Data & Demographics

Metro Comparisons

Location Population Median Age
Wake County, NC   974,289 35.2
Raleigh, NC 431,897 32.8
Cary, NC 151,560 36.1
Atlanta, GA 447,848 33.1
Austin, TX 885,415 32.0
Baltimore, MD 622,104 34.6
Boston, MA 644,710 31.7
Charlotte, NC 792,849 33.3
Jacksonville, FL 842,588 35.8
Denver, CO 649,495 34.1
Orlando, FL 255,479 33.6
Richmond, VA 214,114 32.8
San Jose, CA 998,514 36.0

 

Location % Population
w/ Bachelor’s Degree or higher
Wake County, NC 49.1
Raleigh, NC 49.5
Cary, NC 63.7
Atlanta, GA 48.7
Austin, TX 46.7
Baltimore, MD 28.7
Boston, MA 45.2
Charlotte, NC 41.1
Jacksonville, FL 26.8
Denver, CO 44.4
Orlando, FL 35.2
Richmond, VA 35.8
San Jose, CA 38.0

 

Location Median
Household Income
Wake County, NC 65,160
Raleigh, NC 55,170
Cary, NC 89,405
Atlanta, GA 46,485
Austin, TX 56,351
Baltimore, MD 42,266
Boston, MA 53,583
Charlotte, NC 51,034
Jacksonville, FL 47,424
Denver, CO 51,089
Orlando, FL 41,345
Richmond, VA 39,193
San Jose, CA 80,977

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey

Location Median Home Price % Change
year-over-year
Raleigh-Cary MSA $212,500 4,8%
Atlanta, GA $167,500 10.0%
Austin, TX $246,000 9.3%
Baltimore, MD $225,800 -4.0%
Boston, MA $399,900 1.6%
Denver, CO $315,500 10.0%
Jacksonville, FL $186,500 0.8%
Orlando, FL $180,000 4.6%
San Jose, CA $899,500 11.3%

Source: National Association of Realtors, Q3-2014