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:

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)