POPULATION
City of Raleigh 316,979 (est. July 2003)
Planning Jurisdiction 344,030 (est. July 2003)
Wake County 694,702 (census 2003)
North Carolina 8,320,146 (census 2002)
THE CITY OF RALEIGH POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS:
63.3% white (2000 census)
36.7% other racial groups (2000 census)
3.87 persons per acre population density in the corporate limits.
541,895 persons projected in year 2025
GEOGRAPHY - LAND AREA (July 2003)
City of Raleigh 127.250 square miles
Planning Jurisdiction 181.56 square miles
Wake County 858 square miles
Elevation 434 feet above sea level
WEATHER
Average annual high 70.7 F
Average annual low 49.9 F
Average annual precipitation 44.19 inches
Average annual snowfall 4.5 inches
MEDIA (Television and Radio Stations)
WRAL-5 CBS
WTVD-11 ABC
WNCN-17 NBC
WRAZ-50 FOX
WLFL-22 WB
WRDC-28 UPN
WUNC-4 PBS
WRMY-47
Community Access Ch-10
Time Warner Cable
23 Area Radio Stations
MEDIA (Newspapers)
The News and Observer (Daily)
Triangle Business Journal (Weekly)
Triangle Business Weekly (Weekly)
The Independent (Weekly)
The Carolinian (Weekly)
The Spectator (Weekly)
EDUCATION / ENROLLMENT (2002-2003)
North Carolina State University 29,637
Shaw University 2,689
St. Augustine's College 1,396
Meredith College 2,328
Wake Technical College 11,023
Peace College 651
Wake County Public Schools Enrollment - 104,247
Persons over 25 years of age with High School Diploma or higher - 89.3% (2000 census)
Persons over 25 years of age with Bachelor's Degree or higher - 43.9% (2000 census)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Hospitals (1114 beds)
Rex Hospital
Wake Medical Center
Raleigh Community Hospital
Wake County Public Libraries 9
Hotels/Motels 116 (13,210 rooms)
Places of Worship 250+
Financial Institutions Approximately 150 locations
Estimated 15 million Visitors to Wake County in 2002
Area Neighborhoods
