Briar Chapel

Population: 6,084
Median household income: $154,583
Median home value: $508,300

Briar Chapel is a community in Chatham County, North Carolina, home to 6,084 residents. The median household income of $154,583 is above the Chatham County median ($88,534).

Between 2020 and 2023, Briar Chapel's population grew 68.2% from 3,617 to 6,084, while its median home value rose 35.5% from $375,100 to $508,300.

0.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.88 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,084
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $154,583
Median home value: $508,300
Median gross rent: $2,941
Housing units: 2,170
Homeownership rate: 94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 79.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6176,084

Median household income

$126,974$154,583

Median home value

$375,100$508,300

Median gross rent

$2,245$2,941

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	3,617	$126,974	$375,100	$2,245
2021	4,646	$148,125	$406,500	$2,341
2022	5,332	$153,300	$470,600	$2,630
2023	6,084	$154,583	$508,300	$2,941

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 243.2%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 4419.9%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	426	7.0%
5 to 17	1,357	22.3%
18 to 24	192	3.2%
25 to 34	471	7.7%
35 to 44	1,211	19.9%
45 to 54	944	15.5%
55 to 64	489	8.0%
65 to 74	729	12.0%
75 and over	265	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,484	73.7%
Black or African American	258	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	473	7.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	51	0.8%
Two or more races	544	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	274	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate3.4%

Some college or associate's15.4%

Bachelor's degree35.7%

Graduate or professional degree43.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	71	1.7%
High school graduate	140	3.4%
Some college or associate's	634	15.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,468	35.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,796	43.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone57.3%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home36.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,511	57.3%
Carpooled	126	4.8%
Public transit	10	0.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	963	36.5%
Other means	25	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	215	12.9%
15 to 29 min	814	48.7%
30 to 44 min	454	27.2%
45 to 59 min	86	5.1%
60+ min	103	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 0.5% (32 of 6,084)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,726	81.8%
Nonfamily households	385	18.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2015

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,111	97.3%
Vacant	59	2.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,988	94.2%
Renter-occupied	123	5.8%

1-unit, detached98.4%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,136	98.4%
1-unit, attached	14	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3707748
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.09 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.8242, -79.1168