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Compare Chapel Hill to Wake Forest

This post compares Chapel Hill, North Carolina to Wake Forest, North Carolina across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Chapel Hill (town) Wake Forest (town)
Population 59,234 38,473
Income (median) $59,989 $58,843
Home Value (median) $397,700 $278,600
White 72% 78%
Black 9% 14%
Asian 12% 1%
With Kids 25% 48%
Age (median) 26 35
Rentals 51% 29%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Chapel Hill or Wake Forest?
A: Chapel Hill has a larger population count than Wake Forest: 59234 compared with 38473 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Chapel Hill or in Wake Forest?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Chapel Hill.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Chapel Hill or Wake Forest?
A: Homes tend to be more expensive in Chapel Hill.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Chapel Hill does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 51% for Chapel Hill versus 29% for Wake Forest.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Chapel Hill may include: Carrboro, Wilmington, and Mooresville.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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