Raeford, NC Housing Market & City Data

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4,956
Population Estimate
$114,253
Median Home Value
91.4%
Employment Rate
17.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$159
Median Listing Price$337,999
Median Days on Market68
Active Listings267
New Listings80
Total Listings (Active + Pending)389
Avg Listing Price$335,736
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY1%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.3
Family Dual Income43.1
Median Household Income$36,523
Median Individual Income$20,435
Home Ownership57.5%
Home Value$114,253
Median Rent$753
Rent Burden39.3%
Poverty29.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED14.9%
  • Highschool Education28.1%
  • Some College39.5%
  • Bachelors Degree8.5%
  • Graduate Degree9.1%
  • Total College or Above17.6%
  • Stem Degree32.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male46.7%
  • Female53.3%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married37.3%
  • Divorced17.2%
  • Never Married35.8%
  • Widowed9.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityRaeford
State IDNC
Population4,956

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1825.4%
19–2914.7%
30–3910.3%
40–4910.9%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.6%
60–6911.8%
70–795.3%
80+7.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation50.9%
Unemployment Rate8.6%
Disabled22.1%

ETHNICITY

White33.7%
Black41.5%
Asian0.0%
Native American6.5%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other12.2%
Multiple6.2%

OTHER

Hispanic14.7%
Limited English2.0%
Health Uninsured16.7%
Veteran12.3%

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Neighborhoods in Raeford, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Raeford, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Savannah Chase Subdivision

    Savannah Chase ↗

    Median asking price
    $199,950
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    73
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.3/10 · 3 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.