Chatham County
Medium metro
FIPS 13051
Profiled Cities (1)
People
311.9K
Population
Census 2025 Est.720.7/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.5.7%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$71K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr37.2
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr91.1%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr14.3%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 202412.9%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr56.8%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr16.0%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr8.3%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr45.3%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr38.4%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
17.5K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–2318.3K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23-783
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
3.2%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 2025151.8K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$63K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$28.5B
County GDP
BEA 20249K
Business Establishments
CBP 2023153.8K
Employees
CBP 2023$8.4B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$303K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$1K
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr15.7K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr24.8K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrYes
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
81st pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 202233.4%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 202512.1%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 202517.0%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 202513.7%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 202595.0/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–255.1/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25541.3/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
97.4
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively High
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Very High
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$276.7M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 20258.82
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 20240.15
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20241.7%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
1.0%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 20241.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 202431.7%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 20191.7%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
432.7 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 202467.2°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–202077.5°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–202056.9°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–202048.1"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Metro - Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Medium metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024None
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024