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Briar Chapel, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Briar Chapel is a Census CDP of 6,049 people across 2.09 square miles of land, in Chatham County. Median household income is $166,063, 93.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Briar Chapel
What Briar Chapel is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.09 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,894
- County holding the largest share of its areaChatham County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Briar Chapel
How many people live in Briar Chapel
- Population6,049
- Median age42.0
- Population under 181,671 plus or minus 376
- Share under 1827.6 percent
- Population 65 and over1,043 plus or minus 275
- Share 65 and over17.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households2,163
- Family households1,709
- Share of households that are families79.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Briar Chapel
Income and work in Briar Chapel
- Median household income$166,063
- Per capita income$70,238
- Civilian labor force3,010
- Employed2,764
- Unemployed246 plus or minus 167
- Unemployment rate8.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over4,191
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher81.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree43.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Briar Chapel
- Housing units2,226
- Occupied units2,163
- Vacant units63 plus or minus 81
- Vacancy rate2.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Owner occupied2,014
- Renter occupied149 plus or minus 94
- Ownership rate93.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$570,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,177
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.0 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Single family units2,205
- Share single family99.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes21 plus or minus 32
- Median year structure built2014
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Briar Chapel gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,601
- Commuting under 15 minutes149 plus or minus 110
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.3 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more691 plus or minus 240
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.2 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Drove alone52.8 percent
- Carpooled4.0 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home41.8 percent plus or minus 8.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chatham County, not Briar Chapel
Chatham County context, not Briar Chapel figures
- Establishments in Chatham County1,719
- Covered employment, Chatham County18,540
- Average annual pay, Chatham County$51,876
- Housing units permitted, Chatham County465
Every figure in this section is published for Chatham County as a whole and is not a measurement of Briar Chapel.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Briar Chapel questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Briar Chapel, North Carolina?
6,049, in 2,163 households. Briar Chapel CDP covers 2.09 square miles of land, which is 2,894 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Briar Chapel in?
Chatham County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Briar Chapel?
$166,063. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $570,300. Median gross rent is $3,177 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Briar Chapel figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chatham County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Briar Chapel.
Is zoning published for Briar Chapel?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.