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Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

620,522 Population
1,758.9 square miles 352.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,577 ±$1,703 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$83,542 ±$3,589 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.2% ±1.4% (66,867  ±8,104) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.4 minutes ±0.8 (6,154,275  ±290,780) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

257,745 ±3,260 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (593,941  ±446) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±1% (9,014  ±1,611) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

282,635 ±216 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$441,300 ±$10,697 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.4% ±1.3% (88,312  ±7,898.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.5% ±2.5% (394,729  ±11,010.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
54.7% ±1.9% (233,311  ±8,020.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

13.7% (84,875  ±5,352) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.5% ±0.6% (27,708  ±3,039) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
27,708 Total veterans ±3,039 24,406 Male ±2,652 3,302 Female ±1,328

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