Chapel Hill Jobs

Chapel Hill is a town in North Carolina and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , the oldest state-supported university in the United States. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 48,715. As of 2004 its estimated population was 52,440. The 2005 Metropolitan Population was: 1,509,560, for The US Office of Management and Budget's Metropolitan Combined Statistical Area known as Raleigh-Durham-Cary . Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh make up the three corners of the Research Triangle, so named in 1959 with the creation of the Research Triangle Park, a research park between Durham and Raleigh. Since the early 1980s, the bedroom community of Cary, near Raleigh, has grown to be more than twice the size of Chapel Hill.

Among the most common occupations in Chapel Hill are Management, professional, and related occupations, 54%; Sales and office occupations, 22%; and Service occupations, 13%. Approximately 56 percent of workers in Chapel Hill, North Carolina work for companies, 35 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Chapel Hill, North Carolina are Educational, health and social services, 42%; Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 12%; and Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 11%. Simply Hired's Chapel Hill job listings indicate that the following industries in Chapel Hill are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Chapel Hill, North Carolina is $41,588, and the median income of households in Chapel Hill was $39,140.

According to our Chapel Hill Trends data, the number of Chapel Hill, North Carolina jobs has increased by 70% since October 2011.

Population of Chapel Hill Total population 48,715 Male 45.08% Female 54.92% Median age 24.0     Chapel Hill Housing Owner-occupied homes 42.9% Median cost of a home $229,100 Median mortgage payment $1,093 Renter-occupied homes 57.1% Vacant housing 6.2% Median monthly rent $690     Average Income Median for all male full-time $50,258 Median for all female full-time $32,917     Household Income Less than $10,000 18% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 11% $25,000 to $34,999 10% $35,000 to $49,999 13% $50,000 to $74,999 13% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 10% $150,000 to $199,999 5% $200,000 or more 5%

Education Less than 9th grade 2% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3% High school graduate 6% Some college, no degree 11% Associate's degree 3% Bachelor's degree 33% Graduate degree 40%     Marital Status Never married 57% Currently married 34% Separated 1% Widowed 4% Divorced 5%     Race White 79% Black or African American 12% Asian 7% Other 2%     Chapel Hill Commute Carpool 9.3% Public transportation 6.5% Average travel time 18 minutes