Carrboro, North Carolina

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Population in July 2007: 17,931. Population change since 2000: +5.0%

Males: 8,164	(48.6%)
Females: 8,618	(51.4%)

Orange County

Median resident age:	28.1 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 27510.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,800 (it was $33,527 in 2000)

Carrboro	$34,800
North Carolina:	$40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $194,700 (it was $172,800 in 2000)

Carrboro	$194,700
North Carolina:	$127,600

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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: 90.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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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: 3911 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Carrboro

High school or higher: 90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 30.6%
Unemployed: 3.5%
Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carrboro town

Never married: 51.6%
Now married: 35.1%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 2.9%
Divorced: 8.2%

2,951 residents are foreign born (9.7% Latin America, 4.3% Asia, 2.1% Europe).

This town:	17.6%
North Carolina:	5.3%

According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Carrboro, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Carrboro to the number of sex offenders is 2914 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Carrboro:	1.5% ($2,647)
North Carolina:	0.8% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Durham, NC (13.0 miles , pop. 187,035).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (31.0 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (390.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Chapel Hill, NC (3.1 miles ), Fearrington, NC (8.0 miles ), Hillsborough, NC (10.8 miles ), Durham, NC (13.0 miles ), Pittsboro, NC (15.2 miles ), Saxapahaw, NC (16.7 miles ), Mebane, NC (17.7 miles ), Morrisville, NC (18.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 110 buildings, average cost: $161,600
1997: 144 buildings, average cost: $139,800
1998: 136 buildings, average cost: $161,800
1999: 162 buildings, average cost: $167,200
2000: 139 buildings, average cost: $165,200
2001: 151 buildings, average cost: $165,700
2002: 76 buildings, average cost: $236,800
2003: 71 buildings, average cost: $242,700
2004: 87 buildings, average cost: $243,400
2005: 100 buildings, average cost: $220,400
2006: 72 buildings, average cost: $206,100
2007: 53 buildings, average cost: $305,600

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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%)

120 people in nursing homes
15 people in homes for the mentally retarded

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...

Population change in the 1990s: +4,969 (+42.1%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (21%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Construction (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Health care (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (31%)
Health care (16%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Social assistance (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Postsecondary teachers (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Computer specialists (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Carpenters (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Life and physical scientists (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Postsecondary teachers (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Life and physical scientists (3%)

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Crime in Carrboro by Year
Type	1999	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	6.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	6	0	2	8	6	5	5
per 100,000	40.2	0.0	11.5	46.9	35.3	29.9	29.8
Robberies	36	36	15	33	41	39	28
per 100,000	241.0	210.9	86.5	193.3	241.0	233.5	167.1
Assaults	51	77	41	36	52	50	41
per 100,000	341.4	451.1	236.4	210.8	305.6	299.4	244.7
Burglaries	198	173	121	173	232	207	209
per 100,000	1325.6	1013.6	697.5	1013.2	1363.6	1239.4	1247.5
Thefts	706	735	742	758	863	605	692
per 100,000	4726.5	4306.3	4277.4	4439.2	5072.3	3622.3	4130.6
Auto thefts	45	46	32	59	54	39	30
per 100,000	301.3	269.5	184.5	345.5	317.4	233.5	179.1
Arson	3	1	1	0	0	4	1
per 100,000	20.1	5.9	5.8	0.0	0.0	23.9	6.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 250.9)	492.1	418.3	317.1	413.8	485.4	404.2	389.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 38 (36 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.06
US city average:	3.00

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Carrboro-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 5% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1988, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.2 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 12.9 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Carrboro:

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC)
NORTH CAROLINA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; DURHAM, NC)
DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; DURHAM, NC)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carrboro:

RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 22 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; ID: RDU)
DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 48 miles; DANVILLE, VA; ID: DAN)
MOORE COUNTY (about 52 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN PINES, NC; ID: SOP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Carrboro:

HORACE WILLIAMS (about 3 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; ID: IGX)
HURDLE FIELD (about 17 miles; MEBANE, NC; ID: 4W7)
SANFORD-LEE COUNTY RGNL (about 24 miles; SANFORD, NC; ID: TTA)

Amtrak station near Carrboro:

14 miles: DURHAM (400 W. CHAPEL HILL ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Operable nuclear power plant near Carrboro:

20 miles: Shearon Harris in New Hill, NC.

Local government website: www.ci.carrboro.nc.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carrboro:

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about 10 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Full-time enrollment: 22,324)
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 4,487)
DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 11,898)
DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,338)
MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 28 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,173)
ELON COLLEGE (about 31 miles; ELON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,993)
CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; SANFORD, NC; FT enrollment: 2,400)

Public elementary/middle school in Carrboro:

Carrboro Elementary (Location: 400 Shelton Street; Grades: 0K - 5)

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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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	19.0%
Whole state:	12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	9.6%
Whole state:	5.5%

Carrboro compared to North Carolina state average:

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Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Renting percentage above state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Carrboro (2007 data):

SunTrust Bank: Carrboro Branch 203 at 102 Highway 54, Plantation Plaza, branch established on 1971-04-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
Bank of America, National Association: Carrboro Branch at 104 East Main Street, branch established on 1948-05-24. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
RBC Centura Bank: Carrboro Branch at 300 Weaver Street, branch established on 1986-06-30. Info updated 2006-12-21: Bank assets: $23,135.6 mil, Deposits: $15,171.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 304 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Canada

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Fire - Other	0	$0		1	$996
Financial Administration	7	$25,984	$44,544	1	$1,408
Police Protection - Officers	34	$117,169	$41,354	0	$0
Other Government Administration	18	$72,469	$48,313	2	$992
Streets and Highways	9	$23,085	$30,780	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	8	$18,781	$28,172	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	9	$31,824	$42,432	34	$14,883
Police - Other	2	$5,601	$33,606	6	$3,100
Firefighters	23	$67,875	$35,413	0	$0
Housing and Community Development(Local)	1	$4,920	$59,040	1	$797
Other and Unallocable	18	$53,023	$35,349	0	$0
Totals for Government	129	$420,731	$39,138	45	$22,175

Carrboro government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $323,000
Parks & Recreation: $151,000

Solid Waste Management: $14,000

Parking Facilities: $2,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $76,000
Parks & Recreation: $12,000

General Public Buildings: $1,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,902,000
General - Other: $1,413,000

Fire Protection: $1,269,000

Central Staff Services: $1,041,000

Parks & Recreation: $885,000

Financial Administration: $855,000

Transit Utilities: $703,000

Solid Waste Management: $682,000

Regular Highways: $637,000

General Public Buildings: $381,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $170,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $84,000

Health Services - Other: $41,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $108,000
General Support: $8,000
General - Interest on Debt: $225,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,103,000
All Other: $36,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,742,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $859,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,645,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $238,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $160,000
Interest Earnings: $131,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $226,000
Regular Highways: $95,000

Financial Administration: $69,000

General - Other: $35,000

General Public Building: $12,000

Central Staff: $9,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,004,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $488,000
General Support: $364,000

Transit Utilities: $168,000

All Other: $10,000
Tax - Property: $6,839,000
NEC: $692,000

Motor Vehicle License: $160,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $6,541,000

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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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)

Strongest AM radio stations in Carrboro:

WCHL (1360 AM; 5 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: WCHL-WDNC, INC.)
WRTP (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WDNC (620 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC)
WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)
WTIK (1310 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WSRC (1410 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC; Owner: DURHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSML (1200 AM; 10 kW; GRAHAM, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WPCM (920 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON-GRAHAM, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Carrboro:

WRSN (93.9 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WXYC (89.3 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: STUDENT EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
WUNC (91.5 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
WDCG (105.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WXDU (88.7 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: DUKE UNIVERSITY)
WKXU (101.1 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WNCU (90.7 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY)
WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
WBBB (96.1 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WFXC (107.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WCPE (89.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORPORATION)
WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQOK (97.5 FM; SOUTH BOSTON, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WWMY (102.9 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WWND, L.L.C.)
WNNL (103.9 FM; FUQUAY-VARINA, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Carrboro:

WUNC-TV (Channel 4; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WACN-LP (Channel 34; APEX, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
WIWW-LP (Channel 26; DURHAM, NC; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
WUPN-TV (Channel 48; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WUPN LICENSEE, LLC)
WXLV-TV (Channel 45; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXLV LICENSEE, LLC)
WTWB-TV (Channel 20; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: WTWB OF THE TRIAD, LLC)
W24CP (Channel 24; DURHAM, NC; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WLXI-TV (Channel 61; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
WUBX-CA (Channel 13; DURHAM, ETC., NC; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
WBXU-CA (Channel 13; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)

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