Chatham County, North Carolina

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Chatham County, North Carolina is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (114th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for worked from home (84th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Chatham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	80,151	10,730,404	334,922,499	727th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$94,317	$72,388	$80,734	234th of 3,221
Median Age	47.6	39.1	38.9	394th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	48.9%	35.7%	35.7%	114th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$446,200	$288,900	$332,700	204th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,180	$1,228	$1,413	569th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.0%	13.0%	12.5%	2218th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.9%	4.7%	5.2%	2606th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	117.6	220.7	n/a	880th of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.4%	9.1%	14.1%	365th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.9	n/a	n/a	294th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.6%	66.6%	65.2%	543rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.4	25.1	26.4	757th of 3,221
Worked from Home	22.5%	16.3%	15.1%	84th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.6%	n/a	n/a	1124th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.4%	47.2%	46.9%	262nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.7%	n/a	n/a	1306th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Chatham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Chatham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	69.5%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13.6%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	10.0%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	48.7	58.4	61.4

Age in Chatham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Chatham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	47.6	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	19.4%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.6%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.1%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.9%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.2%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Chatham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Chatham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	33,004	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	70.4%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.5%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.0%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.3%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	24.7%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Chatham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Chatham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$59,363	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.5%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.7%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.9%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	20.7%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.0%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.8%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.1%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Chatham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Chatham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	35,914	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.4%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.2%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.1%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,998.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.4%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.1%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,847	$1,896	n/a

Education in Chatham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Chatham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	9.1%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	17.4%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.5%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.8%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	23.2%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Chatham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Chatham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.6%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.0%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	20.1%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.1%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.6%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Chatham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Chatham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	47.9%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.8%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.6%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.9%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	11.4%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.6%	10.0%	16.7%

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