Raleigh, North Carolina - Dental Demographics - Population


Raleigh, North Carolina - Dental Demographics - Population


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Population



Raleigh's current population is 19,759 people with 10,835 households within this smaller 1 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 21.3% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 29.8% over the next five years. This is higher than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 33.7 which is below the state average of 39.8 years old. This area has an average household size of 1.67 persons. This area is not very family centric with 29.2% of the households being family households and with 18.8% having children in the home and 9.5% of the population being under 15 and an additional 15.1% being under 24. Another 45.6% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 19.1% between 45-64 years old leaving 10.7% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work.


Raleigh has a daytime employee population of 51,561 versus a permanent population of 19,759 meaning the daytime employee population is 260.9% of the permanent population living in the area and 88.0% of the total daytime population. Raleigh has a significant employee population that strongly influences the area. This could allow a practice to keep more daytime weekday hours as opposed to early morning hours, evening hours, or Saturday hours.

In this area, 64.8% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Raleigh is higher than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Raleigh area are White 60.7%, Black 25.6%, Asian 3.4%, 3.2% other races and 7.2% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Overall these population demographics are favorable indicators for an adult general practice dental office.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

Demographic Analysis for Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North CarolinaNorth CarolinaUnited States
Demographic CharacteristicRaleigh
North Carolina
Latitude / Longitude:35.77959, -78.638179
Radius1 mile2 miles
POPULATION
Population 202519,75952,40610,910,469338,440,954
2010 Total Population14,95245,4489,558,854309,121,785
2020 Total Population18,14150,55010,462,665331,839,624
Projected Total Population 203025,65064,92811,323,872344,873,411
     Population Change, 2010 - 202021.3%11.2%9.5%7.3%
     Annual Population Change Rate, 2025 - 20305.4%4.4%0.8%0.4%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age33.733.339.839.3
Under 4 years old3.6%4.2%5.4%5.5%
5 - 9 years old3.2%3.9%5.8%5.8%
10 - 14 years old2.8%3.6%6.0%6.0%
15 - 24 years old15.1%19.5%13.5%13.2%
25 - 44 years old45.6%37.9%25.9%26.9%
     Number of Adults 25-449,00319,8602,824,57490,938,228
45 - 64 years old19.1%19.5%25.0%24.4%
     Number of Adults 45-643,77610,1942,729,42082,485,679
65 years and over10.7%11.5%18.4%18.1%
     Number of Adults 65 years and older2,1136,0332,003,28961,399,291
     0 - 14 years old9.5%11.6%17.3%17.4%
     Number of Children 0-14 years old1,8836,0871,885,36958,800,947
NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of August 26, 2025. Data showing future dates are projections.
Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages


Percentage of the Population with a Bachelor's Degree

Raleigh, North Carolina - Percentage of the Population with a Bachelor
Education: Bach Deg by Census Tract

 69.74% to 87.52%
 49.42% to 69.74%
 33.06% to 49.42%
 19.10% to 33.06%
 7.64% to 19.10%
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Projected Population Growth Rate

Raleigh, North Carolina - Projected Population Growth Rate
Projected Population Growth Per Year

 2.48% to 5.03%
 2.06% to 2.48%
 1.39% to 2.06%
 0.67% to 1.39%
 0.01% to 0.67%
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