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Moving to Carrboro, North Carolina

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Population: 16,782. Estimated population in July 2024: 16,425 (-2.1% change)
Males: 8,164 (48.6%), Females: 8,618 (51.4%)

Orange County

Zip code: 27510

Demographics

Median resident age: 28.1 years
Median household income: $33,527
Median house value: $172,800

Population by Race

Races in Carrboro:

  • White Non-Hispanic (67.1%)
  • Black (13.5%)
  • Hispanic (12.3%)
  • Other race (5.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • Chinese (1.9%)
  • Asian Indian (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Korean (0.8%)
  • Other Asian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (14.0%), English (13.9%), Irish (12.9%), Italian (4.8%), United States (4.5%), Scottish (4.0%).

Elevation: 460 feet

Land area: 4.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Carrboro

  • High school or higher: 90.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 60.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 30.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carrboro town

  • Never married: 51.6%
  • Now married: 35.1%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 2.9%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

17.6% Foreign born (9.7% Latin America, 4.3% Asia, 2.1% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +4,969 (+42.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Carrboro:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC)
  • NORTH CAROLINA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; DURHAM, NC)
  • DURHAM REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; DURHAM, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carrboro:

  • RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 22 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; Abbreviation: RDU)
  • DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 48 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)
  • MOORE COUNTY (about 52 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Abbreviation: SOP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Carrboro:

  • HORACE WILLIAMS (about 3 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Abbreviation: IGX)
  • HURDLE FIELD (about 17 miles; MEBANE, NC; Abbreviation: 4W7)
  • SANFORD-LEE COUNTY RGNL (about 24 miles; SANFORD, NC; Abbreviation: TTA)

Amtrak station near Carrboro:

  • 14 miles: DURHAM (400 W. CHAPEL HILL ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carrboro:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about 10 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Full-time enrollment: 22,324)
  • NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,487)
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 11,898)
  • DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,338)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 28 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)
  • CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; SANFORD, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,400)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)

Public primary/middle school in Carrboro:

  • CARRBORO ELEMENTARY (Students: 555; Location: 400 SHELTON STREET; Grades: PK – 05)

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