Cities / North Carolina / Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

481,031 people

Right Now

Weather

82.4°F

Today: Sunny, high 88°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Wake County)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 11.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

RDU

11 mi — Raleigh-Durham International Airport

Population & People

Population

481,031

Median age

34.7

Median household income

$85,395

Poverty rate

11.9%

Unemployment rate

4.4%

Bachelor's degree+

54.0%

Avg. commute

17 min

Hispanic or Latino

12.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$415,800

Median gross rent

$1,572/mo

Homeownership rate

50.75%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,750

HUD Fair Market Rent (Wake County, 1 mi from Raleigh), 2026. Efficiency $1524, 1BR $1596, 2BR $1750, 3BR $2196, 4BR $2936. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

North Carolina commercial electricity

10.25¢/kWh

North Carolina industrial electricity

7.8¢/kWh

North Carolina residential electricity

14.02¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

893762.5

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

682393.2

All-Transactions House Price Index for North Carolina

702.88

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Source: FRED, North Carolina-specific series.

Nearby Airports

RDU

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

11 mi away

GSO

Piedmont Triad International Airport

76 mi away

CLT

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

135 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (North Carolina energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (North Carolina economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).