Carrboro, North Carolina

Back to Carrboro, NC housing info, Orange County, North Carolina, NC smaller cities, NC small cities, All Cities. Carrboro Apartments for Rent   Submit your own pictures of this town and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Carrboro, NC Orange County Population in July 2008: 18,162. Population change since 2000: +8.2%   Males: 8,835   (48.6%) Females: 9,327   (51.4%) Median resident age:   28.1 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 27510. Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,314 (it was $33,527 in 2000) Carrboro:   $43,314 North Carolina:   $44,670 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $29,342 Carrboro:   $29,342 North Carolina:   $24,307 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $274,849 (it was $166,600 in 2000) Carrboro:   $274,849 North Carolina:   $145,700 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $301,269; Detached houses: $314,434; Townhouses or other attached units: $210,092; In 2-unit structures: $146,139; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $131,865; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $134,115; Mobile homes: $17,586 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 27510 Carrboro, NC residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: Terra Nova Global Properties Races in Carrboro: White Non-Hispanic (67.1%) Black (13.5%) Hispanic (12.3%) Other race (5.9%) Two or more races (2.4%) Chinese (1.9%) Asian Indian (1.3%) American Indian (0.9%) Korean (0.8%) Other Asian (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Carrboro: 97.0 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Carrboro, North Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Carrboro is mentioned 3,187 times on our forum: Carrboro area-too many students?  (21 replies) Hillsborough versus Chapel Hill & Carrboro  (43 replies) Can someone tell me more about Carrboro?  (40 replies) Chapel Hill & Carrboro mind set compared to the rest of NC  (45 replies) I think I saw a rabid fox in Carrboro today  (15 replies) Best BBQ in CH/Carrboro?  (17 replies) Latest news from Carrboro, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (14.0%), English (13.9%), Irish (12.9%), Italian (4.8%), United States (4.5%), Scottish (4.0%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated in 1911 Elevation: 460 feet Land area: 4.47 square miles. Population density: 4062 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 35.92 N, Longitude: 79.08 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -5,867 (-35.0%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 1,354 (13.5%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 919

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Carrboro, North Carolina business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.98
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Carrboro, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Carrboro-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 18% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1988, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.0 miles away from the Carrboro town center killed 4 people and injured 154 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 11/23/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.3 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Carrboro-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 92.7 miles away from Carrboro center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Political contributions by individuals in Carrboro, NC

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Cemetery: Tilley Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Tourist attraction: Ground Control Touring (104 Jones Ferry Road Suite C).

Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	41.3%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.8%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This town:	19.0%
Whole state:	12.3%

This town:	9.6%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Carrboro, NC

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12.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,149 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.10%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.65% of residents moved from foreign countries ($786 average AGI)

Orange County:	0.65%
North Carolina average:	0.17%

from Durham County, NC	2.17% ($52,044 average AGI)
from Wake County, NC	0.91% ($51,403)
from Alamance County, NC	0.56% ($33,657)

12.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,233 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.32%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.27% of residents moved to foreign countries ($960 average AGI)

Orange County:	0.27%
North Carolina average:	0.10%

to Durham County, NC	3.01% ($43,100 average AGI)
to Wake County, NC	1.19% ($43,717)
to Alamance County, NC	0.93% ($34,930)

• Carroboro Cell Site: 515 S. Greenboro Street, Structure height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: KNKA293
  880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz... (+8 more)
  Grant Date: 02/14/2006, Expiration Date: 02/09/2016, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
  Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

• James E McDonald, 515 S Greensboro St, Type: Mast, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 59.4 m
  Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f02-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:
• Jeff Littlejohn, Bingham Twp 6.4 Km W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 240 m, Overall height: 255 m
  Registrant: Clear Channel Communications, 2625 S. Memorial Drive, Suite A, Tulsa, OK 74129, Phone: (918) 664-4581, Email:
• Drew Cummings, 301 W Main St, Type: Pole, Structure height: 41.5 m, Overall height: 52.1 m

• Jone Ferry Rd, Structure height: 238 m, Call Sign: WPAW289, Licensee ID: L00120582
  Assigned Frequencies : 462.800 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/06/1997, Expiration Date: 10/13/2007, Cancelation Date: 04/17/2002
  Registrant: Metrocall Usa Inc, 6677 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22306, Phone: (703) 660-6677
• Wdcg Twr, Type: Tower, Structure height: 255 m, Call Sign: WPGA898
  Assigned Frequencies : 462.825 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/22/1999, Expiration Date: 11/22/2009, Cancelation Date: 02/02/2005, Certifier: Paul H Kuzia
  Registrant: Venable, LLP, 575 7th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 344-4000, Fax: (202) 344-8300, Email:

• Jones Ferry, Type: Tower, Structure height: 239 m, Call Sign: WPPB892
  Assigned Frequencies : 159.540 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/13/1999, Expiration Date: 10/13/2004, Cancelation Date: 12/18/2004, Certifier: T Jack Bailey
  Registrant: Gardner Carton & Douglas, 1301 K Street Nw East Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005, Fax: (202) 289-1504
• POPLAR PLACE ARCH, Lat: 35.906083 Lon: -79.084972, Call Sign: WQAT685
  Assigned Frequencies : 451.762 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/04/2004, Expiration Date: 08/04/2014, Certifier: Brian Reynolds
  Registrant: Utc Spectrum Services, 200 North Glebe Rd, Suite 1000, Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: (703) 558-2214, Fax: (703) 558-0523, Email:
• CHAMBERS RIDGE APTS, Lat: 35.900000 Lon: -79.066667, Call Sign: WQJM374
  Assigned Frequencies : 451.512 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/01/2008, Expiration Date: 11/01/2018, Certifier: Brian Reynolds
  Registrant: Utc, Spectrum Services, 1901 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., 5th Flr., Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 833-6820

• WDCG TRANSMITER SITE, Bingham Twp 6.4 Km W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 240 m, Overall height: 255 m, Call Sign: WPXZ781
  Assigned Frequencies : 945.625 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/08/2003, Expiration Date: 12/01/2011, Certifier: Stephen G Davis
  Registrant: Prieto Broadcasting, Inc., P.O. Box 48122, Doraville, GA 30362, Phone: (918) 664-4581, Fax: (918) 664-3066, Email:
• WCOM STUDIO, 201 A North Greensboro Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 12.2 m, Overall height: 15.2 m, Call Sign: WQCF882, Licensee ID: L00925510
  Assigned Frequencies : 950.000 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/23/2005, Expiration Date: 12/01/2011, Certifier: Ruffin Slater
  Registrant: Public Gallery Of Carrboro, Inc., 201 North Greensboro Street, Carrboro, NC 27510, Phone: (919) 929-9601
• Carrboro, NC, Lat: 35.915278 Lon: -79.083611, Call Sign: WQDJ314
  Assigned Frequencies : 956.306 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/09/2005, Expiration Date: 09/09/2015, Certifier: John Greene
  Registrant: Itron, Inc., 2818 N. Sullivan Rd., Spokane, WA 99216, Phone: (509) 891-3636, Fax: (509) 891-3334, Email:

• Wdcg-Fm Tower, Call Sign: KIG841
  Assigned Frequencies : 454.175 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/11/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 04/29/2004, Certifier: Paul H Kuzia
  Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N Street, N.W., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:

• Aircraft: MOONEY M20E (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 127 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 22VA , Serial Number: 760, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 06/25/1965
  Registrant (Co-Owned): Rodney K Cain, 105 Amber Ct, Carrboro, NC 27510, Other Owners: Amy E Kalkbrenner
• Aircraft: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
  N-Number: 357X , Serial Number: 1227
  Registrant (Individual): Walter C Boger, Po Box 51, Carrboro, NC 27510
• Aircraft: BELLANCA 8KCAB (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 101 mph), Engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 5503J , Serial Number: 414-78, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 07/13/1978
  Registrant (Individual): Williams S Wood, Po Box 914, Carrboro, NC 27510
• Aircraft: ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS-1C (Glider, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
  N-Number: 564L , Serial Number: 27, Year manufactured: 1970, Airworthiness Date: 04/16/1980
  Registrant (Individual): Ray D Lovinggood, 119 Fidelity St H2, Carrboro, NC 27510

• Fire: 118
• Hazardous Condition: 98
• Service Call: 5
• Good Intent Call: 10