Chapel Hill.
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North Carolina·Orange County
19 tracts·53K people·$614K median·2,431/mi²
White 63 · Asian 13 · Black 11 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Married couple 39 · Living alone 33 · Other 28
Health 62 · Professional 14 · Retail 10 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 2 · Manufacturing 1 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 62 · Service 17 · Sales · office 14 · Production · transport 4 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 47 · Work from home 29 · Walk 12 · Carpool 12 · Transit 8 · Bike 3
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Chapel Hill is $613,700 (Census ACS) — 1.3× the US median of $458,812.
Chapel Hill has 61,607 residents across 16 census tracts and 15 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 25.8; the population is 62.8% White, 13.4% Asian, 11.3% Black, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% Multiracial and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 76.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.6% (Census ACS).
Glenwood Elementary (83%), Estes Hills Elementary (77%) and Seawell Elementary (76%) lead the elementary schools; Smith Middle (73%), Phillips Middle (71%) and Culbreth Middle (61%) lead the middle schools; East Chapel Hill High (77%), Chapel Hill High (72%) and Phoenix Academy High (29%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,613/month, 2% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Chapel Hill is $85,989 a year, in line with the US median (Census ACS).
In Chapel Hill, median rent is $1,613/month and the median home value is $613,700 (Census ACS).
Chapel Hill reported 1.8 violent crimes and 25.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 32°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 49 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Chapel Hill are winter weather (71), lightning (67) and hail (63), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Chapel Hill, 11.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).