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Compare Shelby to Chapel Hill

This post compares Shelby, North Carolina to Chapel Hill, 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 Shelby (city) Chapel Hill (town)
Population 20,058 59,234
Income (median) $31,765 $59,989
Home Value (median) $117,000 $397,700
White 55% 72%
Black 39% 9%
Asian 0% 12%
With Kids 29% 25%
Age (median) 39 26
Rentals 51% 51%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Shelby or Chapel Hill?
A: Shelby has a much smaller population count than Chapel Hill: 20058 compared with 59234 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Shelby or in Chapel Hill?
A: Incomes are on average much lower in Shelby.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Shelby or Chapel Hill?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Shelby.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Chapel Hill does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 51% for Shelby versus 51% for Chapel Hill.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Shelby may include: Salisbury, Burlington, and Statesville.

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

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