Carrboro

Population: 21,170
Median household income: $85,927
Median home value: $507,100

Carrboro, a community in Orange County, North Carolina, has 21,170 residents. At $85,927, its median household income sits in line with Orange County's $88,553.

From 2019 to 2023, Carrboro's population held roughly steady from 21,230 to 21,170, while its median home value rose 37.5% from $368,800 to $507,100.

Owners occupy 43.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,170
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $85,927
Median home value: $507,100
Median gross rent: $1,337
Housing units: 10,159
Homeownership rate: 43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,23021,170

Median household income

$58,702$85,927

Median home value

$368,800$507,100

Median gross rent

$1,078$1,337

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,230	$58,702	$368,800	$1,078
2020	21,254	$67,469	$386,900	$1,152
2021	21,237	$76,599	$396,800	$1,167
2022	21,242	$76,933	$457,200	$1,299
2023	21,170	$85,927	$507,100	$1,337

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3418.3%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	895	4.2%
5 to 17	3,607	17.0%
18 to 24	2,435	11.5%
25 to 34	3,870	18.3%
35 to 44	3,094	14.6%
45 to 54	3,012	14.2%
55 to 64	2,163	10.2%
65 to 74	1,211	5.7%
75 and over	883	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,542	64.0%
Black or African American	2,706	12.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,663	7.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	70	0.3%
Two or more races	725	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,464	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate7.1%

Some college or associate's17.5%

Bachelor's degree26.9%

Graduate or professional degree43.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	711	5.0%
High school graduate	1,012	7.1%
Some college or associate's	2,486	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	3,833	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6,191	43.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone52.5%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit7.7%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle4.4%

Worked from home23.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,217	52.5%
Carpooled	842	7.1%
Public transit	908	7.7%
Walked	354	3.0%
Bicycle	517	4.4%
Worked from home	2,831	23.9%
Other means	183	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,425	26.9%
15 to 29 min	3,610	40.0%
30 to 44 min	2,215	24.6%
45 to 59 min	532	5.9%
60+ min	239	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 11.3% (2,376 of 21,101)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,753	50.5%
Nonfamily households	4,662	49.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,415	92.7%
Vacant	744	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,104	43.6%
Renter-occupied	5,311	56.4%

1-unit, detached43.5%

1-unit, attached8.7%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units30.1%

20 or more units11.1%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,418	43.5%
1-unit, attached	884	8.7%
2 to 4 units	572	5.6%
5 to 19 units	3,057	30.1%
20 or more units	1,131	11.1%
Mobile home & other	97	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3710620
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.48 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 35.9262, -79.0870