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Carrboro, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Carrboro is a Census town of 21,204 people across 6.48 square miles of land, in Orange County. Median household income is $85,743, 43.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Carrboro
What Carrboro is
- Census place typetown
- Land area6.48 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,271
- County holding the largest share of its areaOrange County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carrboro
How many people live in Carrboro
- Population21,204
- Median age33.4
- Population under 184,502
- Share under 1821.2 percent
- Population 65 and over2,207
- Share 65 and over10.4 percent
- Households9,474
- Family households4,702
- Share of households that are families49.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carrboro
Income and work in Carrboro
- Median household income$85,743
- Per capita income$55,875
- Civilian labor force12,521
- Employed12,064
- Unemployed457 plus or minus 160
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over14,075
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher69.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree43.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carrboro
Housing in Carrboro
- Housing units10,189
- Occupied units9,474
- Vacant units715 plus or minus 218
- Vacancy rate7.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Owner occupied4,123
- Renter occupied5,351
- Ownership rate43.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$539,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,470
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.6 percent
- Single family units5,202
- Share single family51.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,960
- Share in buildings of two or more48.7 percent
- Mobile homes27 plus or minus 36
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carrboro
How Carrboro gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,686
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,448
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,747
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.6 percent
- Drove alone49.6 percent
- Carpooled6.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport7.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Walked3.1 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home27.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carrboro
SBA loans in Carrboro (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$5,911,800
- Average approval$591,180
- Median approval$175,000
- Largest approval$3,495,000
- Jobs supported423
- Jobs per approval42.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.0 percent
- Share to franchises30.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carrboro, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Carrboro
SBA loans in Carrboro (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$2,564,000
- Average approval$641,000
- Median approval$509,500
- Largest approval$1,293,000
- Jobs supported35
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carrboro, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Carrboro
Flood risk in Carrboro
- NFIP communityTown of Carrboro
- NFIP community number370275
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/17/17
The Town of Carrboro participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370275 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Orange County, not Carrboro
Orange County context, not Carrboro figures
- Establishments in Orange County3,491
- Covered employment, Orange County78,431
- Average annual pay, Orange County$79,229
- Housing units permitted, Orange County375
Every figure in this section is published for Orange County as a whole and is not a measurement of Carrboro.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Carrboro questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Carrboro, North Carolina?
21,204, in 9,474 households. Carrboro town covers 6.48 square miles of land, which is 3,271 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Carrboro in?
Orange County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Carrboro?
$85,743. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $539,400. Median gross rent is $1,470 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Carrboro businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $5.9 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $175,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $2.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carrboro, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Carrboro borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Carrboro. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Carrboro in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Carrboro appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Carrboro, town of, community 370275, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Carrboro figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Orange County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Carrboro.
Is zoning published for Carrboro?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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