CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pittsboro

North Carolina · 1,436 residents · 5.49 sq mi

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With 1,436 people, Pittsboro is a city in North Carolina. At a median age of 38.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 790 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $61,800. The median household earns $25,300, about 16% below the national median. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,436

−35%vs 2000

vs 2,226 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.7

−1%vs 2000

vs 39.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.49 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.2%(75)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.4%(78)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(77)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(94)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(86)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(213)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.3%(234)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(155)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(135)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410%(144)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.1%(116)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(29)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,300

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,800 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,368

−27%vs 2000

vs $16,863 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.5%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,800

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $111,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$374

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $574 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.6%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.6% in 2000

37.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.2%(1,362)

Black27.4%(610)

Hispanic / Latino8.8%(196)

Asian0.7%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic69.2%(993)

Black29%(416)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(21)

Asian0.8%(11)

Other1.1%(16)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American3.2%(150)

Mexican3.1%(148)

Guatemalan1.3%(60)

Salvadoran1%(46)

Panamanian0.9%(44)

Ancestry

English17.2%(818)

German14%(665)

American8.8%(420)

Irish8.4%(397)

Italian3.7%(175)

Scottish3.2%(152)

Scotch-Irish3.1%(149)

Welsh2.4%(113)

West Indian1.9%(91)

Hungarian1.4%(67)

Russian1.4%(67)

Jamaican1.2%(59)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.8%(39)

French0.7%(32)

Haitian0.7%(32)

Swedish0.6%(30)

French Canadian0.6%(29)

Norwegian0.5%(25)

Ukrainian0.3%(13)

Belgian0.2%(9)

Greek0.2%(9)

Lithuanian0.2%(9)

British0.1%(7)

Dutch0.1%(7)

Subsaharan African0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.3%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.5%

−15.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.9%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.3 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 21.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.3%(642)

Married54.7%(968)

Widowed1.4%(24)

Divorced7.7%(136)

Women 15+

Never married35.5%(858)

Married37.4%(905)

Widowed9.9%(239)

Divorced17.2%(416)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.9%

−11.6 ptssince 2013

from 13.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.5%

+11.3 ptssince 2020

from 58.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.6%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.5%

−8.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.0%

+10.1 ptssince 2020

from 74.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.1%

−9.5 ptssince 2020

from 36.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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