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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 1481696
<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 /> 2020 2021 2022 2023
<br /> 1485695 148 ,629 14%096 150,913
<br /> According to the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management, as of July 1 , 2023 , the
<br /> Town of Chapel Hill (the portion located in the County) had an estimated population of 60 ,375 , the Town
<br /> of Carrboro had an estimated population of 21 , 319, the Town of Hillsborough had an estimated population
<br /> of 9, 996 and the City of Mebane (the portion located in the County) had a population of 3 ,944 .
<br /> The following table presents per capita personal income figures for the County, the State and the
<br /> United States :
<br /> Year Coun State U . S .
<br /> 2019 $655940 $48 ,374 $ 555567
<br /> 2020 70,349 51 , 758 59, 123
<br /> 2021 75 , 780 57, 008 64,460
<br /> 2022 775427 585953 66,244
<br /> 2023 825487 615839 6% 810
<br /> Source: United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (most recent data available),
<br /> 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 services, healthcare and
<br /> social assistance, retail trade, accommodation and food services, professional and scientific services, public
<br /> administration, other services, construction and administrative and waste management, The County ' s most
<br /> common occupations, according to the Orange County Economic Development Commission, are
<br /> professional, education and health care occupations ( 50%), service occupations ( 18 %) and manufacturing,
<br /> construction, transportation and warehousing occupations ( 13 %) .
<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, 2024, they employed
<br /> approximately 13 ,938 and 14, 316 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 32,234
<br /> undergraduate, graduate and professional students for the 2024-2025 academic year. UNC Health Care
<br /> System opened in 1952 and occupies over 2 million square feet of leased and owned floor space , UNC
<br /> Medical Center has more than 1 , 000 beds, 1 , 100 medical staff and 780 resident physicians ,
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