Chatham County, North Carolina demographics

Population: 75,070
Median age: 47.3

Median household income: 76,791

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Chatham County, North Carolina.

Population

202175,070
202072,853
201971,338
201869,791
201768,364
201668,778
201567,431
201466,050
201364,886
201263,896
201162,506
201061,426
200961,444

Chatham County, NC cities

Bennett CDP - 386

Cary town - 171,603

Fearrington Village CDP - 2,642

Goldston town - 439

Gulf CDP - 67

Moncure CDP - 817

Pittsboro town - 4,433

Siler City town - 7,742

Census data for Chatham County, North Carolina

Demographic and housing estimates in Chatham County, North Carolina

Total population
Total population75,070
Male35,817
Female39,253
Population by age
Total population75,070
Under 5 years3,469
5 to 9 years3,944
10 to 14 years4,772
15 to 19 years4,182
20 to 24 years3,429
25 to 34 years6,637
35 to 44 years8,801
45 to 54 years10,124
55 to 59 years5,226
60 to 64 years6,076
65 to 74 years10,726
75 to 84 years5,349
85 years and over2,335
Median age (years)47.3
Under 18 years15,006
16 years and over62,132
18 years and over60,064
21 years and over58,130
62 years and over22,098
65 years and over18,410
Population by race
Total population75,070
One race71,188
   White57,518
   Black or African American8,576
   American Indian and Alaska Native121
   Asian1,223
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0
   Some other race3,750
Two or more races3,882
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population55,729
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population26,214
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population29,515

Social characteristics in Chatham County, North Carolina

Households by type
Total households30,128
Family households (families)16,965
Married-couple family1,853
Male householder, no wife present, family4,005
Female householder, no husband present, family2,910
Nonfamily households7,305
Average household size12,996
Average family size2.47

Economic characteristics in Chatham County, North Carolina

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households30,128
Less than $10,0001,006
$10,000 to $14,9991,334
$15,000 to $24,9992,324
$25,000 to $34,9992,932
$35,000 to $49,9992,717
$50,000 to $74,9994,564
$75,000 to $99,9993,397
$100,000 to $149,9994,453
$150,000 to $199,9992,880
$200,000 or more4,521
Median household income (dollars)76,791

Housing characteristics in Chatham County, North Carolina

Housing occupancy
Total housing units33,382
Occupied housing units30,128
Vacant housing units3,254
Units in structure
Total housing units33,382
1-unit, detached24,603
1-unit, attached1,295
2 units692
3 or 4 units453
5 to 9 units632
10 to 19 units129
20 or more units564
Mobile home4,972
Boat, RV, van, etc.42
Year structure built
Total housing units33,382
Built 2014 or later232
Built 2010 to 20135,593
Built 2000 to 20096,971
Built 1990 to 19996,823
Built 1980 to 19894,451
Built 1970 to 19793,201
Built 1960 to 19692,610
Built 1950 to 19591,518
Built 1940 to 1949511
Built 1939 or earlier1,472
Rooms
Total housing units33,382
1 room218
2 rooms286
3 rooms1,117
4 rooms4,915
5 rooms5,910
6 rooms6,102
7 rooms4,744
8 rooms4,181
9 rooms or more5,909
Median rooms6.2
Bedrooms
Total housing units33,382
No bedroom218
1 bedroom1,198
2 bedrooms7,526
3 bedrooms16,819
4 bedrooms5,477
5 or more bedrooms2,144
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units30,128
Owner-occupied23,681
Renter-occupied6,447
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.47
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.48
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units30,128
Moved in 2017 or later2,616
Moved in 2015 to 20168,238
Moved in 2010 to 20145,451
Moved in 2000 to 20096,942
Moved in 1990 to 19993,375
Moved in 1989 and earlier3,506
Value
Owner-occupied units23,681
Less than $50,0001,081
$50,000 to $99,9991,869
$100,000 to $149,9991,985
$150,000 to $199,9991,954
$200,000 to $299,9993,848
$300,000 to $499,9997,211
$500,000 to $999,9994,961
$1,000,000 or more772
Median (dollars)325,500
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units23,681
Housing units with a mortgage14,097
Housing units without a mortgage9,584
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent5,547
Less than $500555
$500 to $9992,728
$1,000 to $1,4991,243
$1,500 to $1,999354
$2,000 to $2,499247
$2,500 to $2,999129
$3,000 or more291
Median (dollars)888
No rent paid900

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