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Percent Population Change 1990-2000 26.0% <br />_ Median Age 30.4 <br />Percent Born in NC 46.4% <br />_. ~~~. <br />Income and Poverty <br />Median Household Income 2000 $42,372 <br />Per Capita Income 2000 $24,873 <br />Population in Poverty 2000 15,318 <br />Poverty Rate 2000 14.1 % <br />Education <br />Percent with Less Than High School Education 12.4% <br />Percent with High School Diploma 15.9% <br />Percent with Bachelor's Degree or Higher 51.5% <br />Graduation Rate 81.1% <br />Labor Force and Employment <br />Percent Working Age Population 71.3% <br />Unemployment Rate 2006 3.3% <br />Agriculture and Natural Resources <br />Total Agricultural Receipts $29,199,000 <br />Total Farms 2002 627 <br />Percent Family Owned Farms 90.6% <br />Average Farm Size 2002 113 <br />Tobacco Dependency Ranking Low <br />Table: Chatham County <br />Population <br />Population 2006 60,052 <br />Population Density 2000 72 <br />Percent Population Change 1990-2000 27.3% <br />Median Age 38.8 <br />Percent Born in NC 62.7% <br />- -- ---- <br />Income and Poverty <br />Median Household Income 2000 $42,851 <br />Per Capita Income 2000 $23,355 <br />Population in Poverty 2000 4,723 <br />Poverty Rate 2000 9.7% <br />Education <br />12 <br />