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Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

608,879 Population
1,758.9 square miles 346.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,071 ±$1,772 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$83,280 ±$3,695 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.3% ±1% (60,279  ±6,089) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.2 minutes ±0.7 (6,204,780  ±258,367) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

253,951 ±3,342 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (583,384  ±1,163) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.6% ±1.1% (7,271  ±1,725) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

276,050 ±502 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$414,600 ±$10,201 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

17.1% ±1.7% (103,149  ±10,381.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

93% ±2.8% (391,416  ±11,906.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
54.7% ±2.2% (230,463  ±9,170.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

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

13.2% (80,588  ±5,123) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.9% ±0.5% (24,138  ±2,455) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
24,138 Total veterans ±2,455 20,997 Male ±2,114 3,141 Female ±992

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