449,452	442,391	7,061	1.57%	16
Jul 1999	452,506	444,605	7,901	1.75%	17
Aug 1999	448,303	440,869	7,434	1.66%	17
Sep 1999	447,079	440,526	6,553	1.47%	15
Oct 1999	451,630	444,977	6,653	1.47%	15
Nov 1999	453,923	446,880	7,043	1.55%	16
Dec 1999	454,411	448,139	6,272	1.38%	14

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	444,827	433,568	11,259	2.53%	25
Feb 2000	448,258	436,303	11,955	2.67%	27
Mar 2000	450,092	439,344	10,748	2.39%	24
Apr 2000	451,433	442,224	9,209	2.04%	20
May 2000	451,984	440,543	11,441	2.53%	25
Jun 2000	458,665	446,173	12,492	2.72%	27
Jul 2000	458,422	445,934	12,488	2.72%	27
Aug 2000	454,425	441,598	12,827	2.82%	28
Sep 2000	454,808	444,000	10,808	2.38%	24
Oct 2000	457,332	446,079	11,253	2.46%	25
Nov 2000	461,223	448,794	12,429	2.69%	27
Dec 2000	462,101	450,591	11,510	2.49%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	462,823	448,017	14,806	3.20%	32
Feb 2001	465,767	450,403	15,364	3.30%	33
Mar 2001	467,442	452,186	15,256	3.26%	33
Apr 2001	462,065	446,808	15,257	3.30%	33
May 2001	463,144	446,603	16,541	3.57%	36
Jun 2001	468,431	449,779	18,652	3.98%	40
Jul 2001	467,328	447,910	19,418	4.16%	42
Aug 2001	459,904	438,138	21,766	4.73%	47
Sep 2001	461,747	440,718	21,029	4.55%	46
Oct 2001	468,083	445,475	22,608	4.83%	48
Nov 2001	467,347	442,730	24,617	5.27%	53
Dec 2001	467,535	443,051	24,484	5.24%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	464,856	437,069	27,787	5.98%	60
Feb 2002	467,930	440,605	27,325	5.84%	58
Mar 2002	468,091	440,807	27,284	5.83%	58
Apr 2002	469,660	442,964	26,696	5.68%	57
May 2002	471,315	444,525	26,790	5.68%	57
Jun 2002	474,155	445,903	28,252	5.96%	60
Jul 2002	476,117	448,230	27,887	5.86%	59
Aug 2002	472,808	445,712	27,096	5.73%	57
Sep 2002	473,963	449,374	24,589	5.19%	52
Oct 2002	475,476	449,960	25,516	5.37%	54
Nov 2002	475,039	448,278	26,761	5.63%	56
Dec 2002	473,573	447,398	26,175	5.53%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	471,735	443,865	27,870	5.91%	59
Feb 2003	473,627	446,268	27,359	5.78%	58
Mar 2003	473,178	446,986	26,192	5.54%	55
Apr 2003	477,294	451,144	26,150	5.48%	55
May 2003	478,341	452,038	26,303	5.50%	55
Jun 2003	484,069	454,802	29,267	6.05%	60
Jul 2003	482,404	454,798	27,606	5.72%	57
Aug 2003	477,050	451,433	25,617	5.37%	54
Sep 2003	475,925	452,555	23,370	4.91%	49
Oct 2003	479,850	456,528	23,322	4.86%	49
Nov 2003	481,771	457,739	24,032	4.99%	50
Dec 2003	479,202	457,636	21,566	4.50%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	479,556	456,196	23,360	4.87%	49
Feb 2004	480,065	457,366	22,699	4.73%	47
Mar 2004	481,535	459,235	22,300	4.63%	46
Apr 2004	479,242	458,554	20,688	4.32%	43
May 2004	482,387	460,812	21,575	4.47%	45
Jun 2004	488,799	464,872	23,927	4.90%	49
Jul 2004	496,485	473,959	22,526	4.54%	45
Aug 2004	490,211	469,337	20,874	4.26%	43
Sep 2004	488,206	469,513	18,693	3.83%	38
Oct 2004	490,666	470,685	19,981	4.07%	41
Nov 2004	492,386	470,980	21,406	4.35%	43
Dec 2004	490,980	470,465	20,515	4.18%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	488,708	466,790	21,918	4.48%	45
Feb 2005	491,344	468,288	23,056	4.69%	47
Mar 2005	492,223	471,253	20,970	4.26%	43
Apr 2005	495,799	475,404	20,395	4.11%	41
May 2005	500,230	479,165	21,065	4.21%	42
Jun 2005	505,555	482,510	23,045	4.56%	46
Jul 2005	514,597	491,606	22,991	4.47%	45
Aug 2005	510,800	489,726	21,074	4.13%	41
Sep 2005	510,182	490,374	19,808	3.88%	39
Oct 2005	511,418	491,412	20,006	3.91%	39
Nov 2005	513,113	492,456	20,657	4.03%	40
Dec 2005	510,791	492,301	18,490	3.62%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	511,066	491,910	19,156	3.75%	37
Feb 2006	513,988	493,330	20,658	4.02%	40
Mar 2006	515,356	496,643	18,713	3.63%	36
Apr 2006	520,889	502,880	18,009	3.46%	35
May 2006	525,585	505,990	19,595	3.73%	37
Jun 2006	531,906	510,770	21,136	3.97%	40
Jul 2006	540,646	518,411	22,235	4.11%	41
Aug 2006	537,749	517,471	20,278	3.77%	38
Sep 2006	534,655	516,175	18,480	3.46%	35
Oct 2006	539,796	521,327	18,469	3.42%	34
Nov 2006	543,396	523,442	19,954	3.67%	37
Dec 2006	541,158	522,867	18,291	3.38%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	528,807	508,977	19,830	3.75%	37
Feb 2007	531,792	511,926	19,866	3.74%	37
Mar 2007	533,698	515,677	18,021	3.38%	34
Apr 2007	531,943	514,199	17,744	3.34%	33
May 2007	536,546	517,633	18,913	3.52%	35
Jun 2007	543,977	523,238	20,739	3.81%	38
Jul 2007	550,496	529,367	21,129	3.84%	38
Aug 2007	544,873	525,580	19,293	3.54%	35
Sep 2007	544,390	525,761	18,629	3.42%	34
Oct 2007	544,342	525,558	18,784	3.45%	35
Nov 2007	545,004	525,882	19,122	3.51%	35
Dec 2007	542,390	523,302	19,088	3.52%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	541,757	520,216	21,541	3.98%	40
Feb 2008	543,590	520,956	22,634	4.16%	42
Mar 2008	543,540	521,309	22,231	4.09%	41
Apr 2008	546,456	524,609	21,847	4.00%	40
May 2008	549,092	523,560	25,532	4.65%	46
Jun 2008	553,204	525,696	27,508	4.97%	50
Jul 2008	565,602	534,745	30,857	5.46%	55
Aug 2008	553,434	523,605	29,829	5.39%	54
Sep 2008	549,774	520,844	28,930	5.26%	53
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Raleigh Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	64,422	13.96%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	51,374	11.14%
3.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	25,460	5.52%
4.	Public Administration	24,454	5.30%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	22,774	4.94%
6.	Educational Services	22,034	4.78%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	17,512	3.80%
8.	Finance and Insurance	14,546	3.15%
9.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	13,646	2.96%
10.	Health Care	12,632	2.74%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	10,390	2.25%
12.	Chemical Manufacturing	10,310	2.23%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	9,278	2.01%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	8,252	1.79%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	8,224	1.78%
16.	Radio, Television, and Computer Stores	7,396	1.60%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	6,442	1.40%
18.	Utilities	6,214	1.35%
19.	Truck Transportation	6,188	1.34%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	5,952	1.29%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	49,530	12.69%
2.	Health Care	46,094	11.81%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	37,130	9.51%
4.	Public Administration	26,164	6.70%
5.	Finance and Insurance	23,466	6.01%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	21,538	5.52%
7.	Social Assistance	14,456	3.70%
8.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	12,940	3.32%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	11,782	3.02%
10.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	8,626	2.21%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	8,376	2.15%
12.	Chemical Manufacturing	8,288	2.12%
13.	Construction	7,876	2.02%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	7,556	1.94%
15.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	7,518	1.93%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	7,384	1.89%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	6,984	1.79%
18.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	5,598	1.43%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	4,926	1.26%
20.	Radio, Television, and Computer Stores	4,234	1.08%

Raleigh Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Computer Specialists	37,558	8.14%
2.	Other Management Occupations	28,574	6.19%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	18,530	4.02%
4.	Engineers	18,008	3.90%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	17,836	3.87%
6.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	16,754	3.63%
7.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	15,398	3.34%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	13,600	2.95%
9.	Other Production Occupations	13,162	2.85%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	13,120	2.84%
11.	Top Executives	12,510	2.71%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	11,408	2.47%
13.	Business Operations Specialists	10,902	2.36%
14.	Operations Managers Non Finance	10,570	2.29%
15.	Carpenters	10,230	2.22%
16.	Vehicle Mechanics	9,458	2.05%
17.	Other Construction Trades	9,444	2.05%
18.	Other Office and Admin Support	8,368	1.81%
19.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	8,212	1.78%
20.	Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales	7,502	1.63%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	25,094	6.43%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	22,340	5.72%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	19,826	5.08%
4.	Other Management Occupations	16,930	4.34%
5.	Computer Specialists	15,122	3.87%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	14,066	3.60%
7.	Business Operations Specialists	13,696	3.51%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	13,166	3.37%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	12,158	3.12%
10.	Registered Nurses	11,848	3.04%
11.	Cashiers	10,136	2.60%
12.	Accountants and Auditors	9,396	2.41%
13.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	9,276	2.38%
14.	Health Technologists and Technicians	9,056	2.32%
15.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	8,650	2.22%
16.	Customer Service Representatives	8,538	2.19%
17.	Other Production Occupations	8,510	2.18%
18.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	7,658	1.96%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	7,212	1.85%
20.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	6,904	1.77%

Raleigh Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	785,282	63.66%
15-35 hours	137,618	11.16%
1-14 hours	35,583	2.88%
No regular hours	275,047	22.30%

Raleigh Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	17,198	2.12%
5 AM-5:29 AM	13,599	1.67%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	24,466	3.01%
6 AM-6:29 AM	63,609	7.83%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	96,591	11.90%
7 AM-7:29 AM	151,641	18.68%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	139,448	17.17%
8 AM-8:29 AM	102,845	12.67%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	49,367	6.08%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	45,958	5.66%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	16,762	2.06%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	7,811	0.96%
Noon-3:59 PM	40,031	4.93%
4 PM-11:59 PM	42,607	5.25%

Raleigh Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	18,062	2.22%
5-9	65,382	8.05%
10-14	101,551	12.51%
15-19	124,407	15.32%
20-24	133,808	16.48%
25-29	58,155	7.16%
30-34	134,388	16.55%
35-39	28,901	3.56%
40-44	31,123	3.83%
45-59	67,259	8.28%
60-89	32,766	4.04%
At least 90	16,131	1.99%

Raleigh Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	3,921	0.48%	497,444	61.27%
30-44	1,658	0.20%	192,754	23.74%
45-59	896	0.11%	66,363	8.17%
At least 60	2,400	0.30%	46,497	5.73%

Raleigh Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	1,360	0.16%
Car / truck / van, carpool	102,119	12.14%
Car / truck / van, solo	679,504	80.78%
Motorcycle	854	0.10%
Other	5,995	0.71%
Public transportation	8,875	1.06%
Walked	13,226	1.57%
Worked at home	29,270	3.48%

Raleigh Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Raleigh Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 613,352 (1,549,806 people)
: 413,528 (1,260,940 people)
: 192,765
: 657,744
Raleigh Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	41,279	6.71%
$10,000-$14,999	25,778	4.19%
$15,000-$19,999	28,545	4.64%
$20,000-$24,999	32,687	5.31%
$25,000-$29,999	34,791	5.65%
$30,000-$34,999	36,750	5.97%
$35,000-$39,999	34,019	5.53%
$40,000-$44,999	33,383	5.42%
$45,000-$49,999	30,148	4.90%
$50,000-$59,999	59,975	9.74%
$60,000-$74,999	74,033	12.03%
$75,000-$99,999	80,326	13.05%
$100,000-$124,999	45,463	7.39%
$125,000-$149,999	23,562	3.83%
$150,000-$199,999	19,195	3.12%
$200,000 or more	15,604	2.54%

Raleigh Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	77,132	25.17%
Family, 2 people	84,813	27.67%
Nonfamily, 2 people	18,569	6.06%
Family, 3 people	50,435	16.46%
Nonfamily, 3 people	3,434	1.12%
Family, 4 people	44,872	14.64%
Nonfamily, 4 people	1,311	0.43%
Family, 5 people	16,808	5.48%
Nonfamily, 5 people	382	0.12%
Family, 6 people	5,304	1.73%
Nonfamily, 6 people	159	0.05%
Family, 7 or more people	3,100	1.01%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	159	0.05%

Raleigh Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	543,222	32.83%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	228,805	13.83%
Public Assistance	11,578	0.70%
Retirement	81,251	4.91%
Self Employment	76,372	4.62%
Social Security	106,619	6.44%
Supplemental Security	16,045	0.97%
Wage / Salary	528,116	31.91%
Other	62,799	3.79%

Raleigh Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	167,188	50.13%
With children under 18	166,296	49.87%

Raleigh Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	42,713	6.96%
Married	376,288	61.29%
Never Married	185,522	30.22%
Widowed	9,440	1.54%

Raleigh Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	62,075	9.70%
Married	372,876	58.28%
Never Married	157,529	24.62%
Widowed	47,320	7.40%

Raleigh Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Raleigh Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Raleigh Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	60,936	5.10%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	117,721	9.84%
High school diploma or equivalent	252,545	21.12%
Some college, no degree	269,531	22.54%
Associate degree	84,190	7.04%
Bachelors degree	286,320	23.94%
Graduate or professional degree	124,539	10.41%

Raleigh Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	12,341	1.55%	20,853	2.62%	33,194	4.16%
Kindergarten	21,558	2.70%	3,087	0.39%	24,645	3.09%
Grades 1-4	86,568	10.86%	8,909	1.12%	95,477	11.98%
Grades 5-8	82,604	10.36%	7,610	0.95%	90,214	11.32%
Grades 9-12	70,579	8.85%	7,628	0.96%	78,207	9.81%
Undergrad college	73,393	9.21%	19,289	2.42%	92,682	11.63%
Graduate or professional school	17,446	2.19%	5,403	0.68%	22,849	2.87%
Total	364,489	45.73%	72,779	9.13%	437,268	54.86%

Raleigh Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Raleigh Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Raleigh Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	3,000	2,342
2004	3,113	2,437

Raleigh Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Raleigh Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Raleigh Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	1,417,880	91.11%
Below Poverty Level	138,302	8.89%

Raleigh Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Raleigh Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 4,520
Raleigh Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2003	2.186	0.190	0.035	1.242	3.653	8.432	23.658	2.618	34.708
2004	1.961	0.205	0.041	1.075	3.282	7.107	20.156	2.254	29.516
2005	1.929	0.206	0.033	1.113	3.282	7.710	19.111	2.042	28.863
2006	2.227	0.209	0.038	1.110	3.583	7.733	19.359	2.105	29.197
2007	1.881	0.202	0.036	1.131	3.250	6.974	18.529	2.051	27.554

Raleigh Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Raleigh Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Raleigh Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	116,748	14.65%
10-19 Years	106,520	13.36%
20-29 Years	128,212	16.09%
30-39 Years	148,228	18.60%
40-49 Years	126,882	15.92%
50-59 Years	82,589	10.36%
60-69 Years	43,516	5.46%
70-79 Years	29,395	3.69%
80-89 Years	12,732	1.60%
90+ Years	2,249	0.28%

Raleigh Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	395,344	49.60%
Female	401,727	50.40%

Raleigh Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	561,365	70.43%
African-American	155,743	19.54%
Hispanic/Latino	45,525	5.71%
Asian	21,675	2.72%
Multiracial	9,151	1.15%
Amerindian	2,420	0.30%
Other Race	971	0.12%
Pacific Islander	221	0.03%

Raleigh Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	English	195,411	17.73%
2.	United States Or American	178,766	16.22%
3.	German	173,137	15.71%
4.	Irish	143,973	13.06%
5.	Italian	61,018	5.53%
6.	Scotch Irish	47,692	4.33%
7.	Scottish	41,846	3.80%
8.	French Non-Basque	34,742	3.15%
9.	Polish	30,812	2.79%
10.	European	20,580	1.87%

Raleigh Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	1,314,443	88.67%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	89,808	6.06%
3.	Chinese	9,102	0.61%
4.	French	9,027	0.61%
5.	Arabic	6,530	0.44%
6.	German	5,580	0.38%
7.	African	4,600	0.31%
8.	Vietnamese	4,062	0.27%
9.	Korean	3,922	0.26%
10.	Other Asian	3,874	0.26%

Raleigh Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	1,459,880	91.30%
Naturalized immigrant	35,795	2.24%
Not a citizen	103,343	6.46%

Raleigh Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Raleigh Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Raleigh Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Franklin County

Johnston County

Wake County

Raleigh Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Apex	Garner	Panther Branch
Banner	Gold Mine	Pine Level
Bartons Creek	Harris	Pleasant Grove
Benson	Hayesville	Princeton
Bentonville	Holly Springs	Raleigh
Beulah	House Creek	Rolesville
Boon Hill	Ingrams	Sandy Creek
Buckhorn	Kenly	Selma
Bunn	Knightdale	Smithfield
Cary	Leesville	St. Marys
Cedar Fork	Little River	St. Matthews
Cedar Rock	Louisburg	Swift Creek
Centerville	Marks Creek	Wake Forest
Clayton	Meadow	Wendell
Cleveland	Meredith	West Smithfield
Cypress Creek	Micro	White Oak
Dunn	Middle Creek	Wilders
Durham	Morrisville	Willow Spring
Elevation	Neuse	Wilson Mills
Four Oaks	New Hill	Wilson's Mills
Franklinton	New Light	Youngsville
Fuquay Varina	O'Neals	Zebulon

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Raleigh (276,406)	Wilders (8,119)	Wilson Mills (1,578)
Cary (97,211)	Youngsville (7,913)	Kenly (1,569)
Wake Forest (28,036)	Louisburg (7,865)	Gold Mine (1,530)
Clayton (21,182)	Franklinton (7,778)	Four Oaks (1,424)
Apex (20,212)	O'Neals (7,187)	Wilson's Mills (1,291)
Marks Creek (18,951)	Knightdale (5,958)	Princeton (1,066)
White Oak (18,548)	Morrisville (5,208)	Rolesville (907)
Little River (18,530)	Boon Hill (5,137)	House Creek (726)
Garner (17,757)	Elevation (5,055)	Meredith (569)
Middle Creek (17,506)	New Light (4,708)	Cedar Fork (435)
Swift Creek (17,454)	Ingrams (4,498)	Bunn (357)
Bartons Creek (16,403)	Wendell (4,247)	Centerville (99)
Leesville (16,093)	Zebulon (4,046)	West Smithfield (59)
Holly Springs (15,767)	Buckhorn (3,982)	Fuquay Varina
Smithfield (15,737)	Pine Level (3,719)	Willow Spring
St. Matthews (15,586)	Banner (3,423)	Durham
Panther Branch (14,830)	Meadow (3,021)	Cypress Creek
Cleveland (12,825)	Benson (2,923)	Hayesville
Harris (11,367)	Beulah (2,916)	Sandy Creek
St. Marys (10,683)	Cedar Rock (2,569)	Neuse
Pleasant Grove (9,488)	Micro (2,494)	New Hill
Selma (8,915)	Bentonville (1,768)	Dunn