Demographics of Chapel Hill town, North Carolina

Chapel Hill town, North Carolina had 63,565 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +6,522 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Chapel Hill town, in four figures

63,565
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 61,607 ±41.; +11.4%
Change since July 2020: +6,522 people.; 25.8 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $85,989 ±$5,527
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Chapel Hill town, North Carolina's population grew 11.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chapel Hill town, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Chapel Hill town, North Carolina's population grew 11.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chapel Hill town, 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	57,043	100.0	100.0
2021	61,729	108.2	100.2
2022	62,176	109.0	100.7
2023	62,929	110.3	101.6
2024	63,379	111.1	102.5
2025	63,565	111.4	103.1

Population of Chapel Hill town, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	57,043	—
2021	61,729	+4,686
2022	62,176	+447
2023	62,929	+753
2024	63,379	+450
2025	63,565	+186

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 25.8 ±0.6: for men 26.1 ±0.8 and for women 25.5 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chapel Hill town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,843 ±257	3.0% ±0.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,306 ±604	11.9% ±1.0	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	20,663 ±1,171	33.5% ±1.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	12,860 ±686	20.9% ±1.1	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,169 ±663	18.1% ±1.1	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,766 ±562	12.6% ±0.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $85,989 ±$5,527, and income per person $51,406 ±$2,606, 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 Chapel Hill town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	3,937 ±484	18.6% ±2.2	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,803 ±391	13.2% ±1.8	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,976 ±431	14.0% ±2.0	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,946 ±326	9.2% ±1.5	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,581 ±366	12.2% ±1.7	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,965 ±291	9.3% ±1.3	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,981 ±355	23.5% ±1.5	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 Chapel Hill town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	9,411 ±916	18.6% ±1.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	624 ±200	6.9% ±2.1	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,961 ±785	25.1% ±2.3	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	826 ±264	8.4% ±2.6	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chapel Hill town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chapel Hill town	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	23,581 ±521	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.9% ±1.9	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.1% ±1.8	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	47.4% ±1.6	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	52.6% ±2.5	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$613,700 ±$21,263	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,613 ±$56	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±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 Chapel Hill town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,658 ±527	7.6% ±0.9	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	38,670 ±1,078	62.8% ±1.7	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,943 ±690	11.3% ±1.1	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8,232 ±508	13.4% ±0.8	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	117 to 393	0.2% to 0.6%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	143 to 551	0.2% to 0.9%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,487 ±428	4.0% ±0.7	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 Chapel Hill town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	24,990 ±1,050	40.6% ±1.7	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	26,353 ±1,222	42.8% ±2.0	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	855 ±220	1.4% ±0.4	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	9,409 ±796	15.3% ±1.3	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,344 ±483	7.1% ±0.8	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,065 ±677	8.2% ±1.1	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Chapel Hill town among the places of North Carolina

17th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Chapel Hill town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Greenville city	92,857 ±42
Gastonia city	82,884 ±72
Jacksonville city	71,279 ±48
Apex town	70,630 ±70
Huntersville town	63,969 ±69
Chapel Hill town	61,607 ±41
Burlington city	59,610 ±62
Kannapolis city	57,890 ±42
Rocky Mount city	54,297 ±36
Wake Forest town	52,844 ±42
Mooresville town	52,381 ±50

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Reported crime in Chapel Hill town, North Carolina

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026