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Chapel Hill, NC

Town
Population 2000: 48,715
Square miles: 19.75
Metro area: Durham


2000 CENSUS DATA
CHAPEL HILL NC US
POPULATION
Number Number Number
Total population 48,715
Square miles (land) 19.75
Population per square mile 2,465.97 165.25 79.56
GENDER
Number Pct Pct Pct
Male 21,961 45.1 49.0 49.1
Female 26,754 54.9 51.0 50.9
AGE
Number Pct Pct Pct
15 or younger 6,057 12.4 20.5 21.4
16-24 19,345 39.7 13.9 13.9
25-44 11,926 24.5 31.1 30.2
45-64 7,466 15.3 22.5 22.0
65+ 3,921 8.0 12.0 12.4
Number Number Number
Average age (years) 31.70 36.32 36.22
RACE AND ETHNICITY
Number Pct Pct Pct
White 37,973 77.9 72.1 75.1
Black or African American 5,565 11.4 21.6 12.3
American Indian and Alaska native 203 0.4 1.2 0.9
Asian 3,497 7.2 1.4 3.6
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 12 0.0 0.0 0.1
Some other race 563 1.2 2.3 5.5
Two or more races 902 1.9 1.3 2.4
Hispanic or Latino 1,564 3.2 4.7 12.5
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census; ePodunk

Note: Hispanic ethnicity is a separate data category from race. This number should not be added to race totals.

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