Chapel Hill

Population: 59,889
Median household income: $85,825
Median home value: $576,500

Located in Orange County, North Carolina, Chapel Hill is a community with a population of 59,889. The median household income of $85,825 is in line with the Orange County median ($88,553).

Between 2019 and 2023, Chapel Hill's population declined 1.8% from 60,998 to 59,889, while its median home value rose 44.2% from $399,700 to $576,500.

48.1% of workers drive to work alone. 41.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 59,889
Median age: 25.8 yrs
Median household income: $85,825
Median home value: $576,500
Median gross rent: $1,483
Housing units: 23,205
Homeownership rate: 48.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 77.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

60,99859,889

Median household income

$73,614$85,825

Median home value

$399,700$576,500

Median gross rent

$1,191$1,483

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	60,998	$73,614	$399,700	$1,191
2020	61,912	$75,249	$435,500	$1,221
2021	60,920	$77,037	$454,300	$1,294
2022	58,919	$85,940	$537,100	$1,419
2023	59,889	$85,825	$576,500	$1,483

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1711.9%

18 to 2432.8%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,044	3.4%
5 to 17	7,112	11.9%
18 to 24	19,639	32.8%
25 to 34	7,543	12.6%
35 to 44	5,309	8.9%
45 to 54	5,883	9.8%
55 to 64	4,850	8.1%
65 to 74	4,268	7.1%
75 and over	3,241	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	38,188	63.8%
Black or African American	6,468	10.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	315	0.5%
Asian	7,857	13.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	194	0.3%
Two or more races	2,437	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,426	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate7.8%

Some college or associate's11.3%

Bachelor's degree32.0%

Graduate or professional degree45.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,183	3.8%
High school graduate	2,411	7.8%
Some college or associate's	3,509	11.3%
Bachelor's degree	9,950	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14,041	45.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone48.1%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit6.6%

Walked7.7%

Bicycle2.6%

Worked from home27.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,294	48.1%
Carpooled	1,875	6.8%
Public transit	1,818	6.6%
Walked	2,128	7.7%
Bicycle	715	2.6%
Worked from home	7,497	27.1%
Other means	306	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,028	34.9%
15 to 29 min	9,167	45.5%
30 to 44 min	2,667	13.2%
45 to 59 min	654	3.2%
60+ min	620	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 19.6% (9,640 of 49,189)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,527	50.8%
Nonfamily households	10,185	49.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,712	89.3%
Vacant	2,493	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,090	48.7%
Renter-occupied	10,622	51.3%

1-unit, detached41.6%

1-unit, attached12.3%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units18.7%

20 or more units18.2%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,650	41.6%
1-unit, attached	2,844	12.3%
2 to 4 units	1,975	8.5%
5 to 19 units	4,335	18.7%
20 or more units	4,221	18.2%
Mobile home & other	180	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3711800
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 22 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 35.9283, -79.0414