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):

2024
Number	Percent
38.6
131,106	19.2%
550,960	80.8%
111,641	16.4%

270,730
2.33

162,308	60.0%
121,411	74.8%
15,120	9.3%
108,422	40.0%

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%

2024 Housing Data for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12,659	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	8,316	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	8,033	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,625	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	7,903	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	8,669	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	9,466	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	9,506	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	7,709	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	17,496	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	25,513	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	32,433	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	26,711	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	20,527	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	26,268	9.7%
$200,000 or more	40,896	15.1%

Median Household Income	83,366
Per Capita Income	49,422

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9,522	3.5%
Public Assistance	5,012	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	26,529	9.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	271,590	71.6%
Unemployed	11,357	3.0%
In Armed Forces	663	0.2%

Total Labor Force	283,610	74.8%
Not in Labor Force	95,662	25.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	109,201	90,893	54.6%
Non-Profit	15,198	27,739	35.4%
Self-Employed	18,608	11,887	61.0%

Local Government	7,224	11,399	38.8%
State Government	11,995	21,174	36.2%
Federal Government	4,000	3,982	50.1%

Total Private + Self	127,809	102,780	55.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	38,417	64,294	37.4%
Total	166,226	167,074	49.9%

Pct. Govt.	17.9%
Pct. Private + Self	69.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	66,650	20.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	51,442	15.4%
Professional, Technical	117,334	35.2%
Service Occupations	46,898	14.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	780	0.2%
All others	51,331	15.4%

White Collar		70.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	55,563	16.7%
Educational services	52,922	15.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	39,656	11.9%
Manufacturing	27,355	8.2%
Retail trade	27,053	8.1%
Construction	21,620	6.5%
Accommodation and food services	19,496	5.8%
Other services	15,054	4.5%
Finance and insurance	13,955	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	13,597	4.1%
Public administration	13,035	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	8,822	2.6%
Information	5,574	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,488	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5,360	1.6%
Wholesale trade	4,435	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,075	0.6%
Utilities	2,008	0.6%
Management	394	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	193	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	42,237	6.37%
Puerto Rican	6,052	0.91%
Cuban	2,475	0.37%
Dominican	1,068	0.16%

Total Central American	23,780	3.59%
Costa Rican	540	0.08%
Guatemalan	5,203	0.79%
Honduran	10,507	1.59%
Nicaraguan	808	0.12%
Panamanian	186	0.03%
Salvadoran	6,529	0.99%
Other Central American	7	0.00%

Total South American	7,300	1.10%
Argentinean	967	0.15%
Bolivian	113	0.02%
Chilean	402	0.06%
Colombian	3,122	0.47%
Ecuadorian	757	0.11%
Paraguayan	74	0.01%
Peruvian	539	0.08%
Uruguayan	59	0.01%
Venezuelan	1,267	0.19%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	5,705	0.86%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	8,965	1.35%
Indian	8,548	1.29%
Filipino	2,651	0.40%
Korean	2,169	0.33%
Vietnamese	1,667	0.25%
Japanese	1,208	0.18%
Burmese	1,037	0.16%
Taiwanese	886	0.13%
Thai	473	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	518,200	82.6%
Spanish	68,996	11.0%
Other Indo-European	8,849	1.4%
Chinese	8,134	1.3%
Other Asian	5,757	0.9%
Other	5,522	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,390	0.4%
Arabic	1,913	0.3%
German, other Germanic	1,844	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	86,019	13.0%
German	60,390	9.1%
Irish	54,792	8.3%
American	34,401	5.2%
Italian	24,791	3.7%
Scottish	16,750	2.5%
Polish	12,475	1.9%
European	12,369	1.9%
French	10,216	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	10,188	1.5%
Dutch	5,300	0.8%
Swedish	5,279	0.8%
Welsh	4,725	0.7%
Norwegian	4,362	0.7%
British	4,148	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	612,019	92.4%
Not a citizen	50,582	7.6%

Native	578,917	87.4%
Foreign-born	83,684	12.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
19,418	4.2%	20,294	4.4%	81,868	17.9%	104,110	22.7%	119,178	26.0%	112,936	24.7%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	19,418	4.2%
9-12 Years	20,294	4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	81,868	17.9%
Some College	104,110	22.7%
Bach. Degree	119,178	26.0%
Grad Degree	112,936	24.7%
Average years of education: 14.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	408,143	395,862	12,281	3.0%
1991	414,453	397,386	17,067	4.1%
1992	423,814	405,266	18,548	4.4%
1993	427,426	412,472	14,954	3.5%
1994	433,775	420,575	13,200	3.0%
1995	440,595	427,696	12,899	2.9%
1996	458,531	445,609	12,922	2.8%
1997	471,982	460,440	11,542	2.4%
1998	475,550	465,265	10,285	2.2%
1999	481,616	471,791	9,825	2.0%

2000	486,702	472,110	14,592	3.0%
2001	503,929	481,713	22,216	4.4%
2002	506,513	476,872	29,641	5.9%
2003	506,870	478,005	28,865	5.7%
2004	508,565	484,082	24,483	4.8%
2005	516,145	491,972	24,173	4.7%
2006	532,270	509,473	22,797	4.3%
2007	538,239	515,395	22,844	4.2%
2008	555,249	528,323	26,926	4.8%
2009	564,458	518,378	46,080	8.2%

2010	555,039	509,925	45,114	8.1%
2011	561,109	516,276	44,833	8.0%
2012	574,459	530,978	43,481	7.6%
2013	575,346	540,149	35,197	6.1%
2014	580,013	550,993	29,020	5.0%
2015	590,485	561,355	29,130	4.9%
2016	606,597	579,534	27,063	4.5%
2017	617,278	592,601	24,677	4.0%
2018	629,296	606,999	22,297	3.5%
2019	650,726	628,985	21,741	3.3%

2020	632,718	593,920	38,798	6.1%
2021	633,941	607,972	25,969	4.1%
2022	663,612	642,624	20,988	3.2%
2023	676,087	655,606	20,481	3.0%
2024	675,286	653,566	21,720	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	295,165
Median Value	$388,290

Occupied	270,730	91.7%
Vacant	24,435	8.3%

Owned	171,660	63.4%
Rented	99,070	36.6%
Median Rent	$1,383

Single-Family Units	202,174	68.5%
Detached	180,226	61.1%
Attached	21,948	7.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	59,865	20.3%
Mobile Homes	17,596	6.0%

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

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