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27312

Pittsboro, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
23,341
Median household income
$103,104
People below poverty
10.2%
Median home value
$467,900

Income

The median income of households in 27312 was $103,104. An estimated 2.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 23.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 27312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.7
$10,000 to $14,999 4.8
$15,000 to $24,999 4.7
$25,000 to $34,999 4.6
$35,000 to $49,999 9.1
$50,000 to $74,999 15.3
$75,000 to $99,999 7.8
$100,000 to $149,999 18.6
$150,000 to $199,999 9
$200,000 or more 23.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 27312 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 81925
Female 62099

An estimated 70.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 40.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 33.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,701. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 27312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 70.5
Social Security 40.8
Retirement income 33.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.6
Cash public assistance income 0.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 27312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.8

In 2020-2024, 5.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 34.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 55.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 43.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 27312 in 2020-2024, 97.6% had health insurance coverage and 2.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 83.3% and public coverage was 34%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.6%.


In 2020-2024, 27312 had a total population of 23,341 - 12,294 (52.7%) females and 11,047 (47.3%) males. The median age was 49.8 years. An estimated 16.5% of the population was under 18 years, 26.8% was 19 to 44 years, 28.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 27 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 27312 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 526 593
5 to 9 320 348
10 to 14 504 850
15 to 19 499 510
20 to 24 522 673
25 to 29 636 611
30 to 34 472 391
35 to 39 452 588
40 to 44 962 957
45 to 49 676 636
50 to 54 866 694
55 to 59 637 691
60 to 64 1217 1198
65 to 69 928 943
70 to 74 595 925
75 to 79 616 811
80 to 84 422 402
85 and over 197 473

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 78.2% were White; 10% were Black or African American; 14.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.8% were Asian; 1.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7.8% of the people in 27312 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 77.6% of the people in 27312 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,292 households in 27312. The average household size was 2.24 people.

Married-couple households made up 55.8% of the households in 27312 while cohabiting couple households made up 6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.1% of all households, while 14.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27% of all households.

In 27312, 22.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 44.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 27312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 55.8
Cohabiting Couples 6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 63.8% of males and 54.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 24.9 23
Now married, except separated 63.8 54.9
Separated 0.3 1.4
Widowed 2.9 10.1
Divorced 8.1 10.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 27312, 165 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 32.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92.1% of the people living in 27312 were U.S. natives. 43.1% of the 27312 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.9% of 27312 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 53.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 89.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 27312 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 27312.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 27312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 46.2
Asia 21.4
Europe 27.4
Africa 2.7
Northern America 1.7
Oceania 0.6

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 27312 in 2020-2024, 7.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.3% of people at least five years old; 1.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 27312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.3
Other Indo-European languages 1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.2
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 27312 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 27312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.3
Different house, same county 2.3
Different county, same state 4.3
Different state 2
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 54.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 27312 was 3,976 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 149 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,808. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,019.

Educational Attainment of People in 27312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.9
High school diploma or equivalency 17.1
Some college, no degree 13.8
Associate's degree 10.4
Bachelor's degree 28.6
Graduate or professional degree 26.1

Disability

In 27312, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.2% of people under 18 years old, to 7.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 24.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 27312, 59.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 38.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,781 73.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,369 19.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 781 6.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 27312 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 27312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.2
Construction 5
Manufacturing 12.1
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 8.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.6
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 18.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.5
Other Services, except public administration 4.2
Public administration 3.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 27312 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 6,991 58.6
Service occupations 1,630 13.7
Sales and office occupations 1,894 15.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 526 4.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 890 7.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 65.5% of 27312 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 27312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 65.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 0.5
Other means 1.9
Worked from home 25.5

In 2020-2024, 27312 had a total of 11,137 housing units. Of these housing units, 82.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 10% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 7.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 27312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 82.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 10
Mobile homes 7.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

24.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 27312 was 6.4 rooms, and of these housing units 75.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 27312 had 10,292 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 845 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 80.5% while renters occupied 19.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.31 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.97.

5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.9% and another 27.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 27312:

House Heating Fuel Used in 27312 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 42
Electricity 53.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 3.6
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 27312 was $467,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 59.5 % had a mortgage. 40.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,210 and for owners without a mortgage it was $624.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 27312 was $1,272. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.