Carrboro, NC

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2022 Population

21,242

0.0235% 1-year growth

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

33.1

1.53% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

11.7%

2.55% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$76,933

0.436% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$457,200

15.2% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Carrboro, NC had a population of 21.2k people with a median age of 33.1 and a median household income of $76,933. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Carrboro, NC grew from 21,237 to 21,242, a 0.0235% increase and its median household income grew from $76,599 to $76,933, a 0.436% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Carrboro, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (65.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (12.9%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (9.05%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.11%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (3.34%).

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.

93.6% of the residents in Carrboro, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Carrboro, NC was $457,200, and the homeownership rate was 43.5%.

Most people in Carrboro, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.5 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 93.6% are citizens. As of 2022, 14.2% of Carrboro, NC residents were born outside of the country (3.01k people).

In 2022, there were 5.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.8k people) in Carrboro, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.73k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.92k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

93.6%

2022 Citizenship

94.2%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 93.6% of Carrboro, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Carrboro, NC was 94.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Carrboro, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Carrboro, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
13.8k ± 607
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.73k ± 445
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.92k ± 378

8.06%

Hispanic Population

1.71k people

8.06% of the people in Carrboro, NC are hispanic (1.71k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Carrboro, NC as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

14.2%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

3.01k people

14%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

2.97k people

As of 2022, 14.2% of Carrboro, NC residents (3.01k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Carrboro, NC was 14%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Carrboro, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
374 ± 213
Gulf War (1990s)
168 ± 81
Vietnam
99 ± 78

Carrboro, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.23 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Carrboro, NC employs 12k people. The largest industries in Carrboro, NC are Educational Services (4,059 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,934 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,487 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($123,274), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($102,837), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($89,757).

Employment

Occupations

12k

2022 Value

± 930

−1.24%

1 Year decline

± 11.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Carrboro, NC declined at a rate of −1.24%, from 12.2k employees to 12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Carrboro, NC, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (2,730 people), Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (1,116 people), and Management Occupations (983 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Carrboro, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

12k

2022 Value

± 930

−1.24%

1 Year decline

± 11.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Carrboro, NC declined at a rate of −1.24%, from 12.2k employees to 12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Carrboro, NC, are Educational Services (4,059 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,934 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,487 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,054

Median earning men ± $3,053

$36,246

Median earning women ± $3,074

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($123,571), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($104,828), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,318).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($76,193), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($69,922), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($53,346).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in North Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 49.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (48.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.881%).

Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing the state of North Carolina. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Carrboro, NC. Showing the available data for North Carolina.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (49.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (48.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.881%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in North Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 49.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (48.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.881%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in North Carolina for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from North Carolina

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Thom Tillis

Senator from North Carolina

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Ted Budd

Senator from North Carolina

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing North Carolina.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in North Carolina over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from North Carolina

North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for North Carolina have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.944% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.805% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.16M), Some college (1.84M), and Bachelors Degree (1.63M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Carrboro, NC was $457,200 in 2022, which is 1.62 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $396,800 to $457,200, a 15.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Carrboro, NC is 43.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Carrboro, NC have an average commute time of 23.5 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.

Property

$457,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$27,814

$3,994

Median Property Taxes

±$450

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.

Rent vs Own

43.5%

Homeownership

2022

67.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 43.5% of the housing units in Carrboro, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 42%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Carrboro, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 107.01

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Carrboro, NC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$76,933

Median Household Income

± $11,361

9.18k

Number of Households

± 778

In 2022, the median household income of the 9.18k households in Carrboro, NC grew to $76,933 from the previous year's value of $76,599.

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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Carrboro, NC is from North Carolina.

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.47

2021 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2022, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0732% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (53.8%)
Worked At Home (21.7%)
Public Transit (9.38%)

In 2022, 53.8% of workers in Carrboro, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (9.38%).

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.

Commute Time

23.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Carrboro, NC have a shorter commute time (23.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.897% of the workforce in Carrboro, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Carrboro, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Carrboro, NC (2.49k out of 21.2k 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 Females 25 - 34 and then Males 18 - 24.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.5% of the population of Carrboro, NC has health coverage, with 65.2% on employee plans, 6.42% on Medicaid, 7.78% on Medicare, 14.4% on non-group plans, and 0.745% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Orange County, NC see 529 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.564% decrease from the previous year (532 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 422 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 134 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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529 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Orange County, NC

Primary care physicians in Orange County, NC see an average of 529 patients per year. This represents a 0.564% decrease from the previous year (532 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Orange County, NC in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.7% under 18 years, 31.3% between 18 and 34 years, 36.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.47%

Uninsured

65.2%

Employer Coverage

6.42%

Medicaid

7.78%

Medicare

14.4%

Non-Group

0.745%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Carrboro, NC declined by 21.9% from 7.01% to 5.47%.

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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