Raleigh’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Raleigh is worth considering.
Raleigh is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of people in Raleigh with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.87% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Raleigh in 2022 was $19,301, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $77,204 for a family of four. However, Raleigh contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Raleigh is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Raleigh home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Raleigh residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Raleigh include English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Raleigh is English. Other important languages spoken here include Vietnamese and Spanish.
