Carolina Meadows

Population: 536
Median household income: $133,090
Median home value: $514,900

Carolina Meadows, a community in Chatham County, North Carolina, has 536 residents. Its median household income of $133,090 runs above the Chatham County figure of $88,534.

From 2020 to 2023, Carolina Meadows's population declined 12.3% from 611 to 536, while its median home value rose 35.0% from $381,500 to $514,900.

Owners occupy 44.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 83.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 536
Median age: 83.2 yrs
Median household income: $133,090
Median home value: $514,900
Median gross rent: $3,176
Housing units: 353
Homeownership rate: 44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 75.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

611536

Median household income

$102,800$133,090

Median home value

$381,500$514,900

Median gross rent

$2,938$3,176

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	611	$102,800	$381,500	$2,938
2021	626	$92,019	$367,600	$3,275
2022	576	$120,536	$492,900	$3,179
2023	536	$133,090	$514,900	$3,176

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 343.4%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 540.0%

55 to 640.0%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over88.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	18	3.4%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	0	0.0%
55 to 64	0	0.0%
65 to 74	43	8.0%
75 and over	475	88.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	490	91.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	17	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate7.3%

Some college or associate's17.4%

Bachelor's degree26.3%

Graduate or professional degree49.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	39	7.3%
Some college or associate's	93	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	141	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	263	49.1%

Commute to work

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	31	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	22	71.0%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	9	29.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.41
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 496)

	Count	Share
Family households	151	42.8%
Nonfamily households	202	57.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	353	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	158	44.8%
Renter-occupied	195	55.2%

1-unit, detached0.6%

1-unit, attached68.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units20.1%

20 or more units11.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2	0.6%
1-unit, attached	241	68.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	71	20.1%
20 or more units	39	11.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3710532
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.8597, -79.0179