Chapel Hill, NC Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 25,717 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 591 | 2.3 |
| Kindergarten | 373 | 1.5 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,472 | 13.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,848 | 7.2 |
| College or graduate school | 19,433 | 75.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 23,625 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 564 | 2.4 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 785 | 3.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,440 | 6.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 2,646 | 11.2 |
| Associate degree | 781 | 3.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 7,842 | 33.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 9,567 | 40.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 94.3 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 73.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 42,979 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 24,331 | 56.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 14,484 | 33.7 |
| Separated | 521 | 1.2 |
| Widowed | 1,549 | 3.6 |
Female | 1,304 | 3.0 |
| Divorced | 2,094 | 4.9 |
Female | 1,368 | 3.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 268 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 102 | 38.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 41,517 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,433 | 5.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 15,991 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 910 | 5.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 27,271 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,078 | 7.6 |
Percent employed | 55.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 25,193 | 92.4 |
Percent employed | 73.8 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 3,645 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,316 | 36.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 47,226 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 13,869 | 29.4 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 30,891 | 65.4 |
Same county | 5,745 | 12.2 |
Different county | 25,146 | 53.2 |
Same state | 14,582 | 30.9 |
Different state | 10,564 | 22.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 2,466 | 5.2 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 48,796 | 100.0 |
| Native | 43,351 | 88.8 |
Born in United States | 42,648 | 87.4 |
State of residence | 18,415 | 37.7 |
Different state | 24,233 | 49.7 |
Born outside United States | 703 | 1.4 |
| Foreign born | 5,445 | 11.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 3,211 | 6.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,394 | 2.9 |
Not a citizen | 4,051 | 8.3 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 5,445 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 1,317 | 24.2 |
| Asia | 2,528 | 46.4 |
| Africa | 273 | 5.0 |
| Oceania | 25 | 0.5 |
| Latin America | 1,022 | 18.8 |
| Northern America | 280 | 5.1 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 47,226 | 100.0 |
| English only | 40,418 | 85.6 |
| Language other than English | 6,808 | 14.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 2,163 | 4.6 |
Spanish | 2,151 | 4.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 705 | 1.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,113 | 4.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 366 | 0.8 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 2,249 | 4.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,050 | 2.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 48,796 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 52,934 | 108.5 |
| Arab | 295 | 0.6 |
| Czech1 | 283 | 0.6 |
| Danish | 218 | 0.4 |
| Dutch | 736 | 1.5 |
| English | 7,576 | 15.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,288 | 2.6 |
| French Canadian1 | 320 | 0.7 |
| German | 7,354 | 15.1 |
| Greek | 247 | 0.5 |
| Hungarian | 230 | 0.5 |
| Irish1 | 5,043 | 10.3 |
| Italian | 2,286 | 4.7 |
| Lithuanian | 100 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 525 | 1.1 |
| Polish | 1,347 | 2.8 |
| Portuguese | 113 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 940 | 1.9 |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,365 | 4.8 |
| Scottish | 2,224 | 4.6 |
| Slovak | 118 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 673 | 1.4 |
| Swedish | 590 | 1.2 |
| Swiss | 207 | 0.4 |
| Ukrainian | 80 | 0.2 |
| United States or American | 1,871 | 3.8 |
| Welsh | 648 | 1.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 224 | 0.5 |
| Other ancestries | 15,033 | 30.8 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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