Chapanoke, NC Demographics

Population 731 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Chapanoke

Household size in Chapanoke

Household size, people per household
PeriodChapanokeNorth CarolinaU.S.
2006–102.532.532.68
2010–142.492.582.73
2015–192.322.562.71
2020–242.702.522.65
Change+0.17−0.01−0.03
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At 2.70 people per household, Chapanoke sits close to the national average of 2.65. The typical household here is bigger than in North Carolina overall, where it has 2.52 people. Household size has climbed from 2.53 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Chapanoke

Median age, years
PeriodChapanokeNorth CarolinaU.S.
2006–1046.737.937.7
2010–1439.538.938.6
2015–1949.840.239.6
2020–2440.240.340.1
Change−6.5+2.3+2.3
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At 40.2, the median age in Chapanoke is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Chapanoke

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodChapanokeNorth CarolinaU.S.
2006–107.1%12.3%12.3%
2010–1414.7%12.5%12.3%
2015–1910.3%11.6%11.6%
2020–248.9%11.4%11.6%
Change+1.8 pts−1.0 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head about one in twelve households in Chapanoke (8.9%), below the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Chapanoke

Renters in Chapanoke

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodChapanokeNorth CarolinaU.S.
2006–1010.2%31.9%33.3%
2010–1422.9%34.2%35.6%
2015–1926.3%34.8%36.0%
2020–246.5%33.4%34.8%
Change−3.7 pts+1.4 pts+1.5 pts
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Chapanoke is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 6.5% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. About three in ten owners (30.7%) have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Chapanoke

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodChapanokeNorth CarolinaU.S.
2006–1012.8%12.8%11.4%
2010–1413.3%12.8%11.4%
2015–1923.8%12.5%11.1%
2020–2410.3%11.4%9.6%
Change−2.5 pts−1.5 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy in Chapanoke is close to the national rate: 10.3% of homes are empty, against 9.6%.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Chapanoke

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodChapanokeNorth CarolinaU.S.
2006–10197719831974
2010–14199419851975
2015–19199819861977
2020–24199719901980
Change+20+7+6
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Chapanoke has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1997, versus 1980 nationally.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Chapanoke

Rent, per month
PeriodChapanokeNorth CarolinaU.S.
2006–10$989$789$965
2010–14$859$868$1,040
2015–19$1,102$981$1,213
2020–24$1,171$1,317$1,571
Change+$182+$528+$606
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A typical rental in Chapanoke costs $1,171 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 21.3% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Chapanoke

Bachelor's degrees in Chapanoke

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodChapanokeNorth CarolinaU.S.
2006–108.1%27.8%28.4%
2010–1410.0%29.0%29.6%
2015–1928.8%32.0%32.1%
2020–2420.7%36.2%35.6%
Change+12.6 pts+8.4 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Chapanoke have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 20.7%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Chapanoke

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodChapanokeNorth CarolinaU.S.
2006–1079.0%84.5%84.9%
2010–1495.1%86.0%86.1%
2015–1981.1%88.1%87.7%
2020–2490.1%90.2%89.3%
Change+11.1 pts+5.7 pts+4.3 pts
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About as many adults in Chapanoke have finished high school as nationally: 90.1%, against 89.3%.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Chapanoke

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodChapanokeNorth CarolinaU.S.
2006–107.0%8.8%8.1%
2010–1411.6%10.6%9.4%
2015–190.4%5.7%5.6%
2020–249.5%4.8%5.4%
Change+2.4 pts−4.0 pts−2.7 pts
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Finding work has been harder in Chapanoke: 9.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Chapanoke compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Chapanoke2.7040.28.9%6.5%10.3%1997$1,17120.7%90.1%9.5%
Parkville2.6543.29.6%23.2%30.1%1981$98023.4%92.8%4.0%
Durants Neck2.6442.36.3%8.5%7.1%1999$1,07821.2%87.3%8.2%
Nixonton2.1849.429.7%21.3%7.4%1986$1,40531.7%91.2%13.7%
Winfall2.3846.011.8%26.4%18.9%1995$1,10318.4%87.1%5.5%
Hertford2.3949.911.0%22.6%18.7%1987$1,01320.3%88.2%3.4%
New Hope2.1656.517.5%20.9%8.3%1991$1,22119.8%73.2%2.3%
Joppa2.5347.85.6%31.4%35.8%1976$71524.9%91.0%0.0%
Elizabeth City2.5240.314.0%34.9%11.8%1986$1,32229.3%89.8%5.2%
Nicanor2.5347.85.6%31.4%35.8%1976$71524.9%91.0%0.0%
Belvidere2.4448.76.2%26.6%28.7%1978$75622.1%91.7%0.7%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Chapanoke. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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