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Chatham County
Chatham County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 76,285 County Seat Chatham County Justice Center State FIPS 37 County FIPS 037 Num Towns 12 Census-Designated Places 8 Total Town Population 200,253 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 76,754 Median Age 47.6 Veterans 4,385 Housing Units 34,190 Uninsured 897 Net Migration (recent) 5,879 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 1,665 Total Employees 17,157 Avg Annual Pay $51,876 Median Household Income $84,222 Poverty Rate 10.4% Unemployment Rate 2.8% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $125,177 Federal Spending FY2024 $600,138,986 Federal Spending Per Capita $7,867
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $373,300 Median Rent $995 FMR Studio $1,548 FMR 1BR $1,637 FMR 2BR $1,872 FMR 3BR $2,334 FMR 4BR $2,807
Health & Safety
Hospitals 12 EMS Stations 36 Fire Stations 36 Police Stations 36 Adult Smoking 13.8% Adult Obesity 32.7% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 22.6 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13 Electric Customers 5067762 Towns with Broadband Data 12 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 12
Community
Churches 125 Libraries 13 Historic Places (NRHP) 58 Homeless Population N/A Schools 175 SNAP Stores 132 Bank Branches 58
Agriculture
Total Farms 937 Land in Farms (acres) 114,051 Avg Farm Size (acres) 121.7 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 DR TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHANTAL 2025-09-11 EM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY 2024-08-06 EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01 EM HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-08-02 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 EM HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-09-03 DR TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL 2019-01-31 DR HURRICANE FLORENCE 2018-09-14
Detailed Topics
Communities in Chatham County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
