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<br /> DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
<br /> The United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, has recorded the County's
<br /> population to be as follows:
<br /> 1990 2000 2010 2020
<br /> 93,851 118,227 133,801 148,696
<br /> The North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management has estimated the County's population
<br /> at July 1 of each of the past five years to be as follows:
<br /> 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
<br /> 142,148 142,597 148,613 148,331 148,707
<br /> According to the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management, as of July 1, 2022, the
<br /> Town of Chapel Hill(the portion located in the County)had an estimated population of 59,270, the Town
<br /> of Carrboro had an estimated population of 21,136,the Town of Hillsborough had an estimated population
<br /> of 9,902 and the City of Mebane(the portion located in the County)had a population of 3,675.
<br /> The following table presents per capita personal income figures for the County, the State and the
<br /> United States:
<br /> Year Co un State U.S.
<br /> 2018 61,803 $46,040 $53,309
<br /> 2019 65,941 48,366 55,547
<br /> 2020 72,271 51,781 59,153
<br /> 2021 75,349 56,705 64,430
<br /> 2022 77,568 58,109 65,470
<br /> Source:United States Department of Commerce,Bureau of Economic Analysis(most recent data available).
<br /> [County to review/update] Commercial,Industrial and Institutional Profile
<br /> The County's economy is characterized by a high degree of institutional and public-sector activity,
<br /> plus office, commercial and service-oriented business. According to the Orange County Economic
<br /> Development Commission,the leading industries in the County are educational,health and social services,
<br /> professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services and arts,
<br /> entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services. The County's most common occupations,
<br /> according to the Orange County Economic Development Commission, are educational services (28.7%),
<br /> health care and social assistance (25.2%) and service occupations (16.4%). Professional and scientific
<br /> services and manufacturing and agriculture are smaller portions of the County's economy.
<br /> The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care System,both located in the
<br /> Town of Chapel Hill, are the largest employers in the County. As of June 30, 2023, they employed
<br /> approximately 13,108 and 13,536 employees, respectively. Established in 1789, The University of North
<br /> Carolina at Chapel Hill occupies 729 acres in the County and had an enrollment of approximately 31,705
<br /> undergraduate, graduate and professional students for the 2022-2023 academic year. UNC Health Care
<br /> System opened in 1952 and occupies over 2 million square feet of leased and owned floor space. UNC
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