Pittsboro is home to 4,752 people in North Carolina. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 2,526 people. At a median age of 43.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The foreign-born share is 6%. 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Density works out to 866 people per square mile.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,639, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 86%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pittsboro
What changed most since 1990
Population1,436 → 4,752(+231%)US over the same years: +35%
White share68.6% → 79.9%(+11.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share29.0% → 10.2%(−18.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Pittsboro's population equals 5.9% of Chatham County's. Its number of households without a car equals 16% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 3.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.5%(48)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)43.5%(107)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.9%(71)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.7%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 246 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Pittsboro, decade by decade
Pittsboro population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,436
$60,722
$148,324
17.3%
55.7
2000
2,226
$65,215
$202,386
22.5%
67.8
2010
3,743
$62,690
$297,640
32.6%
61.7
2020
4,537
$51,044
$366,157
40.9%
66.8
2024
4,752
$81,639
$376,300
40.8%
43.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
