Chatham County, NC Population

Overview

75,070

Total Population

47.3

Median age

52.29%

Female population %

91.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

68.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9,157

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Chatham County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Chatham County is 47.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chatham County's population under 18 was 19.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chatham County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chatham County, 16.23% were under the age of 15, 14.02% aged 15 to 29, 45.22% aged 30 to 64, 21.41% aged 65 to 84, and 3.11% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,436 more females than males in Chatham County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.29% females and 47.71% males in Chatham County, NC.
The Chatham County, NC gender ratio is 91.2:100 i.e. 91.2 men to 100 women (0.912).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 3,178.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 3,002.

Chatham County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Chatham County population: 76.62% are White, 11.42% are Black or African American, 0.16% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.63% are Asian, 5% are some other race and 5.17% are multiracial.
Chatham County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 9,157 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 65,913 (87.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chatham County is White with a population of 57,518 (76.62% of the total population).

Chatham County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 79,864 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Chatham County's population increased by 14,030 (28.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chatham County's population increased by 12,825 (20.09%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Chatham County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 49,815.