What is the population of Chapel Hill, North Carolina?

The population of Chapel Hill, North Carolina is 56,116.

What is the median household income in Chapel Hill, North Carolina?

The median household income in Chapel Hill, North Carolina is $85,425, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Chapel Hill, North Carolina is $223,914, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Chapel Hill, North Carolina is 4.8%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A+

Income C

Education A+

Metric	Chapel Hill	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Population	56,116	10,790,063	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	2568.7	200.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.32%	0.90%	0.57%
Median age	26.1	37.6	37.1
Households	18,934	4,184,344	128,459,983

Year	Chapel Hill

Group	Share

Chapel Hill has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Chapel Hill	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$85,425	$69,937	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.63%	5.43%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.7%	5.2%

Metric	Chapel Hill	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$223,914	$265,624	$242,182
Median rent	$1,475	$1,162	$1,342
Homeownership rate	48.7%	66.4%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Chapel Hill	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	17.8	21.8	22.5
Work from home	27.6%	14.5%	13.4%

Chapel Hill has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Chapel Hill	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.4%	31.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.37	2.46	2.54

Chapel Hill has a health index of A+, which means it is exceptionally healthy.

Metric	Chapel Hill	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	81.1	77.1	78.3
Self-rated poor health	8.8%	16.8%	16.3%
Smokers	11.5%	20.7%	19.0%