COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pittsboro vs Carrboro
PLACE A
Pittsboro, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Carrboro, North Carolina
Pittsboro is 76% smaller than Carrboro. Carrboro earns more, with a median household income $4,104 higher. Pittsboro has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs 9%).
PITTSBOROCARRBORODIFFERENCE
Total population5,05420,962−76% vs Carrboro
Population density9213,237−2,316
Population growth21.2%8.7%+12.5 pts
Median age43.033.4+9.6
Male41.2%50.2%−9.0 pts
Female58.8%49.8%+9.0 pts
Foreign-born6.4%15.9%−9.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.9%61.2%+18.8 pts
Black10.2%12.9%−2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.2%13.6%−6.4 pts
Asian0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Other2.6%5.1%−2.5 pts
Median household income$81,639$85,743−$4,104
Per capita income$47,231$55,875−$8,644
Poverty rate11.7%12.2%−0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.517−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher40.8%69.9%−29.1 pts
Graduate degree19.0%43.5%−24.5 pts
Unemployment rate1.1%3.6%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation64.2%72.4%−8.3 pts
Median home value$376,300$539,400−$163,100
Median gross rent$1,211$1,470−$259
Owner-occupied69.6%43.5%+26.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.1%7.0%−2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households49.7%52.5%−2.9 pts
Average commute30.823.1+7.7
Worked from home19.1%27.2%−8.2 pts
Public transit to work0.4%7.2%−6.8 pts
Uninsured1.9%6.2%−4.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025