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Language Spoken At Home in Raleigh-cary
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 1,053,368 | 100% |
English only | 891,498 | 84.6% |
Language other than English | 161,870 | 15.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 66,931 | 6.4% |
Spanish | 92,012 | 8.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 46,624 | 4.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 30,390 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,957 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 27,628 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,204 | 1.0% |
Other languages | 11,840 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,146 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Raleigh-cary
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,135,165 | 100% |
American | 130,429 | 11.5% |
Arab | 8,292 | 0.7% |
Czech | 3,921 | 0.3% |
Danish | 2,287 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 12,170 | 1.1% |
English | 130,970 | 11.5% |
French (except Basque) | 21,796 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 5,656 | 0.5% |
German | 127,317 | 11.2% |
Greek | 3,399 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 4,405 | 0.4% |
Irish | 112,307 | 9.9% |
Italian | 53,735 | 4.7% |
Lithuanian | 1,740 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 7,020 | 0.6% |
Polish | 25,825 | 2.3% |
Portuguese | 2,372 | 0.2% |
Russian | 7,309 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 25,464 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 31,640 | 2.8% |
Slovak | 2,192 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 23,715 | 2.1% |
Swedish | 8,375 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 2,343 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 2,702 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 8,616 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 5,466 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Raleigh-cary
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 425,166 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 288,392 | 67.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 149,515 | 35.2% |
Married-couple family | 224,041 | 52.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 109,088 | 25.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 16,132 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,045 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 48,219 | 11.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 31,382 | 7.4% |
Nonfamily households | 136,774 | 32.2% |
Householder living alone | 109,970 | 25.9% |
65 years and over | 27,120 | 6.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 159,907 | 37.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 73,418 | 17.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Raleigh-cary
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 1,110,561 | 100% |
Householder | 425,166 | 38.3% |
Spouse | 224,269 | 20.2% |
Child | 345,384 | 31.1% |
Other relatives | 55,388 | 5.0% |
Nonrelatives | 60,354 | 5.4% |
Unmarried partner | 20,241 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Raleigh-cary
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 427,739 | 100% |
Never married | 142,212 | 33.2% |
Now married, except separated | 237,571 | 55.5% |
Separated | 10,003 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 7,056 | 1.6% |
Divorced | 30,897 | 7.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 458,263 | 100% |
Never married | 128,566 | 28.1% |
Now married, except separated | 234,775 | 51.2% |
Separated | 13,731 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 31,238 | 6.8% |
Divorced | 49,953 | 10.9% |
Fertility in Raleigh-cary
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 16,448 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 4,481 | 27.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 101 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Raleigh-cary
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 17,845 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 7,088 | 39.7% |
Less than 1 year | 1,428 | 8.0% |
1 or 2 years | 2,097 | 11.8% |
3 or 4 years | 1,251 | 7.0% |
5 or more years | 2,312 | 13.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,088 | 100% |
Who are female | 4,408 | 62.2% |
Who are married | 5,021 | 70.8% |
School Enrollment in Raleigh-cary
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 328,334 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 22,075 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten | 16,793 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 134,366 | 40.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 63,124 | 19.2% |
College or graduate school | 91,976 | 28.0% |
Educational Attainment in Raleigh-cary
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 734,206 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 34,229 | 4.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 40,756 | 5.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 146,898 | 20.0% |
Some college, no degree | 143,363 | 19.5% |
Associate's degree | 62,699 | 8.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 203,153 | 27.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 103,108 | 14.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 41.7% |
Veteran Status in Raleigh-cary
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 837,976 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 72,364 | 8.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Raleigh-cary
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 1,124,536 | 100% |
With a disability | 95,349 | 8.5% |
Under 18 years | 295,841 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,809 | 3.3% |
18 to 64 years | 728,205 | 100% |
With a disability | 51,083 | 7.0% |
65 years and over | 100,490 | 100% |
With a disability | 34,457 | 34.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Raleigh-cary
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 1,120,357 | 100% |
Same house | 942,571 | 84.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 169,918 | 15.2% |
Same county | 100,977 | 9.0% |
Different county | 68,941 | 6.2% |
Same state | 36,055 | 3.2% |
Different state | 32,886 | 2.9% |
Abroad | 7,868 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Raleigh-cary
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,135,165 | 100% |
Native | 1,002,501 | 88.3% |
Born in United States | 990,152 | 87.2% |
State of residence | 538,709 | 47.5% |
Different state | 451,443 | 39.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 12,349 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 132,664 | 11.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Raleigh-cary
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 132,664 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 44,945 | 33.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 87,719 | 66.1% |
Year of Entry in Raleigh-cary
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 145,013 | 100% |
Native | 12,349 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 228 | 1.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 12,121 | 98.2% |
Foreign born | 132,664 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5,089 | 3.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 127,575 | 96.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Raleigh-cary
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 132,664 | 100% |
Europe | 13,457 | 10.1% |
Asia | 41,025 | 30.9% |
Africa | 11,324 | 8.5% |
Oceania | 297 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 62,705 | 47.3% |
Northern America | 3,856 | 2.9% |