Chatham

County in North Carolina

County

The population development of Chatham.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Chatham	County	38,759	49,329	63,505	76,255	83,874	→
North Carolina	State	6,628,637	8,049,313	9,535,483	10,441,499	11,046,024

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Chatham.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).

Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Cary	Town	Wake / Chatham	50,862	98,343	135,869	174,799	182,659	→
Goldston	Town	Chatham	343	323	260	234	256	→
Pittsboro	Town	Chatham	1,874	2,669	4,141	4,550	4,989	→
Siler City	Town	Chatham	5,033	7,026	7,821	7,713	8,087	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	36,587
Females	39,698

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	15,497
18-64 years	41,401
65+ years	19,387

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	4,411
70-79 years	9,267
60-69 years	11,467
50-59 years	10,865
40-49 years	9,263
30-39 years	7,831
20-29 years	6,150
10-19 years	9,244
0-9 years	7,787

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	48,850
Urban	27,435

»Race« (C 2020)
White	54,431
Black/African American	7,914
Indigenous	471
Asian	1,627
Pacific Islander	37
Some other	6,343
2 or more	5,462

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	10,372
Other	65,913