About Chappell Hill

Chappell Hill is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,224 people and just one neighborhood, Chappell Hill is the 672nd largest community in Texas.

Unlike some towns , Chappell Hill isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Chappell Hill are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Chappell Hill is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chappell Hill who work in sales jobs (14.96%), office and administrative support jobs (12.01%), and management occupations (8.66%).

Also of interest is that Chappell Hill has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.58% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Chappell Hill is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Chappell Hill isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.06% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Chappell Hill doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Chappell Hill Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Chappell Hill is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 20.14% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Chappell Hill in 2000 was $18,712, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $74,848 for a family of four.

Chappell Hill is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chappell Hill home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Chappell Hill is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chappell Hill include Polish, German, English, Irish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Chappell Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.