Chapel Hill is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 62,098 people and 26 associated neighborhoods, Chapel Hill is the 15th largest community in North Carolina. Chapel Hill home prices are not only among the most expensive in North Carolina, but Chapel Hill real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Chapel Hill is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.34% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Chapel Hill is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chapel Hill who work in teaching (14.90%), management occupations (11.26%), and healthcare (10.11%). Also of interest is that Chapel Hill has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Chapel Hill has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 24.95% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because Chapel Hill has a very large number of students who are 18 years or older and in college, it is thought of as a college town. This has a major influence on local Chapel Hill lifestyle, entertainment, and culture in general. Life in Chapel Hill is very much tied to the academic calendar: when students return from the summer break in the fall, one will notice them out and about, buying groceries, out with friends, and generally getting re-acquainted with each other. In Chapel Hill people study hard and play hard, and there is ample opportunity to do both. For the size of the town, public transportation in Chapel Hill is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Chapel Hill, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.If knowledge is power, Chapel Hill is a pretty powerful place. 77.43% of the adults in Chapel Hill have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Chapel Hill in 2022 was $47,631, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $190,524 for a family of four. However, Chapel Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Chapel Hill is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chapel Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chapel Hill residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Chapel Hill include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Chapel Hill's cultural character, accounting for 15.98% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Chapel Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
