City profile · Large City
Raleigh, North Carolina
Reviewed Oct 13, 2026Who leads Raleigh, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Janet Cowell
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Form of government
- Mayor
- Party
- Democrat
- Population
- 482,295
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 13, 2026
- Confirmed by a reviewer against a source
- Last checked
- Oct 13, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourceraleighnc.gov/city-council/janet-cowell ↗
- Official leadership pageraleighnc.gov/city-council/janet-cowell ↗
- City websiteraleighnc.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Janet Cowell CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 13, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 482,295
- Median household income
- $78,631
- Median age
- 34.6
- Land area
- 150.93 sq mi
- Population density
- 3,195.5 per sq mi
- County
- Wake County
- Metro area
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
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