Population 814 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Chapel Hill
Household size in Chapel Hill
| Period | Chapel Hill | Kansas City area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.59 | 2.57 | 2.49 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.52 | 2.60 | 2.52 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.43 | 2.59 | 2.50 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.98 | 2.55 | 2.49 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.39 | −0.02 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
Chapel Hill is a place of big households: 2.98 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.59 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
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 Chapel Hill
| Period | Chapel Hill | Kansas City area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 44.2 | 37.5 | 38.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 44.8 | 37.9 | 39.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 49.4 | 38.8 | 40.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 49.4 | 39.2 | 40.1 | 40.1 |
| Change | +5.2 | +1.7 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
Chapel Hill skews older: half of its residents are older than 49.4, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
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 Chapel Hill
| Period | Chapel Hill | Kansas City area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.2% | 11.7% | 11.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 4.0% | 11.9% | 11.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.4% | 11.2% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.9% | 10.9% | 11.0% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.3 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Chapel Hill: 6.9% of households, against 11.6% nationally.
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 Chapel Hill
Renters in Chapel Hill
| Period | Chapel Hill | Kansas City area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.8% | 31.2% | 30.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 5.6% | 33.7% | 32.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 9.3% | 34.9% | 33.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 2.6% | 34.2% | 31.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | −4.3 pts | +3.0 pts | +1.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 2.6% of households in Chapel Hill rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About a third of owners (32.9%) 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 Chapel Hill
| Period | Chapel Hill | Kansas City area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.4% | 10.0% | 11.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 4.7% | 9.7% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.5% | 9.0% | 12.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.7% | 7.5% | 10.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | +1.3 pts | −2.5 pts | −1.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Chapel Hill is close to the national rate: 10.7% of homes are empty, against 9.6%. The rate is higher than in the Kansas City area as a whole (7.5%).
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 Chapel Hill
| Period | Chapel Hill | Kansas City area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1990 | 1976 | 1974 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1992 | 1977 | 1975 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1994 | 1977 | 1976 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1997 | 1980 | 1978 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +4 | +4 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Chapel Hill is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1997, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.
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 Chapel Hill
| Period | Chapel Hill | Kansas City area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $701 | $897 | $740 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $818 | $980 | $816 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $943 | $1,095 | $899 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $859 | $1,395 | $1,122 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$158 | +$498 | +$383 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Chapel Hill costs $859 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 22.6% 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 Chapel Hill
Bachelor's degrees in Chapel Hill
| Period | Chapel Hill | Kansas City area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.6% | 33.5% | 26.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 17.6% | 34.1% | 27.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.4% | 37.1% | 29.6% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 28.2% | 39.7% | 32.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +10.6 pts | +6.2 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Nearly three in ten adults 25 and older in Chapel Hill (28.2%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, below the national share of 35.6%.
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 Chapel Hill
| Period | Chapel Hill | Kansas City area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 91.5% | 90.5% | 86.8% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 91.6% | 90.9% | 88.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 88.2% | 91.8% | 90.0% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 97.5% | 92.9% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.0 pts | +2.4 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Chapel Hill: 97.5% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 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 Chapel Hill
| Period | Chapel Hill | Kansas City area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.5% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.1% | 7.6% | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.8% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.4% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.1 pts | −2.9 pts | −3.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Chapel Hill has been low: just 1.4% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below 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).
Chapel Hill compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | 2.98 | 49.4 | 6.9% | 2.6% | 10.7% | 1997 | $859 | 28.2% | 97.5% | 1.4% |
| Sni Mills | 3.09 | 48.0 | 7.4% | 12.7% | 1.6% | 1989 | $990 | 29.7% | 97.1% | 3.0% |
| Bates City | 2.89 | 44.9 | 8.9% | 12.3% | 10.2% | 1994 | $988 | 27.3% | 94.0% | 4.4% |
| Pittsville | 3.09 | 36.1 | 4.5% | 7.1% | 3.7% | 1993 | $804 | 17.2% | 92.9% | 2.7% |
| Lake Lafayette | 3.91 | 30.9 | 1.3% | 1.0% | 8.8% | 1990 | $1,030 | 11.2% | 94.5% | 3.5% |
| Lone Jack | 2.79 | 41.6 | 5.4% | 7.0% | 4.0% | 1996 | $1,564 | 37.9% | 94.9% | 2.3% |
| Kingsville | 2.52 | 43.6 | 15.0% | 4.2% | 8.0% | 1998 | $791 | 22.9% | 94.7% | 3.6% |
| Oak Grove | 2.69 | 38.4 | 7.3% | 30.5% | 4.1% | 1987 | $1,103 | 19.8% | 91.3% | 4.3% |
| Odessa | 2.69 | 40.9 | 6.4% | 21.1% | 6.7% | 1992 | $984 | 30.9% | 95.1% | 0.9% |
| Columbus | 2.97 | 38.1 | 4.9% | 8.5% | 5.5% | 1991 | $809 | 20.7% | 93.6% | 1.8% |
| Tarsney Lakes | 2.85 | 41.9 | 3.2% | 11.8% | 6.2% | 1991 | $1,717 | 40.7% | 92.8% | 0.3% |
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 Chapel Hill. 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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