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27344

18,468 Population
166.3 square miles 111.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±2.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 38 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$26,023 ±$3,606 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: $40,502 ±$694
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $34,209 ±$175
$48,067 ±$6,032 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: $68,913 ±$1,650
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $60,516 ±$353

21.6% ±4.2% (3,942  ±810) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 13.2% 80,610 (±0.6% / ±3,841)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 13.7% 1,379,672 (±0.2% / ±18,811)

30 minutes ±2.7 (219,505  ±28,969) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 24.8 6,606,925 (±0.4 / ±128,127)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25 108,494,690 (±0.1 / ±490,242)

Families

6,718 ±582 Number of households
  • the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 254,732 ±1,591
  • North Carolina: 4,034,684 ±9,031
2.7 ±0.3 (18,272  ±1,188) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 2.4 611,666 (±0 / ±1,557)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,103,771 (±0)

8% ±3.3% (323  ±137) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 3.9% † 6,397 (±0.4% / ±714)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 124,231 (±0.1% / ±2,985)

Housing

7,619 ±595 Number of housing units
  • the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 278,357 ±602
  • North Carolina: 4,673,933 ±548

$162,700 ±$12,824 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: $264,400 ±$3,745
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $197,500 ±$750

11.2% ±4.1% (2,053  ±761.9) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 16.5% 105,022 (±0.6% / ±3,892.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 14.1% 1,450,883 (±0.1% / ±14,334)

Social

73.4% ±2.9% (9,102  ±784.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 90.2% 396,707 (±1.2% / ±5,346.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 89% 6,308,190 (±0.3% / ±20,630.4)
20.3% ±2.9% (2,520  ±407.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 47.4% 208,675 (±0.8% / ±3,678.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 33% 2,339,163 (±0.2% / ±12,758.5)

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

19.7% ±2.3% (3,642  ±480) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 11.8% 75,889 (±0.3% / ±2,043)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 8.2% 845,983 (±0.1% / ±7,686)

7.1% ±2.1% (978  ±297) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 5.8% 29,876 (±0.3% / ±1,424)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 8% 637,790 (±0.1% / ±6,230)
978 Total veterans ±297 919 Male ±276 59 Female ±62

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