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Chatham County, NC

Demographic and economic profile of Chatham County, NC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Chatham County is a largely residential county of 83,874 people bordering the Research Triangle, with 80.6% homeownership, a median home value of $397,800, and median gross rent of just $1,066 per month. The workforce of roughly 48,500 labor-force participants skews older (median age 47.6) and is well-educated—48.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—though labor force participation sits at 57.9% and median worker earnings are $47,113 against a median household income of $94,317, suggesting a mix of higher-earning commuters and lower-wage local workers. Population grew 12.2% over five years, unemployment stands at 3.0%, and a poverty rate of 10.5% rounds out a county defined more by residential growth and commuter proximity than by a concentrated local employment base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

83,874

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$94,317

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+12.2% since 2018

Chatham County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone56,974 (71.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone8,152 (10.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone6,075 (7.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,388 (5.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,315 (2.9%)
  • Asian Alone1,791 (2.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish8,426
  2. 2.Other Indo-European887
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)656
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic369
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic225

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

10.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,637

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$26,085

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$56,724

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,970
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services6,386
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)4,378
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)3,493
  5. 5.Construction (Group)3,028

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations19,403
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,077
  3. 3.Service Occupations5,231
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,572
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,476

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.43×)6,437
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.26×)4,567
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)9,498
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.09×)1,861
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.05×)2,639

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$397,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,066/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9996,361 (23.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9993,582 (13.5%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9993,192 (12.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,101 (11.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,491 (5.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,339 (5.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

48.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,113

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone25,327 (68.0%)
  • Worked At Home8,374 (22.5%)
  • Carpooled2,322 (6.2%)
  • Walked569 (1.5%)
  • Other486 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit107 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.