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Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Chapel Hill town, North Carolina · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

College townHigher incomeYounger populationOrange County · 21.6 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025Chapel HillPeer medianPctileSource
Population61,60767,32436
Population change (10 yr)5.5%6.5%36
Median household income$85,989$72,39773
Poverty rate18.6%24.9%9
Bachelor's degree or higher76.6%64.6%64
Housing unit change (10 yr)6.0%11.1%0
Median owner-occupied home value$613,700$478,15055
Median gross rent$1,613$1,64936
Housing vacancy rate10.1%7.6%82
Worked from home28.1%18.0%73
Population, 2010–2024
Chapel HillPeer median
Median household income, 2010–2024
Chapel HillPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2010201720172024Peer median, latest span
Population+7.3%+4.0%+4.1%
Housing units-2.1%+8.7%+7.7%
Median household income+27.7%+27.5%+42.8%
Median owner-occupied home value+11.6%+54.3%+66.3%
Median gross rent+33.3%+42.7%+42.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher-0.6%+2.6%+5.0%
Worked from home+61.2%+199.0%+204.1%
Poverty rate-8.6%-8.5%-8.9%
Establishment density · Orange County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars19.0US 21.3below US rate
Grocery & food retail3.9US 4.8below US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services6.6US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services39.7US 29.5above US rate
Ambulatory health care20.7US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation6.0US 5.0above US rate
Accommodation2.1US 2.1below US rate
Construction23.7US 24.3below US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
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Corvallis, OR6659,960+9.5%$65,01261.4%
Boulder, CO65106,433+4.3%$87,49376.8%
Bozeman, MT6456,114+43.4%$85,74765.1%
Burlington, VT6444,675+5.5%$71,10960.5%
Iowa City, IA6375,752+7.3%$58,54660.5%
Auburn, AL6180,594+41.4%$63,66864.1%
Ann Arbor, MI61122,036+5.2%$82,21277.9%
San Luis Obispo, CA6148,491+5.6%$73,68554.4%