Raleigh, NC
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RaleighNC averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $435,237 -2% yr/yr · +20.3% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
👮 Police incidents (open data)
30,505 incidents · Wed Aug 20, 2025–Tue Jul 28, 2026 · 100% mapped
other17,113
property13,392
The most recent records from the city police department’s own open-data portal — a recent slice, not full history. Full per-incident records with coordinates (mappable, joinable to individual addresses) are in the public dataset. Source: services.arcgis.com.
Municipal budget
Total revenue$1.18B (FY2023)
Total spending$1.07B (FY2023)
Taxes$496.2M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$1.68B (FY2023)
Spending per resident$2,284 (FY2023)
Development activity
Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
20254,738 housing units ($1.27B)
🗳️ Election results (7 races)
Local election returns — winner marked ✓.
Mayor 2024-11-05
Janet Cowell ✓ 132,315 · Paul Fitts 40,688 · Terrance (Truth) Ruth 25,355 · Eugene Myrick 14,359 · James L. Shaughnessy IV 8,038 · Write-In (Miscellaneous) 1,034
City Council District E 2024-11-05
Christina Jones ✓ 23,584 · John Cerqueira 22,047 · Write-In (Miscellaneous) 280
City Council District D 2024-11-05
Jane Harrison ✓ 30,015 · Write-In (Miscellaneous) 495 · Damien Gu (Write-In) 67
City Council District C 2024-11-05
Corey Branch ✓ 15,676 · Tolulope O. Omokaiye 7,847 · DaQuanta Copeland 4,060 · Portia W. Rochelle 3,351 · Tomara DeCosta 3,155 · Jared S. Ollison 2,918
City Council District B 2024-11-05
Megan Patton ✓ 23,138 · Jennifer McCollum 19,221 · Write-In (Miscellaneous) 246
City Council District A 2024-11-05
Mitchell Silver ✓ 17,900 · Whitney Hill 14,746 · Mary Black-Branch 11,860 · Write-In (Miscellaneous) 199
City Council At-Large 2024-11-05
Stormie Denise Forte ✓ 99,480 · Jonathan Lambert-Melton ✓ 84,244 · James Bledsoe 48,776 · Reeves Peeler 34,108 · Katie Pate 32,174 · Joshua Bradley 26,583
Recent meetings
Showing the 30 most recent meetings of 62 on record. See the yearly meeting archives below for the full history.
🏗️ Building permits (latest 25)
Recent records pulled from the city's own open-data portal. Beta — dates/values as published by the source.
| Issued | Address | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Jul 15, 2026 | 5652 Tealbrook Dr | Alteration/Repairs | $54,835 |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 1205 Stone Manor Dr | Foundation Only | |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 5330 Collingswood Dr | Alteration/Repairs | $17,175 |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 9005 Walking Stick Trl | Alteration/Repairs | $4,800 |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 706 Monroe Dr | Alteration/Repairs | $4,659 |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 6001 Bay Blossom Ct | Townhouse | |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 6009 Bay Blossom Ct | Townhouse | |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 6003 Bay Blossom Ct | Townhouse | |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 6005 Bay Blossom Ct | Townhouse | |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 349 Tryon Rd | Alteration/Repairs | $2,250 |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 1425 Pleasant Garden Ln | Accessory Structure | $9,345 |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 801 Blenheim Dr | Accessory Structure | $20,633 |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 5016 Boswall Green Ct | New Residential Dwelling | $503,378 |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 1012 Vestavia Woods Dr | Deck/Porch | |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 5938 Fallowfield Ln | New Residential Dwelling | $413,128 |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 6007 Bay Blossom Ct | Townhouse | |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 4109 Wake Forest Rd 010 | Alteration/Repairs | $49,590 |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 205 W Lenoir St | New Building | $298,411 |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 2401 Crusader Dr | Retaining Wall | |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 1808 Lynn Park Ct | New Residential Dwelling | $172,558 |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 1814 Lynn Park Ct | New Residential Dwelling | $172,558 |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 1818 Lynn Park Ct | New Residential Dwelling | $172,558 |
| Tue Jul 14, 2026 | 5959 Triangle Town Blvd STE 2125 | Change of Use | $219,869 |
| Mon Jul 13, 2026 | 12204 Kaysmount Ct | Deck/Porch | $45,119 |
| Mon Jul 13, 2026 | 4606 Manassa Pope Ln | Alteration/Repairs | $24,578 |
Source: Building permits
💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $102.0M | DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC Department of Defense · CAMP LEJEUNE UESC TO 3 |
| $66.8M | DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC Department of Defense · UTILITY ENERGY SERVICE CONTRACT (UESC) CAMP LEJEUNE, NC |
| $52.3M | DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC Department of Defense · UESC ECM IMPLEMENTATION AND FINANCING COST |
| $49.1M | DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC Department of Defense · CAMP LEJEUNE UESC TO II |
| $46.3M | DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC Environmental Protection Agency · IGF::OT::IGF ELECTRIC UTILITIES FOR THE EPA AND NIEHS MAIN CAMPUS IN |
| $43.5M | DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC Department of Defense · UESC AT FLEET READINESS CENTER |
| $32.3M | DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC Department of Defense · IGF::OT::IGF - BASE ELECTRIC |
| $24.2M | COOPER TACIA GENERAL CONTRACTING COMPANY Department of Defense · CONSTRUCT CDC |
| $23.9M | BEST VALUE TECHNOLOGY, INC. Department of Veterans Affairs · QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING (QA&M) FOR THE VBA OFFICE OF BUSINES |
| $23.2M | DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC Department of Defense · UTILITY ENERGY SERVICE CONTRACT (UESC)/ENERGY RESILIENCE & CONSERVATIO |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Wake County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration+6,950 people (+$363.6M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)11 ({"Hurricane": 11, "Snowstorm": 3, "Severe Storm": 3, "Severe · last Sat Jan 24, 2026)
Traffic fatalities35 (13 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments33,873 (556,250 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,872/mo (4,983 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy14.2% (low numeracy 22% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$1.18B
Annual budget
$1.68B
Debt outstanding
4,738
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$1.18B
Spending$1.07B
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load MODERATE
Outstanding debt$1.68B
Debt-to-revenue1.43×
Debt-load index67 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Accountability — traffic stops
disparitysource: Stanford Open PolicingOf the stops recorded, Black drivers were searched 2.3× more often than white drivers. (2015)
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.
Meeting archives
- 2025 (96 meetings)