Demographics of Chatham County, North Carolina

Chatham County, North Carolina had 85,111 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +8,448 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Chatham County, in four figures

85,111
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +11.0%
Change since July 2020: +8,448 people.; 47.6 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $94,317 ±$4,141
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Chatham County, North Carolina's population grew 11.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chatham County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Chatham County, North Carolina's population grew 11.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chatham County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	76,663	100.0	100.0
2021	78,164	102.0	100.2
2022	80,039	104.4	100.7
2023	81,877	106.8	101.6
2024	83,832	109.4	102.5
2025	85,111	111.0	103.1

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Population of Chatham County, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	76,663	+405	−11	0	+458
2021	78,164	+1,501	−204	+50	+1,736
2022	80,039	+1,875	−176	+198	+1,781
2023	81,877	+1,838	−145	+315	+1,637
2024	83,832	+1,955	−117	+544	+1,508
2025	85,111	+1,279	−118	+221	+1,182

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.6 ±0.4: for men 46.5 ±0.6 and for women 48.6 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chatham County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	3,602 ±132	4.5% ±0.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,914 ±661	14.9% ±0.8	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,288 ±602	6.6% ±0.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,777 ±817	20.9% ±1.0	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	22,379 ±800	27.9% ±1.0	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	20,191 ±889	25.2% ±1.1	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $94,317 ±$4,141, and income per person $59,363 ±$3,378, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Chatham County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	4,131 ±556	12.5% ±1.7	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,644 ±695	14.1% ±2.1	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,173 ±612	15.7% ±1.8	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,416 ±456	10.4% ±1.4	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,241 ±593	15.9% ±1.8	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,571 ±457	10.8% ±1.4	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6,828 ±695	20.7% ±2.1	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Chatham County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	8,759 ±1,381	11.0% ±1.7	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,671 ±589	17.5% ±3.7	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,063 ±809	10.8% ±2.1	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,025 ±431	7.7% ±1.6	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chatham County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chatham County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	35,914 ±45	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.9% ±1.3	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.1% ±1.3	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.6% ±2.1	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.4% ±2.3	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$446,200 ±$14,553	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,180 ±$99	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1998 ±1	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Chatham County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	10,930 ±0	13.6% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	55,672 ±456	69.5% ±0.6	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,977 ±443	10.0% ±0.6	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,791 ±147	2.2% ±0.2	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	46 to 168	0.1% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 165	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	590 ±285	0.7% ±0.4	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,016 ±617	3.8% ±0.8	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Chatham County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	38,386 ±1,390	47.9% ±1.7	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	32,674 ±1,308	40.8% ±1.6	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	733 ±241	0.9% ±0.3	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	8,358 ±599	10.4% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,041 ±383	3.8% ±0.5	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,317 ±570	6.6% ±0.7	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Chatham County among the counties of North Carolina

34th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Chatham County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Cleveland County	103,325	+3.4%
Nash County	99,365	+3.9%
Lincoln County	98,654	+13.2%
Rockingham County	94,195	+3.3%
Burke County	88,655	+1.6%
Chatham County	85,111	+11.0%
Franklin County	82,037	+18.8%
Wilson County	81,150	+1.7%
Caldwell County	81,105	+0.6%
Surry County	72,287	+1.3%
Pender County	72,111	+19.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026