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Carolina Meadows vs Fearrington Village

A side-by-side comparison of Carolina Meadows and Fearrington Village: population, income, housing, and more.

Carolina Meadows and Fearrington Village are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fearrington Village has the higher population (2,535 vs 536 in Carolina Meadows). Carolina Meadows has the higher median household income ($133,090 vs $101,384 in Fearrington Village). Carolina Meadows has the higher median home value ($514,900 vs $439,900 in Fearrington Village).

Population, income & housing

Carolina MeadowsFearrington Village
Population5362,535
Median age83.2 yrs74.2 yrs
Median household income$133,090$101,384
Median home value$514,900$439,900
Median gross rent$3,176$3,501
Housing units3531,492
Homeownership rate44.8%78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher75.4%77.9%
Unemployment rate0.0%3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

Carolina MeadowsFearrington Village
Population611 → 536 (-12.3%)2,867 → 2,535 (-11.6%)
Median household income$102,800 → $133,090 (+29.5%)$71,307 → $101,384 (+42.2%)
Median home value$381,500 → $514,900 (+35.0%)$328,100 → $439,900 (+34.1%)
Median gross rent$2,938 → $3,176 (+8.1%)$1,600 → $3,501 (+118.8%)

Carolina Meadows

Population
611536
Median household income
$102,800$133,090
Median home value
$381,500$514,900
Median gross rent
$2,938$3,176

Fearrington Village

Population
2,8672,535
Median household income
$71,307$101,384
Median home value
$328,100$439,900
Median gross rent
$1,600$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

Carolina MeadowsFearrington Village
Under 50.0%0.0%
5 to 170.0%0.0%
18 to 240.0%6.4%
25 to 343.4%1.7%
35 to 440.0%3.0%
45 to 540.0%2.2%
55 to 640.0%9.0%
65 to 748.0%31.1%
75 and over88.6%46.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

Carolina MeadowsFearrington Village
White (non-Hispanic)91.4%89.9%
Black or African American0.0%1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native0.0%0.0%
Asian3.2%2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%
Some other race0.0%4.6%
Two or more races1.5%0.9%
Hispanic or Latino3.9%0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

Carolina MeadowsFearrington Village
No high school diploma0.0%2.2%
High school graduate7.3%5.6%
Some college or associate's17.4%14.4%
Bachelor's degree26.3%41.5%
Graduate or professional degree49.1%36.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

Carolina MeadowsFearrington Village
Drove alone100.0%69.2%
Carpooled0.0%0.0%
Public transit0.0%3.6%
Walked0.0%2.4%
Bicycle0.0%0.0%
Worked from home0.0%24.7%
Other means0.0%0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

Carolina MeadowsFearrington Village
1-unit, detached0.6%58.8%
1-unit, attached68.3%25.1%
2 to 4 units0.0%1.3%
5 to 19 units20.1%0.0%
20 or more units11.0%14.7%
Mobile home & other0.0%0.0%

Poverty & households

Carolina MeadowsFearrington Village
Poverty rate0.0%4.0%
Average household size1.411.73
Mean commute (minutes)32
Median year structure built19941995

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