Pittsboro vs Siler City

A side-by-side comparison of Pittsboro and Siler City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Siler City has the higher population (7,905 vs 4,640 in Pittsboro). Pittsboro has the higher median household income ($64,792 vs $51,751 in Siler City). Pittsboro has the higher median home value ($342,800 vs $154,900 in Siler City).

Population, income & housing

	Pittsboro	Siler City
Population	4,640	7,905
Median age	42.5 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$64,792	$51,751
Median home value	$342,800	$154,900
Median gross rent	$993	$958
Housing units	2,082	3,161
Homeownership rate	60.6%	61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.6%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pittsboro	Siler City
Population	4,195 → 4,640 (+10.6%)	8,078 → 7,905 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$44,399 → $64,792 (+45.9%)	$38,222 → $51,751 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$255,100 → $342,800 (+34.4%)	$106,000 → $154,900 (+46.1%)
Median gross rent	$842 → $993 (+17.9%)	$634 → $958 (+51.1%)

Pittsboro

Population

4,1954,640

Median household income

$44,399$64,792

Median home value

$255,100$342,800

Median gross rent

$842$993

Siler City

Population

8,0787,905

Median household income

$38,222$51,751

Median home value

$106,000$154,900

Median gross rent

$634$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pittsboro	Siler City
Under 5	3.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	17.0%	22.8%
18 to 24	11.5%	9.3%
25 to 34	9.2%	11.9%
35 to 44	14.1%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.6%	15.8%
55 to 64	13.8%	11.7%
65 to 74	8.1%	4.9%
75 and over	11.6%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pittsboro	Siler City
White (non-Hispanic)	70.0%	23.5%
Black or African American	17.7%	16.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	55.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pittsboro	Siler City
No high school diploma	2.3%	31.3%
High school graduate	30.9%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	23.9%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pittsboro	Siler City
Drove alone	78.9%	81.9%
Carpooled	5.1%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	16.0%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pittsboro	Siler City
1-unit, detached	63.5%	59.5%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	8.4%
20 or more units	4.6%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	20.2%

Poverty & households

	Pittsboro	Siler City
Poverty rate	10.4%	25.2%
Average household size	2.22	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	32	20
Median year structure built	1999	1981