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Population: 48,715. Estimated population in July 2024: 49,543 (+1.7% change)
Males: 21,961 (45.1%), Females: 26,754 (54.9%)

Zip codes: 27514, 27516.

Demographics

Median resident age: 24.0 years
Median household income: $39,140
Median house value: $229,100

Population by Race

Races in Chapel Hill:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.1%)
  • Black (11.4%)
  • Hispanic (3.2%)
  • Chinese (3.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Asian Indian (1.6%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Korean (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Japanese (0.5%)

Ancestries: English (15.6%), German (15.1%), Irish (10.4%), Scotch-Irish (4.9%), Italian (4.7%), Scottish (4.6%).

Land area: 19.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Chapel Hill

  • High school or higher: 94.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 73.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 40.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chapel Hill town

  • Never married: 56.6%
  • Now married: 33.7%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 4.9%

11.2% Foreign born (5.2% Asia, 2.7% Europe, 2.1% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +10,204 (+26.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Chapel Hill:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL (101 MANNING DRIVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Chapel Hill:

  • NORTH CAROLINA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; DURHAM, NC)
  • DURHAM REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; DURHAM, NC)
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; DURHAM, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chapel Hill:

  • RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 19 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; Abbreviation: RDU)
  • DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 49 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)
  • POPE AFB (about 53 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: POB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Chapel Hill:

  • HORACE WILLIAMS (about 1 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Abbreviation: IGX)
  • HURDLE FIELD (about 19 miles; MEBANE, NC; Abbreviation: 4W7)
  • SANFORD-LEE COUNTY RGNL (about 24 miles; SANFORD, NC; Abbreviation: TTA)

Amtrak station near Chapel Hill:

  • 11 miles: DURHAM (400 W. CHAPEL HILL ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Chapel Hill:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (Full-time enrollment: 22,324; Location: 103 S BLDG CB 9100; Public; Website: www.unc.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-GEN ADMIN (Location: 910 RALEIGH RD; Public; Website: www.northcarolina.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Chapel Hill:

  • NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,487)
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 11,898)
  • DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,338)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 25 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 30 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)

Schools

Public high schools in Chapel Hill:

  • CHAPEL HILL HIGH (Students: 1,775; Location: 1709 HIGH SCHOOL RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • EAST CHAPEL HILL HIGH (Students: 1,591; Location: 500 WEAVER DAIRY ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • NEW CENTURY CHARTER HIGH (Students: 106; Location: 1315-A NEW HOPE TRACE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Chapel Hill:

  • GUY PHILLIPS MIDDLE (Students: 711; Location: 606 ESTES DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • NORTH CHATHAM ELEMENTARY (Students: 669; Location: 3380 LYSTRA ROAD; Grades: PK – 08)
  • C AND L MCDOUGLE MID (Students: 662; Location: 900 OLD FAYETTEVILLE RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MARY SCROGGS ELEMENTARY (Students: 638; Location: 501 KILDARE DRIVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • R D AND EUZELLE SMITH MIDDLE (Students: 622; Location: 9201 SEAWELL SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • GREY CULBRETH MIDDLE (Students: 608; Location: 225 CULBRETH RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • C AND L MCDOUGLE ELEM (Students: 595; Location: 890 OLD FAYETTEVILLE ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • FRANK P GRAHAM ELEMENTARY (Students: 562; Location: 101 SMITH LEVEL ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ESTES HILLS ELEMENTARY (Students: 532; Location: ESTES DR; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ELIZABETH SEAWELL ELEM (Students: 510; Location: 9115 SEAWELL SCHOOL RD; Grades: PK – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Chapel Hill:

  • ST THOMAS MORE SCH (Students: 450; Location: 920 CARMICHAEL STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • EMERSON WALDORF SCHOOL (Students: 230; Location: 6211 NEW JERICHO ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • MONTESSORI DAY SCHOOL (Students: 70; Location: 1165 WEAVER DAIRY RD; Grades: PK – 4)
  • ARTGARDEN MONTESSORI CHILDREN’ (Students: 22; Location: 1603 E FRANKLIN ST; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Chapel Hill:

  • CHAPEL HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,737,109; Location: 100 LIBRARY DRIVE; 128,694 books; 6,970 audio materials; 7 video materials; 210 serial subscriptions)

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