Siler City

Population: 7,905
Median household income: $51,751
Median home value: $154,900

Siler City, a community in Chatham County, North Carolina, has 7,905 residents. Its median household income of $51,751 runs below the Chatham County figure of $88,534.

From 2019 to 2023, Siler City's population declined 2.1% from 8,078 to 7,905, while its median home value rose 46.1% from $106,000 to $154,900.

The median resident is 35.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,905
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $51,751
Median home value: $154,900
Median gross rent: $958
Housing units: 3,161
Homeownership rate: 61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,0787,905

Median household income

$38,222$51,751

Median home value

$106,000$154,900

Median gross rent

$634$958

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,078	$38,222	$106,000	$634
2020	8,159	$38,977	$122,300	$662
2021	7,742	$40,440	$124,400	$701
2022	7,847	$48,374	$147,700	$816
2023	7,905	$51,751	$154,900	$958

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1722.8%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	429	5.4%
5 to 17	1,805	22.8%
18 to 24	736	9.3%
25 to 34	940	11.9%
35 to 44	957	12.1%
45 to 54	1,249	15.8%
55 to 64	923	11.7%
65 to 74	386	4.9%
75 and over	480	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,858	23.5%
Black or African American	1,318	16.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	94	1.2%
Two or more races	269	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,366	55.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.3%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's23.0%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,547	31.3%
High school graduate	1,509	30.6%
Some college or associate's	1,136	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	484	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	259	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,959	81.9%
Carpooled	458	12.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	97	2.7%
Bicycle	25	0.7%
Worked from home	73	2.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,392	39.3%
15 to 29 min	1,325	37.4%
30 to 44 min	563	15.9%
45 to 59 min	120	3.4%
60+ min	139	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 25.2% (1,931 of 7,671)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,862	65.6%
Nonfamily households	975	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,837	89.8%
Vacant	324	10.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,739	61.3%
Renter-occupied	1,098	38.7%

1-unit, detached59.5%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other20.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,880	59.5%
1-unit, attached	55	1.7%
2 to 4 units	221	7.0%
5 to 19 units	265	8.4%
20 or more units	102	3.2%
Mobile home & other	638	20.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3761860
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.74 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 35.7271, -79.4637