| Statistic | Chapel Hill | Ottawa | Ontario |
| Population | 8,627 | 1,058,126 | 14,804,681 |
| Population density (sq km) | 2,639 | 365 | 15 |
| Median age | 43.6 | 39.2 | 40.9 |
| Male/Female ratio | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 |
| Married couples | 78% | 70% | 71% |
| Families w/ kids at home | 50% | 45% | 46% |
| Speak English only | 39.2% | 59.3% | 86.1% |
| Speak French only | 2.9% | 1.4% | 0.3% |
| Data | Percent |
| Chinese | 6.6% |
| Black | 5.9% |
| Arab | 5.1% |
| South Asian | 3.7% |
| Multiple Visible Minorities | 0.7% |
| Data | Percent |
| China | 2.3% |
| Lebanon | 1.8% |
| Haiti | 1.5% |
| India | 1.3% |
| United Kingdom | 1.1% |