Chatham County, North Carolina

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 78,319
Median household income: $88,534
Median home value: $397,800

Chatham County is a county in North Carolina with a population of 78,319. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $88,534 is above the North Carolina median ($69,904).

Between 2019 and 2023, Chatham County's population grew 9.8% from 71,338 to 78,319, while its median household income rose 32.1% from $67,031 to $88,534.

The median gross rent is $1,066. 48.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 78,319
Median age: 47.6 yrs
Median household income: $88,534
Median home value: $397,800
Median gross rent: $1,066
Housing units: 35,013
Homeownership rate: 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

71,33878,319

Median household income

$67,031$88,534

Median home value

$281,700$397,800

Median gross rent

$845$1,066

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	71,338	$67,031	$281,700	$845
2020	72,853	$69,799	$310,000	$873
2021	75,070	$76,791	$325,500	$888
2022	76,754	$84,222	$373,300	$995
2023	78,319	$88,534	$397,800	$1,066

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,568	4.6%
5 to 17	11,846	15.1%
18 to 24	5,204	6.6%
25 to 34	7,092	9.1%
35 to 44	8,880	11.3%
45 to 54	10,433	13.3%
55 to 64	11,765	15.0%
65 to 74	11,098	14.2%
75 and over	8,433	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	54,664	69.8%
Black or African American	8,060	10.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	90	0.1%
Asian	1,592	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	465	0.6%
Two or more races	2,928	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,520	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate18.0%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree25.2%

Graduate or professional degree22.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,547	9.6%
High school graduate	10,408	18.0%
Some college or associate's	14,049	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	14,528	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13,169	22.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone71.2%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home20.1%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,546	71.2%
Carpooled	1,939	5.4%
Public transit	121	0.3%
Walked	564	1.6%
Bicycle	45	0.1%
Worked from home	7,217	20.1%
Other means	438	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,872	20.5%
15 to 29 min	10,874	38.0%
30 to 44 min	6,962	24.3%
45 to 59 min	2,826	9.9%
60+ min	2,119	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 10.5% (8,111 of 77,460)

	Count	Share
Family households	22,884	71.0%
Nonfamily households	9,369	29.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,253	92.1%
Vacant	2,760	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25,936	80.4%
Renter-occupied	6,317	19.6%

1-unit, detached76.4%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other13.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,756	76.4%
1-unit, attached	1,361	3.9%
2 to 4 units	901	2.6%
5 to 19 units	820	2.3%
20 or more units	591	1.7%
Mobile home & other	4,584	13.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 37037
State: North Carolina
Land area: 681 sq mi
Water area: 27 sq mi
Center point: 35.7050, -79.2515