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Chapel Hill, North Carolina Economy Profile
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| Chapel Hill, North Carolina | United States | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| City | Chapel Hill | |
| Total population | 48,715 | 281,421,906 |
| Male | 21,961 | 138,053,563 |
| Female | 26,754 | 143,368,343 |
| Median age (years) | 24.0 | 35.3 |
| Total households | 17,808 | 105,480,101 |
| Median household income (dollars) | 39,140 | 41,994 |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina Economy
10.43% Chapel Hill, North Carolina households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.12.57% Chapel Hill, North Carolina households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Chapel Hill, North Carolina household is thirty-nine thousand, one hundred and forty dollars. Chapel Hill, North Carolina households with supplemental security income account for 0.62% of Chapel Hill, North Carolina households. There are 0.49% households with public assistance income in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
58.75% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Government workers account for thirty-six point seven two percent of Chapel Hill, North Carolina workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina are $50,258. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $32,917.
sixty point three four percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Among them 31.89% are females aged 16 and over. 44.37% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Eleven point four nine percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
| Chapel Hill, North Carolina | %, Chapel Hill, North Carolina | United States | |
| Population 16 years and over | 42,504 | 217,168,077 | |
| In labor force | 25,645 | 60.34% | 63.92% |
| - Civilian labor force | 25,605 | 60.24% | 63.39% |
| - - Employed | 24,455 | 57.54% | 59.73% |
| - - Unemployed | 1,150 | 2.71% | 3.66% |
| - - - Percent of civilian labor force | 4.5 | 5.8 | |
| - Armed Forces | 40 | 0.09% | 0.53% |
| Not in labor force | 16,859 | 39.66% | 36.08% |
| Females 16 years and over | 23,832 | 56.07% | 51.66% |
| In labor force | 13,556 | 31.89% | 29.72% |
| - Civilian labor force | 13,556 | 31.89% | 29.65% |
| - - Employed | 12,954 | 30.48% | 27.92% |
| Own children under 6 years | 1,816 | 4.27% | 10.05% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 996 | 12,787,501 | |
| COMMUTING TO WORK | |||
| Workers 16 years and over | 23,543 | 128,279,228 | |
| Car, truck, or van -- drove alone | 14,469 | 61.46% | 75.7% |
| Car, truck, or van -- carpooled | 2,181 | 9.26% | 12.19% |
| Public transportation (including taxicab) | 1,529 | 6.49% | 4.73% |
| Walked | 3,559 | 15.12% | 2.93% |
| Other means | 736 | 3.13% | 1.19% |
| Worked at home | 1,069 | 4.54% | 3.26% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 18.4 | 0.08% | 25.5 |
| Employed civilian population 16 years and over | 24,455 | 129,721,512 | |
| OCCUPATION | |||
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 13,920 | 56.92% | 33.65% |
| Service occupations | 3,223 | 13.18% | 14.86% |
| Sales and office occupations | 5,736 | 23.46% | 26.69% |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 42 | 0.17% | 0.73% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations | 739 | 3.02% | 9.45% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 795 | 3.25% | 14.62% |
| INDUSTRY | |||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining | 77 | 0.31% | 1.87% |
| Construction | 685 | 2.8% | 6.78% |
| Manufacturing | 1,171 | 4.79% | 14.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 189 | 0.77% | 3.6% |
| Retail trade | 1,962 | 8.02% | 11.73% |
| Transportation and warehousing, and utilities | 276 | 1.13% | 5.2% |
| Information | 1,113 | 4.55% | 3.08% |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing | 924 | 3.78% | 6.89% |
| Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services | 2,967 | 12.13% | 9.3% |
| Educational, health and social services | 10,851 | 44.37% | 19.92% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services | 2,810 | 11.49% | 7.87% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 784 | 3.21% | 4.87% |
| Public administration | 646 | 2.64% | 4.79% |
| CLASS OF WORKER | |||
| Private wage and salary workers | 14,367 | 58.75% | 78.47% |
| Government workers | 8,980 | 36.72% | 14.59% |
| Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business | 1,050 | 4.29% | 6.63% |
| Unpaid family workers | 58 | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| Chapel Hill, North Carolina | %, Chapel Hill, North Carolina | United States | |
| INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Households | 17,982 | 105,539,122 | |
| Less than $10,000 | 3,210 | 17.85% | 9.54% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1,167 | 6.49% | 6.31% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 2,041 | 11.35% | 12.83% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 1,876 | 10.43% | 12.81% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 2,260 | 12.57% | 16.53% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 2,364 | 13.15% | 19.46% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 1,438 | 8.0% | 10.23% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,793 | 9.97% | 7.72% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 978 | 5.44% | 2.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 855 | 4.75% | 2.37% |
| Median household income (dollars) | 39,140 | 41,994 | |
| With earnings | 15,386 | 36.2% | 39.12% |
| - Mean earnings (dollars) | 55,739 | 56,604 | |
| With Social Security income | 3,016 | 7.1% | 12.47% |
| - Mean Social Security income (dollars) | 12,702 | 11,320 | |
| With Supplemental Security Income | 265 | 0.62% | 2.13% |
| - Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) | 6,175 | 6,320 | |
| With public assistance income | 207 | 0.49% | 1.67% |
| - Mean public assistance income (dollars) | 2,540 | 3,032 | |
| With retirement income | 2,259 | 5.31% | 8.13% |
| - Mean retirement income (dollars) | 33,487 | 17,376 | |
| Families | 8,310 | 72,261,780 | |
| Less than $10,000 | 398 | 4.79% | 5.75% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 224 | 2.7% | 4.31% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 633 | 7.62% | 10.74% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 675 | 8.12% | 12.02% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 1,058 | 12.73% | 17.13% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 1,221 | 14.69% | 22.32% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 1,012 | 12.18% | 12.47% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,529 | 18.4% | 9.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 812 | 9.77% | 2.75% |
| $200,000 or more | 748 | 9.0% | 2.92% |
| Median family income (dollars) | 73,483 | 50,046 | |
| Per capita income (dollars) | 24,133 | 21,587 | |
| Median earnings (dollars): | |||
| Male full-time, year-round workers | 50,258 | 37,057 | |
| Female full-time, year-round workers | 32,917 | 27,194 | |
| POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level) | |||
| Families | 533 | 6,620,945 | |
| With related children under 18 years | 352 | 66.04% | 77.87% |
| - With related children under 5 years | 213 | 39.96% | 38.7% |
| Families with female householder, no husband present | 241 | 3,315,916 | |
| With related children under 18 years | 207 | 85.89% | 88.68% |
| - With related children under 5 years | 111 | 46.06% | 42.27% |
| Individuals | 8,573 | 33,899,812 | |
| 18 years and over | 7,946 | 92.69% | 65.35% |
| - 65 years and over | 205 | 2.39% | 9.7% |
| Related children under 18 years | 600 | 7.0% | 33.59% |
| - Related children 5 to 17 years | 382 | 4.46% | 23.52% |
| Unrelated individuals 15 years and over | 7,121 | 83.06% | 31.63% |