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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:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    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

    64,028

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    3.0%
    5 - 17:
    11.9%
    18 - 24:
    33.5%
    25 - 34:
    12.3%
    35 - 54:
    18.3%
    55 - 64:
    8.5%
    Over 65 Years:
    12.6%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    28.7%
    28.7%
    96.2%
    96.2%
    76.6%
    76.6%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Chapel Hill
    USA
    $51,406
    $51,406
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Chapel Hill
    USA
    $85,989
    $85,989
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    18.6%

    Employment Industries

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    Education
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Healthcare
    Accommodation
    Retail
    Other
    Manufacturing
    Finance
    Arts
    Administration
    Transportation
    Public Service
    26.4%
    26.4%
    14.6%
    14.6%
    13.4%
    13.4%
    9.9%
    9.9%
    7.8%
    7.8%
    4.4%
    4.4%
    4.1%
    4.1%
    3.2%
    3.2%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    2.8%
    2.8%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    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
    62.8%
    62.8%
    13.4%
    13.4%
    11.3%
    11.3%
    7.6%
    7.6%
    4.6%
    4.6%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    English
    German
    Irish
    Italian
    Scottish
    European
    Polish
    Scots-Irish
    French
    Norwegian
    Dutch
    Russian
    British
    Welsh
    Swedish
    Ukrainian
    Greek
    Hungarian
    Eastern European
    African
    13.5%
    13.5%
    10.2%
    10.2%
    8.9%
    8.9%
    4.3%
    4.3%
    2.9%
    2.9%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Chinese
    Other Asian languages
    Langs. of India
    Korean
    German/Yiddish
    Vietnamese
    African languages
    Russian
    Arabic
    French
    Slavic languages
    Tagalog
    Japanese
    Other Indo-European
    Persian
    Scandinavian languages
    Greek
    West Germanic languages
    80.0%
    80.0%
    6.3%
    6.3%
    4.4%
    4.4%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Chapel Hill Residents

    15.3%

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