Chatham County vs. Orange County

Chatham County (NC)Orange County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)73,139146,027
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)15.2%9.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)63,481133,702
Population, Census, April 1, 201063,505133,801
Persons under 5 years, percent4.9%4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.2%19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent24.4%14.0%
Female persons, percent52.2%52.2%
White alone, percent82.1%76.6%
Black or African American alone, percent12.7%11.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.2%0.6%
Asian alone, percent2.2%8.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.3%8.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent71.8%69.2%
Veterans, 2014-20184,4315,736
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.7%13.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)33,01359,184
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201876.5%61.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$265,900$292,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,600$1,797
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$454$577
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$833$1,077
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.3%28.2%
Building permits, 20187101,242
Households, 2014-201828,52752,529
Persons per household, 2014-20182.422.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.7%77.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.4%17.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.5%93.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.8%87.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.2%92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201841.3%57.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.3%5.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.2%10.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.0%64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.2%62.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)91,329283,037
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)179,1221,389,903
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)487,407161,418
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)114,996510,445
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)583,0121,385,293
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,837$10,043
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.622.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$63,531$68,211
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,299$40,650
Persons in poverty, percent9.3%12.4%
Total employer establishments, 20171,4563,289
Total employment, 201714,26846,466
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)486,7162,106,876
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.7%5.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,37013,405
All firms, 20126,47814,373
Men-owned firms, 20123,3687,689
Women-owned firms, 20122,2995,219
Minority-owned firms, 20127672,019
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,52311,822
Veteran-owned firms, 20126661,240
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,56912,448
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%6.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.1%35.5%
Population per square mile, 201093.1336.2
Land area in square miles, 2010682.19397.96

Source: United States Census Bureau

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