North Carolina · Census place 10620
Carrboro town, NC
Quick answer
Carrboro town has 21,170 residents, ranking #47 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $85,927, the median home is worth $507,100 and median gross rent runs $1,337 a month.
- Population
- 21,170Carrboro town residents
- Median household income
- $85,927Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $507,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,337Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 43.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Carrboro town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Carrboro town median would spend about 18.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.3% of residents and 43.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Shelby city 21,868
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- Waxhaw town 21,565
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- Kinston city 19,576
- Boone town 19,534
- Knightdale town 19,532
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