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The estimated population of known Jews living in the Durham-Chapel Hill area is approximately 6,000, representing 2,500 households.

31% of known Jewish households are 2-adult households with children; 5% are single-parent households; 36% are single adults and 28% are 2-adult households without children.

Children under the age of 18 constitute 38% of the known Jewish population of the Durham-Chapel Hill area.

53% of all known Jews living in the Durham-Chapel Hill area live in Orange County, 41% live in Durham County and 4% live in Chatham County.

23% of the known Jewish adults who list their occupation are professors. 18% are physicians or dentists. 8% are social workers or psychologists.

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