Population Forecast
5 year Forecast - 5.2%
The current population of the Raleigh-Durham-Rocky Mount, NC Market is 3,034,649 as of the July 2024 PopStats estimate. PopStat’s Trend models indicate a 5 year population change of 5.2%, resulting in a Population of 3,191,552 by July 2029. This percentage change in Population ranks 24th across STI Markets. The Raleigh-Durham-Rocky Mount, NC Market currently ranks 32nd in overall population, and will rank 32nd by July 2029.
High and Low Range - 2.4% to 19.8%
While the summation of mid range 5 year forecasts foresee a change in Population of 5.2% for Raleigh-Durham-Rocky Mount, NC Market. The forecast high ranges of these forecasts leaves open the possibility for a Population change as high as 19.8% at 3,636,744. Similarly a population change as low as 2.4% at 3,108,180 is not without possibility.

Figure 73: Population Trend and Forecast
10 year Projections - 11.3%
By July 2034 we project the Population of the Raleigh-Durham-Rocky Mount, NC Market to be 3,378,087 resulting in a change of 11.3% compared to the current Population. This projected percentage change in Population ranks 24th across STI Markets. The Raleigh-Durham-Rocky Mount, NC Market currently ranks 32nd in overall population, and will rank 30th by July 2034.