Chapel Hill, NC

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The 5 largest ethnic groups in Chapel Hill, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (63.8%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (13.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.8%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (3.48%), and White (Hispanic) (2.91%).

N/A of the households in Chapel Hill, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Chapel Hill, NC are University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (10,490 degrees awarded in 2023) and Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill (177 degrees).

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Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 4.86 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (38.2k people) in Chapel Hill, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.86k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 6.47k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chapel Hill, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
38.2k ± 1.01k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
7.86k ± 456
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.47k ± 663

7.39%

Hispanic Population

4.43k people

7.39% of the people in Chapel Hill, NC are hispanic (4.43k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Chapel Hill, NC as a share of the total population.

Economy

The economy of Chapel Hill, NC employs N/A people. In 2023, the largest industries in Chapel Hill, NC were N/A, and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($91,080), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($88,659), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($88,007).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chapel Hill, NC, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (4,128 people), Management Occupations (3,343 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (2,462 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chapel Hill, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chapel Hill, NC, are N/A. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chapel Hill, NC, though some of these residents may live in Chapel Hill, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($113,104), Manufacturing ($89,044), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($85,609).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($120,405), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($89,583), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,567).

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Chapel Hill, NC are White (6,115 and 61.8%), followed by Asian (1,187 and 12%), Hispanic or Latino (923 and 9.32%), and Black or African American (901 and 9.1%).

The largest universities in Chapel Hill, NC by number of degrees awarded are University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (10,490 and NaNN%) and Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill (177 and NaNN%).

The most popular majors in Chapel Hill, NC are Management Science (824 and NaNN%), General Biological Sciences (553 and NaNN%), and Behavioral Sciences (546 and NaNN%).

The median tuition cost in Chapel Hill, NC for a public four year colleges is $7,019 for in-state students and $37,360 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2023 in Chapel Hill, NC, the percentage of applicants admitted was 18.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 43.3%. The number of students enrolled in N/A was N/A (N/A% men and N/A% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Chapel Hill, NC was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Chapel Hill, NC according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10,490 degrees awarded
Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill
177 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with 10,490 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 4,273 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Chapel Hill, NC, which is 0.668 times less than the 6,394 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 6,115 degrees mean that there were 5.15 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 1,187 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Chapel Hill, NC colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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20.7k

Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Chapel Hill, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chapel Hill, NC is from North Carolina.

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2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina

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2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (48.1%)
Worked At Home (27.1%)
Walked (7.7%)

In 2023, 48.1% of workers in Chapel Hill, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.1%) and those who walked to work (7.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

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The chart below shows how the median household income in Chapel Hill, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Car Ownership

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The following chart displays the households in Chapel Hill, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chapel Hill, NC have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chapel Hill, NC (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chapel Hill, NC is White, followed by Black and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Chapel Hill, NC has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 317 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Chapel Hill, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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