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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—North Carolina

QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

North Carolina




Chapel Hill (town), North Carolina

   People QuickFactsChapel HillNorth Carolina
Population, 2003 estimate 49,3018,407,248
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 3.2%4.5%
Population, 2000 48,7158,049,313
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 27.0%21.4%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 3.6%6.7%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 15.1%24.4%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 8.0%12.0%
Female persons, percent, 2000 54.9%51.0%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)77.9%72.1%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)11.4%21.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)0.4%1.2%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)7.2%1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)ZZ
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)1.2%2.3%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.9%1.3%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 3.2%4.7%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 29.4%53.0%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 11.2%5.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 14.4%8.0%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 94.3%78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 73.7%22.5%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 18.424.0
 
Housing units, 2000 18,9763,523,944
Homeownership rate, 2000 42.9%69.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $229,100$108,300
 
Households, 2000 17,8083,132,013
Persons per household, 2000 2.222.49
Median household income, 1999 $39,140$39,184
Per capita money income, 1999 $24,133$20,307
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 21.6%12.3%
   Business QuickFactsChapel HillNorth Carolina
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 254,86998,080,086
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 480,60472,356,763
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $11,254$9,740
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 130,1318,624,993
Total number of firms, 1997 6,003570,484
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 6.9%10.8%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 25.2%24.5%
   Geography QuickFactsChapel HillNorth Carolina
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 2048,711
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,466.0165.2
FIPS Code 1180037
Counties Durham County




(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:05:43 EST

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