Census tracts · Chapel Hill, NC

Census tracts in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

17 census tracts lie mostly within Chapel Hill, and 6 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $29,226 in Tract 116.02 to $182,321 in Tract 121.02, against $85,989 for Chapel Hill as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Chapel Hill earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Chapel Hill and with a reliable estimate.

Tract 121.02 $182,321
Tract 122.01 $168,250
Tract 115 $136,667
Tract 122.02 $127,143
Tract 119.04 $122,574
Tract 121.01 $62,386
Tract 114 $58,882
Tract 117 $47,955
Tract 113 $35,707
Tract 116.02 $29,226

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Chapel Hill

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Chapel Hill.

Census tracts in or partly in Chapel Hill, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Chapel Hill (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown

Tract 11337135011300	1.3 mi southwest	Orange County	2,883±475	$35,707	$290,200	$1,568	100%
Tract 11437135011400	at the center point	Orange County	4,494±538	$58,882	$514,000	$1,636	100%
Tract 11537135011500	0.8 mi southeast	Orange County	1,742±295	$136,667	$945,000	$1,121	100%
Tract 116.0137135011601	1.3 mi southwest	Orange County	2,106±53	not published	not published	not published	100%
Tract 116.0237135011602	1.7 mi south	Orange County	6,842±215	$29,226	not published	$1,371	100%
Tract 11737135011700	2.1 mi southwest	Orange County	5,804±598	$47,955	$874,000	$1,481	100%
Tract 11837135011800	1.6 mi northwest	Orange County	3,298±421	$76,083	$604,500	$1,692	100%
Tract 119.0237135011902	1.3 mi northeast	Orange County	4,632±820	$92,083	$631,900	$1,774	100%
Tract 119.0337135011903	1.8 mi north	Orange County	1,966±246	$101,949	$496,500	$1,684	100%
Tract 119.0437135011904	1.5 mi north	Orange County	2,324±338	$122,574	$700,100	$1,440	100%
Tract 121.0137135012101	1.6 mi east	Orange County	4,051±612	$62,386	$370,100	$1,234	100%
Tract 121.0237135012102	1.6 mi east	Orange County	1,448±213	$182,321	$605,600	$1,783	100%
Tract 121.0337135012103	1.8 mi southeast	Orange County	2,767±421	$69,628	$679,800	$1,533	100%
Tract 112.0637135011206	2.4 mi northeast	Orange County	3,371±392	$96,583	$684,800	$1,501	87%
Tract 122.0237135012202	3.4 mi southwest	Orange County	4,929±452	$127,143	$645,200	$1,479	78%
Tract 112.0737135011207	2.8 mi northwest	Orange County	4,651±676	$100,129	$595,800	$2,205	65%
Tract 122.0137135012201	3.1 mi south	Orange County	3,866±417	$168,250	$568,800	$1,653	61%
Tract 20.3337063002033	2.5 mi east	Durham County	4,397±459	$135,660	$663,800	$1,870	36%
Tract 107.0637135010706	2.3 mi west	Orange County	3,447±309	$183,214	$578,700	$2,826	21%
Tract 20.1937063002019	4.0 mi southeast	Durham County	4,704±543	$74,310	$478,200	$1,676	19%
Tract 107.0537135010705	2.3 mi west	Orange County	4,123±438	$73,320	$515,700	$1,484	7%
Tract 112.0837135011208	4.6 mi northwest	Orange County	5,821±658	$121,455	$588,200	not published	4%
Tract 20.2937063002029	4.1 mi northeast	Durham County	4,042±470	$88,462	$499,600	$1,843	2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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