Raleigh Population 2025

Raleigh is the capital of the state of North Carolina. Raleigh was established as the state capital of North Carolina in 1792. It's known for its universities, including North Carolina State University. Raleigh population in 2025 is estimated to be 483,065, covers area of the city of Raleigh occupies a total area of 144 square miles (373 sq km). The Research Triangle, or simply The Triangle, are the common nicknames for a metropolitan area in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. The Greater Raleigh or Raleigh Metropolitan is Raleigh-Durham-Cary Combined statistical area has three Metropolitan Statical Areas, and further divided into nine-counties.

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth

Below is the Raleigh population by year:

Raleigh Metropolitan

The nine-county region, officially named the Raleigh-Durham-Cary combined statistical area (CSA), comprises the Raleigh-Cary and Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Areas and the Henderson Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan SA counties are Chatham County, Durham County, Granville County, Orange County, and Person County. Vance County in Henderson Micropolitan SA, Franklin County, Johnston County and Wake County are the counties of Raleigh-Cary Metropolitan SA.

Raleigh Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, population of Raleigh by age is 474,708, out of these 228,980 are male, 245,728 are female, The sex ratio of Raleigh is 93. The median age of the Raleigh population is 34.5, Raleigh population by age are, under 18 years is 99,375, 16 years and over is 385,422, 18 years and over is 375,333, 21 years and over is 350,136, 65 years and over is 66,115. 48.2% are male, 51.8% are female, 20.9% are under 18 years old, 81.2% are 16 years and over, 79.1% are 18 years and over, 73.8% are 21 years and over, 11.7% are 65 years and over. There are total 205,534 housing units, The voting population of Raleigh are 339,466, out of these 160,419 are male voters, 179,047 are female voters, 47.3% are male, 52.7% are female. Raleigh population in 2023 is estimated to be 482,504, population in 2022 is estimated to be 478,342, and in 2021 is estimated to be 469,503.

Raleigh Population by Race

White Population

White population in Raleigh, North Carolina are 275,336, percentage wise 58.0 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Raleigh, North Carolina are 137,734, percentage wise 29.0 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Raleigh, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Carribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Raleigh are 19,078, percentage wise 4.0 percent are asians, out of these 6,481 are Asian Indians, 4,209 are Chinese, 1,649 are Filipinos, 480 are Japanese, 1,528 are Korean, 2,761 are Vietnamese and 1,970 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Raleigh, North Carolina are 59,290. Percentage wise 12.5 percent are hispanics, out of these 21,362 are Mexican people, 7,897 are Puerto Ricans, 1,435 are Cubans, and 28,596 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Nativity by Place of Birth

Total Raleigh native population is 407,124, out of these 223,375 born in the North Carolina state and 175,809 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 67,584, out of these 26,701 are Naturalised US citizen, 3,294 are in Europe, 9,511 in Asia, 5,858 in Africa, 7,295 in Latin America and 582 in Northern America. Total Foreigners who are non US citizens living in Raleigh are 40,883, out of these 2,664 are from Europe, 9,420 are from Asia, 4,946 from Africa, 23,571 are from Latin America and 282 are from Northern America.