Demographic Profile for Raleigh-Cary, NC
The Raleigh-Cary metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is made of 67.3 percent White, 20 percent African American, 3.5 percent Asian, and 7.8 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of diversity, with 31.3 percent minorities. This is greater than the State of North Carolina percent of 29.6. Since 2000, Raleigh-Cary has increased in diversity when 28.3 percent of the total population were minorities.
The Raleigh-Cary metro area had a population of 949,681 for the year 2005. The total population has increased very sharply, since the population in 2000 of 804,139. This growth shows an increase of 18.1 percent. Raleigh-Cary ranks 2 of 14 MSAs when calculating total change in population for North Carolina and the metro area ranks 22 of 361 metro areas when analyzing total MSA population change across the nation.
Estimated since the year 2000, a very high number of individuals have migrated into the Raleigh-Cary metro area, with 27,150 people migrating in from outside the country. The immigration into Raleigh-Cary totals 17.2 percent of the total migration into the State of North Carolina. This level of international migration can be considered very high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
When calculating the total land area, the Raleigh-Cary metro area extends a total area of 2116 square miles. The MSA has a medium-high density of 449 persons per square mile. Similar metro areas in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Holland-Grand Haven (452 per sq. mile ), Pittsburgh (452 per sq. mile ), York-Hanover (452 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach (444 per sq. mile ), McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr (432 per sq. mile ), Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura (431 per sq. mile ).
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
The Raleigh-Cary metro area had a population of 949,681 for the year 2005. The total population has increased very sharply, since the population in 2000 of 804,139. This growth shows an increase of 18.1 percent. Raleigh-Cary ranks 2 of 14 MSAs when calculating total change in population for North Carolina and the metro area ranks 22 of 361 metro areas when analyzing total MSA population change across the nation.
Estimated since the year 2000, a very high number of individuals have migrated into the Raleigh-Cary metro area, with 27,150 people migrating in from outside the country. The immigration into Raleigh-Cary totals 17.2 percent of the total migration into the State of North Carolina. This level of international migration can be considered very high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
When calculating the total land area, the Raleigh-Cary metro area extends a total area of 2116 square miles. The MSA has a medium-high density of 449 persons per square mile. Similar metro areas in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Holland-Grand Haven (452 per sq. mile ), Pittsburgh (452 per sq. mile ), York-Hanover (452 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach (444 per sq. mile ), McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr (432 per sq. mile ), Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura (431 per sq. mile ).
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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