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Chapel Hill, NC vs Leland, NC

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Highlights
- Leland is 0% more densely populated than Chapel Hill.
- People are 69.4% more likely to be married in Leland.
- The Median Age is 21.3 years older in Leland.
 Chapel Hill, NCLeland, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock22,794329,725,481
 Female Population52.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock46.338.4
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 Population - 201057,407  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,938285,036,114
 Population - 199038,719  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1,223.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now64.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,159.693.4
 Land Area21.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chapel Hill, NCLeland, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2018.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock20.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Chapel Hill, NCLeland, NCUnited States
 White65.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.0%12.2%
 Asian12.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chapel Hill, NCLeland, NCUnited States
 Married Population36.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.8%50.2%
 Never Married55.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.9%10.8%
 Widowed2.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households20,114  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,72580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock60.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,477  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

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Reviews for Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
Over 3 years ago

Possibly a 5 Star Place to live. No concerns about crime in Leland. The only reason I would not give 5 stars would be: town is still developing--so not everything is  More

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Over 11 years ago

Having grown older, I find myself increasingly intolerant of cold weather, but the type of winter weather here mimics that of my home state, Texas, and I hated it  More

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Over 17 years ago

We've been in Leland for almost 2 months now. We really like it here. We transplanted from Brevard County Florida, and we used to commute for everything at least 30  More

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