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Carrboro, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Carrboro, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,644. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CARRBORO-NC · Carrboro, NC 1 ZIPs · 14,644 pop · #16952/25278 · Orange County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-RENT · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $61,837
  • RANK-LOWER #16952/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Cedar Grove
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-RENT 28% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,644
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $449,700

Nearest income peer: Cedar Grove, NC (+ $2,634 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Carrboro

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Carrboro on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Carrboro, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

33rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,644
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,837
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,837 and poverty 14.8% concentrate in 27510.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (27.7%) for this income tier, rent $1,476 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within North Carolina, Fayetteville is the closest lower-income city and Thomasville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 8 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Carrboro.

Population concentration

Carrboro reads through its lone ZIP, 27510

14,644 ACS residents, one ZIP: 27510 is not the leading code inside Carrboro, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Carrboro's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 417 establishments, 3,381 employees , annual payroll $169,380k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27510 (417 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (78) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Carrboro, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Orange County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Carrboro. See the Orange County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Orange County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Efland among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Chapel Hill marks the far end of that range at $109,304, 77% above Carrboro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27510 14,644 $61,837 417 1,515
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Carrboro roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Carrboro, .