Chapel Hill, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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40%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

36%

Household income NAT. AVG.

36%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$41,893	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$75,249	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$145,658	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$39,101	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$26,879	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$18,351	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	18.5%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Chapel Hill is 40% higher than the national average
The median household income in Chapel Hill is 36% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Chapel Hill is 36% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Chapel Hill is 22% higher than the national average

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$50,160 $75,249 $150,498

City

$32,167 $48,256 $96,512

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Chapel Hill employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.0%	3.0%
Manufacturing sector	7.3%	7.3%
Financial & insurance services	2.3%	2.3%
Wholesale & retail services	8.1%	8.1%
Public administration	2.5%	2.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.0%	2.0%
Education, health & social services	39.1%	39.1%
Other	33.5%	33.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Apex, NC	55,220	$112,549	103.4%
Cary, NC	169,177	$107,463	94.3%
Efland, NC	804	$105,625	90.9%
Morrisville, NC	27,582	$100,495	81.7%
Fearrington Village, NC	2,692	$82,708	49.5%
Chapel Hill, NC	61,912	$75,249	36.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Palm Harbor, FL	61,787	$61,572	11.3%
Moore, OK	61,683	$67,851	22.6%
Hamilton, OH	62,162	$47,937	13.3%
Grand Junction, CO	62,218	$54,570	1.4%
Burnsville, MN	61,536	$76,017	37.4%
Chapel Hill, NC	61,912	$75,249	36.0%

Source: The Chapel Hill, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).