Chatham County vs. Durham County

Chatham County (NC)Durham County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)73,139316,739
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)15.2%17.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)63,481269,999
Population, Census, April 1, 201063,505267,587
Persons under 5 years, percent4.9%6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.2%20.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent24.4%13.1%
Female persons, percent52.2%52.3%
White alone, percent82.1%53.7%
Black or African American alone, percent12.7%37.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.2%0.9%
Asian alone, percent2.2%5.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.3%13.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent71.8%42.6%
Veterans, 2014-20184,43115,218
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.7%13.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)33,013138,954
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201876.5%53.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$265,900$209,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,600$1,438
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$454$473
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$833$1,014
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.3%34.5%
Building permits, 20187103,359
Households, 2014-201828,527123,444
Persons per household, 2014-20182.422.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.7%79.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.4%18.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.5%91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.8%85.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.2%88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201841.3%47.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.3%7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.2%13.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.0%67.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.2%65.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)91,329832,483
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)179,1223,784,995
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)487,4078,955,517
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)114,9966,468,740
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)583,0123,402,052
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,837$12,166
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.622.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$63,531$58,190
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,299$34,063
Persons in poverty, percent9.3%13.5%
Total employer establishments, 20171,4567,556
Total employment, 201714,268191,882
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)486,71612,645,500
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.7%3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,37024,948
All firms, 20126,47824,763
Men-owned firms, 20123,36811,979
Women-owned firms, 20122,29910,338
Minority-owned firms, 20127679,077
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,52314,451
Veteran-owned firms, 20126662,226
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,56921,268
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%24.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.1%34.0%
Population per square mile, 201093.1935.7
Land area in square miles, 2010682.19285.98

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Chatham county (NC) and Durham county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.