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Raleigh is the capital city of North Carolina. It’s known for its universities, including North Carolina State University. The number of technology and scholarly institutions around Raleigh, Chapel Hill and Durham make the area known as the Research Triangle. The North Carolina State Capitol is a 19th-century Greek Revival–style building with a statue of George Washington dressed as a Roman general in its rotunda.
City of Raleigh / Wake County
Latest Population - 458,880 / 1,072,203
Population Change 2016 vs. 2017 - N/A / 2.43%
Hispanic or Latino Percent - 10.8% / 10.0%
Median Household Income - $58,641 / $70,620
Persons in Poverty - 14.9% / 9.2%
Land area in square miles - 142.9 / 835.22
Data: US Census
Latest Population - 458,880 / 1,072,203
Population Change 2016 vs. 2017 - N/A / 2.43%
Hispanic or Latino Percent - 10.8% / 10.0%
Median Household Income - $58,641 / $70,620
Persons in Poverty - 14.9% / 9.2%
Land area in square miles - 142.9 / 835.22
Data: US Census
Puerto Ricans living in North Carolina by County (US Census 2015)
Cumberland County 12,892
Mecklenburg County 11,161
Wake County 10,853
Onslow County 4,976
Forsyth County 3,904
Guilford County 3,343
Harnett County 3,183
Union County 2,408
Durham County 2,378
Cabarrus County 1,927
Johnston County 1,891
Buncombe County 1,883
Hoke County 1,665
Alamance County 1,354
Pitt County 1,290
Gaston County 1,166
Iredell County 1,121
New Hanover County 1,093
Craven County 1,075
Catawba County 1,047
Wayne County 1,013
Orange County 763
Rowan County 680
Brunswick County 589
Cumberland County 12,892
Mecklenburg County 11,161
Wake County 10,853
Onslow County 4,976
Forsyth County 3,904
Guilford County 3,343
Harnett County 3,183
Union County 2,408
Durham County 2,378
Cabarrus County 1,927
Johnston County 1,891
Buncombe County 1,883
Hoke County 1,665
Alamance County 1,354
Pitt County 1,290
Gaston County 1,166
Iredell County 1,121
New Hanover County 1,093
Craven County 1,075
Catawba County 1,047
Wayne County 1,013
Orange County 763
Rowan County 680
Brunswick County 589
