How many renters in Carrboro, NC pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Carrboro, NC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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55.9% (±6.5 points) of renting households in Carrboro, NC spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 55.9% (±6.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 48.0% (±5.9 points)
Median share of income: 33.7% (±3.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Carrboro

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Carrboro	Orange County	North Carolina	United States
Less than 15%	10.1% (±2.9 points)	10.8%	14.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.7% (±3.3 points)	9.9%	12.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.4% (±4.9 points)	11.8%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.9% (±2.9 points)	9.4%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.9% (±2.7 points)	9.6%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	48.0% (±5.9 points)	48.5%	39.6%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Carrboro against Orange County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Carrboro	Orange County	North Carolina	United States
Paying 30% or more	55.9% (±6.5 points)	58.1% (±3.2 points)	48.9% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	48.0% (±5.9 points)	48.5% (±2.7 points)	39.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.7% (±3.6 points)	34.2% (±1.4 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$49,805 (±$6,106)	$49,216 (±$3,201)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,470 (±$67)	$1,496 (±$41)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413

In Carrboro, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Orange County (58.1%).

It is also higher than in North Carolina (48.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Orange County, Carrboro ranks 3 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 220 of 650.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Carrboro

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Carrboro
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Carrboro	—	55.9% (±6.5 points)	—
Chapel Hill	2.6 mi	60.8% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Governors Village	6.1 mi	32.2% (±22.9 points)	Not measurably different
Governors Club	6.2 mi	0.0% (±102.2 points)	Not measurably different
Briar Chapel	7.2 mi	70.9% (±45.8 points)	Not measurably different
Fearrington Village	8.8 mi	88.6% (±28.9 points)	Higher
Hillsborough	10 mi	52.8% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different
Durham	11 mi	48.5% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Efland	12 mi	88.5% (±53.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Durham, NC (48.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fearrington Village, NC (88.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Efland	88.5% (±53.5 points)
2	Chapel Hill	60.8% (±4.0 points)
3	Carrboro	55.9% (±6.5 points)
4	Hillsborough	52.8% (±16.2 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Carrboro

Are renters in Carrboro rent-burdened?

55.9% of renting households in Carrboro pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Carrboro spend on rent?

The median renting household in Carrboro, NC spends 33.7% (±3.6 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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