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Population (year 2000): 1,255. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,257 (+0.2% change)
Males: 571 (45.5%), Females: 684 (54.5%)
Smith County
Zip code:
39153
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $26,316 (year 2000)
Median house value: $50,000 (year 2000)
Races in Raleigh:
- White Non-Hispanic (59.4%)
- Black (39.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (26.0%), Irish (6.7%),
English (5.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), German (3.2%), Subsaharan
African (1.4%).
Elevation: 544 feet
Land area: 5.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Raleigh
- High school or higher: 70.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Raleigh town
- Never married: 20.4%
- Now married: 58.3%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 11.1%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -33 (-2.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Raleigh:
- MAGEE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MAGEE, MS)
- JASPER GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; BAY
SPRINGS, MS)
- SCOTT REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; MORTON, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Raleigh:
- HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 42 miles;
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 42 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
- KEY FIELD (about 57 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Raleigh:
- THIGPEN FIELD (about 21 miles; BAY SPRINGS, MS; ID:
00M)
- G. V. MONTGOMERY (about 22 miles; FOREST, MS; ID:
2M4)
- MAGEE MUNI (about 23 miles; MAGEE, MS; ID: 17M)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Raleigh:
- JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
ELLISVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 4,072)
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; JACKSON,
MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
- MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 62 miles;
HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 64 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT
enrollment: 2,904)
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; RAYMOND,
MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
Public high schools in Raleigh:
- RALEIGH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 620; Location:
HIGHWAY 35 SOUTH; Grades: 07 - 12)
- COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER (Location: HIGHWAY
35 SOUTH; Grades: 07 - 12)
- SMITH CO VOC COMPLEX (Location: HIGHWAY 35 S;
Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Raleigh:
- RALEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 791;
Location: 201 WHITE OAK AVENUE; Grades: PK - 06)
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