Demographics of Carrboro town, North Carolina

Carrboro town, North Carolina had 20,962 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −318 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Carrboro town, in four figures

20,962
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 21,204 ±51.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −318 people.; 33.4 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $85,743 ±$13,984
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Carrboro town, North Carolina's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Carrboro town, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Carrboro town, North Carolina's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Carrboro town, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	21,280	100.0	100.0
2021	21,186	99.6	100.2
2022	21,250	99.9	100.7
2023	21,164	99.5	101.6
2024	20,958	98.5	102.5
2025	20,962	98.5	103.1

Population of Carrboro town, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	21,280	—
2021	21,186	−94
2022	21,250	+64
2023	21,164	−86
2024	20,958	−206
2025	20,962	+4

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.4 ±1.6: for men 32.4 ±1.7 and for women 35.3 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Carrboro town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	948 ±215	4.5% ±1.0	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,554 ±394	16.8% ±1.9	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,627 ±496	12.4% ±2.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,907 ±607	32.6% ±2.9	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,961 ±482	23.4% ±2.3	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,207 ±391	10.4% ±1.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $85,743 ±$13,984, and income per person $55,875 ±$3,333, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Carrboro town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,540 ±333	16.3% ±3.5	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,659 ±319	17.5% ±3.3	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,247 ±254	13.2% ±2.6	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,021 ±291	10.8% ±3.0	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,549 ±335	16.4% ±3.5	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	549 ±148	5.8% ±1.5	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,909 ±196	20.1% ±1.9	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Carrboro town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	2,568 ±612	12.2% ±2.9	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	568 ±272	12.6% ±5.9	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,668 ±380	12.3% ±2.7	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	332 ±161	10.7% ±5.0	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Carrboro town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Carrboro town	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	10,189 ±437	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.0% ±5.5	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.0% ±2.1	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	43.5% ±3.0	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	56.5% ±3.6	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$539,400 ±$38,058	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,470 ±$67	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±2	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Carrboro town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,891 ±642	13.6% ±3.0	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,968 ±696	61.2% ±3.3	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,738 ±499	12.9% ±2.4	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,529 ±381	7.2% ±1.8	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 221	0% to 1.0%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	950 ±281	4.5% ±1.3	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Carrboro town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	6,031 ±609	28.4% ±2.9	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	11,405 ±733	53.8% ±3.5	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	399 ±167	1.9% ±0.8	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,369 ±477	15.9% ±2.2	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,574 ±316	7.4% ±1.5	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,795 ±408	8.5% ±1.9	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Carrboro town among the places of North Carolina

47th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Carrboro town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Mint Hill town	27,556 ±100
Thomasville city	27,321 ±187
Waxhaw town	22,275 ±38
Shelby city	22,100 ±41
Clemmons village	21,871 ±34
Carrboro town	21,204 ±51
Knightdale town	20,214 ±47
Boone town	20,032 ±27
Lexington city	19,690 ±98
Harrisburg town	19,633 ±31
Mebane city	19,538 ±34

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026