2024 population: 682,066 ( 32,150 from 2020)
Land area: 2290.1 square miles
Population density: 297.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	366,058	53.67%	3.9%
Black:	163,952	24.04%	1.4%
Indian:	2,180	0.32%	5.2%
Asian:	38,292	5.61%	21.6%
2+ races:	15,800	2.32%	16.0%
Hispanic:	95,784	14.04%	13.6%

Total non-White:	316,008	46.33%	6.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	29,882	11.5
Deaths:	23,129	8.9
Net Migration:	7,313	2.8
Net Immigration:	20,485	7.9

Change in White population:	13,852	2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	18,298	2.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
649,916
352,206	54.19%
166,196	25.57%
2,072	0.32%
31,478	4.84%
13,626	2.10%
84,338	12.98%
297,710	45.81%

2010
504,357
278,907	55.30%
134,853	26.74%
1,512	0.30%
22,174	4.40%
8,800	1.74%
56,915	11.28%
225,450	44.70%

2000
426,493
256,626	60.17%
122,064	28.62%
1,292	0.30%
12,590	2.95%
5,418	1.27%
27,801	6.52%
169,867	39.83%

1990
344,625
233,597	67.78%
100,067	29.04%
1,169	0.34%
5,842	1.70%
n/a
3,950	1.15%
111,028	32.22%

1980
292,419
200,836	68.68%
86,199	29.48%
642	0.22%
1,929	0.66%
n/a
2,681	0.92%
91,583	31.32%

1970
245,856
173,072	70.40%
70,384	28.63%
359	0.15%
463	0.19%
n/a
1,360	0.55%
72,784	29.60%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
65,747	13.0
40,174	8.0
35,193	7.0
19,005	3.8

73,299	14.5
72,260	14.3

Number	Rate
2000's
61,039	14.3
30,703	7.2
23,826	5.6
25,591	6.0

22,281	5.2
55,583	13.0

Number	Rate
1990's
53,012	15.4
29,688	8.6
25,564	7.4
7,426	2.2

23,029	6.7
58,839	17.1

Number	Rate
1980's
43,207	14.8
24,548	8.4
35,608	12.2
n/a

32,761	11.2
19,445	6.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
25,927	10.5
n/a

27,764	11.3
18,799	7.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.5
128,550	18.8%
553,516	81.2%
104,780	15.4%

259,778
2.37

157,008	60.4%
116,404	74.1%
15,223	9.7%
102,770	39.6%

2010
Number	Percent
35.1
111,245	22.1%
393,112	77.9%
56,630	11.2%

202,476
2.39

123,065	60.8%
88,653	72.0%
15,039	12.2%
79,411	39.2%

2000
Number	Percent
33.3
94,537	22.2%
331,956	77.8%
44,033	10.3%

168,752
2.40

105,213	62.3%
77,815	74.0%
12,641	12.0%
63,539	37.7%

1990
Number	Percent
31.8
75,414	21.9%
269,211	78.1%
37,259	10.8%

135,413
2.41

87,802	64.8%
67,895	77.3%
9,291	10.6%
47,611	35.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.7
71,977	24.6%
220,442	75.4%
28,624	9.8%

104,821
2.62

73,207	69.8%
58,262	79.6%
7,332	10.0%
31,614	30.2%

2022 Housing Data for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12,211	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	8,658	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	8,596	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	9,167	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	9,431	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	9,508	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	10,122	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	8,521	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	9,393	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	18,646	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	24,102	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	32,722	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	26,014	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	17,657	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	22,029	8.5%
$200,000 or more	33,001	12.7%

Median Household Income	76,910
Per Capita Income	44,782

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	96

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9,477	3.6%
Public Assistance	4,473	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	26,056	10.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	272,655	71.2%
Unemployed	11,813	3.1%
In Armed Forces	533	0.1%

Total Labor Force	285,001	74.4%
Not in Labor Force	97,829	25.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	105,401	92,745	53.2%
Non-Profit	15,268	25,533	37.4%
Self-Employed	16,728	10,466	61.5%

Local Government	7,241	11,161	39.3%
State Government	12,789	20,288	38.7%
Federal Government	3,368	3,706	47.6%

Total Private + Self	122,129	103,211	54.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	38,666	60,688	38.9%
Total	160,795	163,899	49.5%

Pct. Govt.	18.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	61,100	18.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	53,823	16.6%
Professional, Technical	109,620	33.7%
Service Occupations	48,614	15.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	831	0.3%
All others	51,912	16.0%

White Collar		69.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	54,691	16.8%
Educational services	52,625	16.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	36,732	11.3%
Retail trade	27,665	8.5%
Manufacturing	26,430	8.1%
Accommodation and food services	21,385	6.6%
Construction	19,746	6.1%
Other services	14,217	4.4%
Finance and insurance	13,341	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	12,709	3.9%
Public administration	12,198	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	7,599	2.3%
Information	5,731	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5,081	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,048	1.6%
Wholesale trade	5,022	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,263	0.7%
Utilities	2,158	0.7%
Management	255	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	173	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	38,639	5.96%
Puerto Rican	4,686	0.72%
Cuban	1,902	0.29%
Dominican	758	0.12%

Total Central American	18,747	2.89%
Costa Rican	494	0.08%
Guatemalan	3,541	0.55%
Honduran	8,419	1.30%
Nicaraguan	362	0.06%
Panamanian	180	0.03%
Salvadoran	5,721	0.88%
Other Central American	30	0.00%

Total South American	5,079	0.78%
Argentinean	691	0.11%
Bolivian	57	0.01%
Chilean	341	0.05%
Colombian	2,311	0.36%
Ecuadorian	423	0.07%
Paraguayan	37	0.01%
Peruvian	360	0.06%
Uruguayan	90	0.01%
Venezuelan	769	0.12%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	4,683	0.72%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	8,527	1.32%
Indian	7,530	1.16%
Korean	2,666	0.41%
Filipino	2,374	0.37%
Vietnamese	1,745	0.27%
Japanese	1,216	0.19%
Burmese	861	0.13%
Taiwanese	667	0.10%
Thai	384	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	516,920	84.2%
Spanish	59,287	9.7%
Other Indo-European	8,531	1.4%
Chinese	7,540	1.2%
Other Asian	4,956	0.8%
Other	3,971	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,740	0.4%
Arabic	2,103	0.3%
German, other Germanic	1,873	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	75,328	11.6%
German	58,346	9.0%
Irish	52,879	8.2%
American	34,580	5.3%
Italian	23,201	3.6%
Scottish	14,212	2.2%
European	12,572	1.9%
Polish	12,458	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	11,646	1.8%
French	10,931	1.7%
British	5,609	0.9%
Swedish	5,014	0.8%
African	4,865	0.8%
Welsh	4,475	0.7%
Dutch	4,474	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	602,263	92.9%
Not a citizen	45,803	7.1%

Native	571,163	88.1%
Foreign-born	76,903	11.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
20,012	4.5%	22,482	5.0%	84,100	18.8%	103,968	23.3%	111,206	24.9%	104,557	23.4%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	20,012	4.5%
9-12 Years	22,482	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	84,100	18.8%
Some College	103,968	23.3%
Bach. Degree	111,206	24.9%
Grad Degree	104,557	23.4%
Average years of education: 14.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	427,802	414,620	13,182	3.1%
1991	433,998	415,782	18,216	4.2%
1992	444,680	424,884	19,796	4.5%
1993	448,500	432,536	15,964	3.6%
1994	455,218	441,052	14,166	3.1%
1995	462,210	448,378	13,832	3.0%
1996	481,136	467,346	13,790	2.9%
1997	495,328	483,124	12,204	2.5%
1998	499,012	488,044	10,968	2.2%
1999	505,120	494,552	10,568	2.1%

2000	509,224	493,636	15,588	3.1%
2001	527,224	503,524	23,700	4.5%
2002	530,668	499,192	31,476	5.9%
2003	531,404	500,552	30,852	5.8%
2004	532,724	506,494	26,230	4.9%
2005	540,084	514,368	25,716	4.8%
2006	556,628	532,466	24,162	4.3%
2007	563,432	539,196	24,236	4.3%
2008	580,790	552,148	28,642	4.9%
2009	590,318	541,408	48,910	8.3%

2010	582,522	534,762	47,760	8.2%
2011	589,114	541,794	47,320	8.0%
2012	602,988	557,172	45,816	7.6%
2013	603,742	566,656	37,086	6.1%
2014	608,154	577,652	30,502	5.0%
2015	618,990	588,468	30,522	4.9%
2016	635,788	607,462	28,326	4.5%
2017	647,254	621,430	25,824	4.0%
2018	659,268	635,930	23,338	3.5%
2019	681,152	658,414	22,738	3.3%

2020	662,284	621,752	40,532	6.1%
2021	663,178	636,008	27,170	4.1%
2022	693,912	671,962	21,950	3.2%
2023	706,568	685,158	21,410	3.0%
2024	704,198	681,474	22,724	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	283,637
Median Value	$319,207

Occupied	259,778	91.6%
Vacant	23,859	8.4%

Owned	164,797	63.4%
Rented	94,981	36.6%
Median Rent	$1,202

Single-Family Units	194,104	68.4%
Detached	174,811	61.6%
Attached	19,293	6.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	56,150	19.8%
Mobile Homes	18,839	6.6%

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area