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Chapel Hill, NC
Demographic Data




Chapel Hill Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Chapel Hill Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

62,098

Age

Under 5 Years:
3.3%
5 - 17:
12.7%
18 - 24:
32.6%
25 - 34:
12.2%
35 - 54:
19.4%
55 - 64:
7.8%
Over 65 Years:
11.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
27.6%
27.6%
95.6%
95.6%
77.4%
77.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Chapel Hill
USA
$47,631
$47,631
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Chapel Hill
USA
$85,940
$85,940
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

18.6%

Employment Industries

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Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Healthcare
Accommodation
Retail
Manufacturing
Arts
Other
Administration
Finance
26.5%
26.5%
15.1%
15.1%
14.3%
14.3%
8.4%
8.4%
7.0%
7.0%
5.3%
5.3%
4.1%
4.1%
3.8%
3.8%
3.3%
3.3%
2.6%
2.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Asian
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
64.7%
64.7%
13.4%
13.4%
10.3%
10.3%
6.8%
6.8%
4.5%
4.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Italian
Polish
Scottish
Scots-Irish
European
French
British
Russian
African
Swedish
Norwegian
Dutch
Welsh
Eastern European
Hungarian
Greek
Northern European
11.7%
11.7%
9.6%
9.6%
8.9%
8.9%
4.7%
4.7%
2.9%
2.9%
2.5%
2.5%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
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0.9%
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% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Chinese
Other Asian languages
Langs. of India
French
Korean
German/Yiddish
Arabic
African languages
Russian
Slavic languages
Japanese
Tagalog
Other Indo-European
Persian
Vietnamese
Scandinavian languages
Greek
West Germanic languages
79.3%
79.3%
5.8%
5.8%
5.2%
5.2%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
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0.2%
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0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Chapel Hill Residents

16.0%


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