Carrboro

Carrboro has lower-than-average household income, with a median household income of $33,527. Population has grown 45% since 1990. 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, well above the national rate of 24%. Median home value has more than doubled since 1990, reaching $166,600. At a median age of 28.1, residents skew younger than the country as a whole. 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, well above the US average, yet household income trails the national figure — a profile common to graduate-student tracts and academic hubs.