Pittsboro, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,226. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,452 (+10.2% change)
Males: 994 (44.7%), Females: 1,232 (55.3%)
Chatham County
Zip code: 27312
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $35,800
Median house value: $120,500
Population by Race
Races in Pittsboro:
- White Non-Hispanic (61.2%)
- Black (27.5%)
- Hispanic (8.8%)
- Other race (5.0%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (11.9%), German (9.5%), United States (8.7%), Irish (5.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%), Subsaharan African (2.9%).
Elevation: 400 feet
Land area: 3.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Pittsboro
- High school or higher: 84.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Pittsboro town
- Never married: 23.3%
- Now married: 46.8%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 14.8%
- Divorced: 11.1%
6.4% Foreign born (5.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +422 (+23.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Pittsboro:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC)
- CENTRAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SANFORD, NC)
- CHATHAM HOSPITAL INC (about 19 miles; SILER CITY, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pittsboro:
- RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 29 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; Abbreviation: RDU)
- MOORE COUNTY (about 37 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Abbreviation: SOP)
- POPE AFB (about 40 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: POB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pittsboro:
- SANFORD-LEE COUNTY RGNL (about 11 miles; SANFORD, NC; Abbreviation: TTA)
- HORACE WILLIAMS (about 18 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Abbreviation: IGX)
- SILER CITY MUNICIPAL (about 23 miles; SILER CITY, NC; Abbreviation: 5W8)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pittsboro:
- CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; SANFORD, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,400)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about 24 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Full-time enrollment: 22,324)
- NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,487)
- DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 11,898)
- DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,338)
- MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 34 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
Schools
Public high school in Pittsboro:
- NORTHWOOD HIGH (Students: 1,004; Location: 310 NORTHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Pittsboro:
- THREE SPRINGS OF N C (Students: 83; Location: P O BOX 1370; Grades: 5 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Pittsboro:
- PERRY W HARRISON ELEMENTARY (Students: 600; Location: 2655 HAMLET CHAPEL ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)
- PITTSBORO ELEMENTARY (Students: 491; Location: 375 PITTSBORO SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG – 04)
- HORTON MIDDLE (Students: 376; Location: 79 HORTON ROAD; Grades: 05 – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Pittsboro:
- COMMUNITY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL (Students: 59; Location: 2089 LAMONT NORWOOD ROAD; Grades: PK – 5)