Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area

The Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan area spans 4 counties and had 620,522 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $71.4 billion that year.

North Carolina4 countiesPart of Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC

GDP, 2024$71.4B#62 of 387 · +8.0% nominal

Income per person, 2024$75,679#60 of 387

Unemployment, 20253.4%#77 of 387 · #1 = lowest

Price level, 2024 (US = 100)97.6#119 of 387 · #1 = most expensive

Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area

Durham, NCUnited States

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 4 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

Industry	Value added	Share	US share
Real estate	$6.3B	8.9%	13.7%
Government	$9.6B	13.4%	11.1%
Manufacturing	$14.7B	20.6%	9.5%
Finance & insurance	$4.5B	6.3%	8.7%
Professional services	$9.2B	12.8%	8.0%
Health care	$5.6B	7.8%	7.5%
Wholesale trade	$2.8B	3.9%	6.3%
Retail trade	$2.5B	3.4%	5.9%
Information	$2.4B	3.3%	5.7%
Construction	$1.7B	2.4%	4.3%
Transportation & warehousing	$571M	0.8%	3.3%
Accommodation & food	$1.5B	2.1%	3.1%
Administrative & waste services	$1.7B	2.4%	3.0%
Other services	$1.2B	1.7%	2.0%
Management of companies	$1.8B	2.5%	1.8%
Utilities	$717M	1.0%	1.6%
Mining, oil & gas	$299M	0.4%	1.3%
Education	$4.0B	5.6%	1.1%
Arts & recreation	$407M	0.6%	1.0%
Agriculture	$125M	0.2%	0.8%

Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

County	State	Type	FIPS
Chatham County	North Carolina	Central	37037
Durham County	North Carolina	Central	37063
Orange County	North Carolina	Central	37135
Person County	North Carolina	Outlying	37145