Carrboro, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
21,204
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
33.4
1.76% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
12.2%
7.91% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$85,743
0.214% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$539,400
6.37% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
12,064
0.693% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Carrboro, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

91.5% of the residents in Carrboro, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Carrboro, NC was $539,400, and the homeownership rate was 43.5%.

Most people in Carrboro, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Carrboro, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Carrboro, NC is home to a population of 21.2k people, from which 91.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 15.7% of Carrboro, NC residents were born outside of the country (3.33k people).

In 2024, there were 4.74 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13k people) in Carrboro, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.74k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.53k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.5%
2024 Citizenship
91.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.5% of Carrboro, NC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Carrboro, NC was 91.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Carrboro, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    13k ± 696
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    2.74k ± 499
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    1.53k ± 381
13.6%
Hispanic Population
2.89k people

In 2024, there were 4.74 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13k people) in Carrboro, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.74k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.53k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

13.6% of the people in Carrboro, NC are hispanic (2.89k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Carrboro, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

15.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3.33k people
15.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.2k people

As of 2024, 15.7% of Carrboro, NC residents (3.33k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Carrboro, NC was 15.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    295 ± 130
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    265 ± 121
  3. Vietnam
    109 ± 76

Carrboro, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.11 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Carrboro, NC.

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Economy

The economy of Carrboro, NC employs 12.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Carrboro, NC were Educational Services (3,753 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,709 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,639 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($183,250), Manufacturing ($152,361), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($110,982).

Employment

Occupations

12.1k
2024 Value
± 928
0.693%
1 Year growth
± 10.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carrboro, NC grew at a rate of 0.693%, from 12k employees to 12.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Carrboro, NC, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (2,399 people), Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (1,182 people), and Management Occupations (1,111 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Carrboro, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

12.1k
2024 Value
± 928
0.693%
1 Year growth
± 10.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carrboro, NC grew at a rate of 0.693%, from 12k employees to 12.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Carrboro, NC, are Educational Services (3,753 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,709 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,639 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Carrboro, NC, though some of these residents may live in Carrboro, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$58,442
Median earning men ± $4,620
$43,727
Median earning women ± $3,789

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($205,132), Manufacturing ($173,203), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,650).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($85,694), Public Administration ($83,821), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,077).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Carrboro, NC was $539,400 in 2024, which is 1.62 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $507,100 to $539,400, a 6.37% increase. The homeownership rate in Carrboro, NC is 43.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Carrboro, NC have an average commute time of 23.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Carrboro, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$539,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$38,058
$4,123
Median Property Taxes
±$421

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Carrboro, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Carrboro, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

43.5%
Homeownership
2024
66%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 43.5% of the housing units in Carrboro, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 43.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$85,743
Median Household Income
± $13,984
9.47k
Number of Households
± 731

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.47k households in Carrboro, NC declined from $85,743 from the previous year's value of $85,927.

The following chart displays the households in Carrboro, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Carrboro, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (49.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (27.2%)
  3. Public Transit (7.22%)

In 2024, 49.6% of workers in Carrboro, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.2%) and those who used public transit to get to work (7.22%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

23.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Carrboro, NC have a shorter commute time (23.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.91% of the workforce in Carrboro, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Carrboro, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Carrboro, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Carrboro, NC (2.57k out of 21.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Carrboro, NC is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.8% of the population of Carrboro, NC has health coverage, with 64.9% on employee plans, 7.04% on Medicaid, 7.74% on Medicare, 13.7% on non-group plans, and 0.435% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.8% under 18 years, 30.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.22%
Uninsured
64.9%
Employer Coverage
7.04%
Medicaid
7.74%
Medicare
13.7%
Non-Group
0.435%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Carrboro, NC declined by 2.26% from 6.37% to 6.22%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Carrboro, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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