2020 census As of the
2020 census, Chadbourn had a population of 1,574. The median age was 41.6 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.5% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 81.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.8 males age 18 and over. There were 693 households in Chadbourn, including 387 family households. Of all households, 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. 24.7% were married-couple households, 21.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 46.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 38.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 845 housing units, of which 18.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.8%.
2000 census At the
2000 census there were 2,129 people, 877 households, and 548 families in the town. The population density was . There were 983 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the town was 53.55% African American, 41.94% White, 1.93% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.41% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.97%. Of the 877 households 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.3% were married couples living together, 24.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 33.6% of households were one person and 14.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.12. The age distribution was 28.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.5 males. The median household income was $24,539 and the median family income was $30,574. Males had a median income of $23,804 versus $20,270 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,290. About 24.3% of families and 31.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 45.5% of those under age 18 and 25.6% of those age 65 or over. ==Transportation==