Living in Chatham County Schools, North Carolina

Overview

A total of 29,033 households are located in Chatham County Schools area. Among them, 8,030 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.92 people. The total number of children in the region is 18,496 and 14,661 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

6% (4,037) of residents are non-citizens and 14% (9,757) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Chatham County Schools, North Carolina
Household	29,033
Population	70,641
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	8,030 (28%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	18,496
Total Students	14,661
Pre-Kindergarten	782
Kindergarten	677
Grade 1-8	6,674
Grade 9-12	3,731
College/Graduate School	2,797
Veterans	56,733
Non-citizen	4,037
Non-English Home Language	9,757
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

58,700 residents are over the age of 16 and 33,803 people are in labor force. Among them, 33,787 people are in civilian labor force and 16 are in armed labor force. 32,344 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Chatham County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	31,637	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	25,309	80.00%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,684	8.48%
Public transportation	216	0.68%
Walked	607	1.92%
Other method	245	0.77%
Worked from home	2,576	8.14%
Average Commute Time	30 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	32,344	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	14,289	44.18%
Service	5,381	16.64%
Sales and office	5,813	17.97%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,975	9.20%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,886	12.01%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	32,344	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	473	1.46%
Construction	2,787	8.62%
Manufacturing	4,303	13.30%
Wholesale trade	593	1.83%
Retail trade	3,199	9.89%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,285	3.97%
Information	381	1.18%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,487	4.60%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	4,080	12.61%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	8,335	25.77%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,339	7.23%
Other services, except public administration	1,996	6.17%
Public administration	1,086	3.36%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	32,344	-
Private wage and salary workers	24,574	75.98%
Government workers	5,565	17.21%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,142	6.62%
Unpaid family workers	63	0.19%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $97,914 for the 29,033 households in Chatham County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $36,327. 62,468 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.32%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	29,033	-
Less than $10,000	1,140	3.93%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,109	3.82%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,101	10.68%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,478	8.54%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,126	10.77%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,892	16.85%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,245	11.18%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,579	15.77%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,168	7.47%
More than $200,000	3,195	11.00%
Median Household Income	$67,031	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$97,914	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	20,176	-
Less than $10,000	514	2.55%
$10,000 - $14,999	430	2.13%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,220	6.05%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,367	6.78%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,226	11.03%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,446	17.08%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,404	11.92%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,749	18.58%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,913	9.48%
More than $200,000	2,907	14.41%

Median Family Income	$83,963	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$115,302	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$36,327	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$57,170	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$57,170	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	70,728	-
With health insurance coverage	62,468	88.32%
Public coverage	26,121	36.93%
Private health insurance	48,718	68.88%
Without health insurance coverage	8,260	11.68%

Housing

There are 32,224 housing units in Chatham County Schools area, North Carolina with 29,033 units (90.10%) occupied. 22,167 houses (76.35%) are occupied by owner and 6,866 houses (23.65%) are rented. The average housing value is $281,700 and the average rental cost is $845. 1,564 houses (4.85%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,162 houses (6.71%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	32,224	-
Occupied	29,033	90.10%
Owner Occupied	22,167	76.35%
Renter Occupied	6,866	23.65%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	23,128	71.77%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,222	3.79%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,418	7.50%
Mobile Homes	5,434	16.86%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	22	0.07%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	32,224	-
Built 2014 or later	1,564	4.85%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,541	7.89%
Built 2000 - 2009	7,309	22.68%
Built 1990 - 1999	6,580	20.42%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,501	13.97%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,403	10.56%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,562	7.95%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,602	4.97%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,162	6.71%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	32,224	-
1 room	153	0.47%
2 rooms	235	0.73%
3 rooms	1,246	3.87%
4 rooms	4,734	14.69%
5 rooms	6,038	18.74%
6 rooms	6,003	18.63%
7 rooms	4,679	14.52%
8 rooms	3,721	11.55%
9 rooms or more	5,415	16.80%
Median Number of Rooms	6.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	32,224	-
no bedroom	161	0.50%
1 bedroom	1,364	4.23%
2 bedrooms	7,697	23.89%
3 bedrooms	16,055	49.82%
4 bedrooms	5,407	16.78%
5 bedrooms or more	1,540	4.78%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	22,167	-
Less than $50,000	1,482	6.69%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,930	8.71%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,204	9.94%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,342	10.57%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,854	17.39%
$300,000 - $499,999	6,268	28.28%
$500,000 - $999,999	3,507	15.82%
$1,000,000 or more	580	2.62%
Median House Value	$281,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,845	-
Less than $500	885	15.14%
$500 - $999	3,067	52.47%
$1,000 - $1,499	988	16.90%
$1,500 - $1,999	484	8.28%
$2,000 - $2,499	107	1.83%
$2,500 - $2,999	133	2.28%
$3,000 or more	181	3.10%
Median Rental Costs	$845	-

Demographic

A total of 71,338 people lives in Chatham County Schools area, North Carolina with 34,010 male and 37,328 female. The males to female ratio is 47.67 to 52.33. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	71,338	-
Male	34,010	47.67%
Female	37,328	52.33%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	71,338	-
Under 5 years	3,461	4.85%
5 - 9 years	4,036	5.66%
10 - 14 years	4,450	6.24%
15 - 19 years	3,819	5.35%
20 - 24 years	3,365	4.72%
25 - 34 years	6,130	8.59%
35 - 44 years	8,365	11.73%
45 - 54 years	10,007	14.03%
55 - 59 years	5,305	7.44%
60 - 64 years	5,271	7.39%
65 - 74 years	9,997	14.01%
75 - 84 years	4,675	6.55%
85 years and older	2,457	3.44%
Median Age	46.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	71,338	-
One Race	69,176	96.97%
White	57,718	80.91%
Black or African American	8,041	11.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native	79	0.11%
Asian	1,068	1.50%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	48	0.07%
Other	2,222	3.11%

Two or more races	2,162	3.03%
White and Black or African American	810	1.14%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	397	0.56%
White and Asian	441	0.62%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	53	0.07%

Living in Chatham County Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic