Population 13,692 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Butner
Household size in Butner
| Period | Butner | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.57 | 2.40 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.67 | 2.44 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.58 | 2.43 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.77 | 2.40 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.21 | +0.00 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
The typical household in Butner holds 2.77 people, slightly more than the U.S. average of 2.65. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.57, even as the national average fell. Households are largest in the southwest and smallest in the northwest.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Butner
| Period | Butner | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 35.9 | 36.9 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 38.1 | 37.7 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.0 | 39.2 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.9 | 39.9 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +4.1 | +2.9 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Butner are younger than 39.9 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1. The median age has climbed from 35.9 in 2006–10, as it has nationally. Residents skew youngest in the east and oldest in the northwest.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Butner
| Period | Butner | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.9% | 12.0% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.9% | 12.0% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 16.8% | 11.0% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 14.0% | 10.2% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.1 pts | −1.8 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are more common in Butner than nationally: 14.0%, against 11.6%. The single-parent share has edged up 1.1 points since 2006–10, even as the national share fell.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Butner
Renters in Butner
| Period | Butner | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 29.2% | 38.7% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 25.4% | 39.8% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 32.0% | 39.3% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 26.7% | 37.8% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −2.5 pts | −0.9 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Just over a quarter of households in Butner rent their homes (26.7%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Just over four in ten owners (41.7%) have paid off their mortgages, about the same as nationally. Renting is most common in the east and least common in the northwest. The renter share is down 2.5 points from 2006–10, even as the national share rose.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Butner
| Period | Butner | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.2% | 11.2% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 22.9% | 9.6% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.1% | 9.8% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 24.7% | 9.2% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +13.5 pts | −2.0 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 24.7% of the housing in Butner, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand. Since 2006–10, vacancy has risen 13.5 points, even as the national rate fell.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Butner
| Period | Butner | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1989 | 1983 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1987 | 1984 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1983 | 1986 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1988 | 1991 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | −0 | +8 | +7 | +6 |
Butner has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1988, versus 1980 nationally. The Chapel Hill area as a whole looks much the same. Newer construction is concentrated in the southeast, while the northwest has the oldest housing.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Butner
| Period | Butner | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $741 | $889 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $813 | $951 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,153 | $1,102 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,299 | $1,501 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$558 | +$612 | +$528 | +$606 |
Rent in Butner runs $1,299 a month at the median, utilities included, below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rents are up $558 a month from 2006–10, a 75% jump, faster than rents rose nationally. The typical renter here spends 27.3% of household income on rent, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally. The priciest rents are in the northwest; the most affordable are in the northeast.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Butner
Bachelor's degrees in Butner
| Period | Butner | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.7% | 43.7% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.6% | 45.7% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.7% | 48.5% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.7% | 53.9% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +4.0 pts | +10.2 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Butner have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 16.7%, against 35.6% nationally. Since 2006–10, the share with a degree has risen 4.0 points, in line with the national trend. College graduates are most concentrated in the southeast and least in the northwest.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Butner
| Period | Butner | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 78.7% | 86.9% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 76.8% | 88.4% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 77.6% | 89.4% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 71.8% | 91.5% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | −6.9 pts | +4.7 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly three in ten adults in Butner never finished high school, well above the national share: only 71.8% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally. Since 2006–10, the share with a diploma has fallen 6.9 points, even as the national rate rose. Only one other North Carolina city with 5,000+ people has a lower share of high school graduates.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Butner
| Period | Butner | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.6% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 9.3% | 8.6% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.3% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.4% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −0.2 pts | −3.8 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 5.4%, unemployment in Butner is the same as the national rate. The rate is higher than in the wider Chapel Hill area (4.0%). Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Butner compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butner | 2.77 | 39.9 | 14.0% | 26.7% | 24.7% | 1988 | $1,299 | 16.7% | 71.8% | 5.4% |
| North Side | 2.63 | 40.3 | 16.9% | 18.7% | 11.3% | 1998 | $1,217 | 42.6% | 87.9% | 0.8% |
| Stem | 2.61 | 38.6 | 16.8% | 21.3% | 6.3% | 2000 | $1,067 | 25.9% | 91.1% | 2.4% |
| Orange Factory | 2.70 | 47.1 | 4.1% | 4.7% | 1.9% | 1995 | $1,540 | 50.1% | 97.3% | 0.9% |
| Gorman | 2.85 | 53.1 | 3.4% | 7.0% | 10.9% | 1988 | $1,339 | 20.9% | 89.1% | 11.8% |
| Creedmoor | 2.59 | 41.5 | 12.8% | 17.9% | 8.5% | 1993 | $1,224 | 35.6% | 93.9% | 4.2% |
| Bahama | 2.33 | 51.5 | 6.7% | 8.4% | 4.2% | 1986 | $1,618 | 47.3% | 91.4% | 0.1% |
| Shoofly | 2.16 | 49.2 | 7.4% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 1990 | $1,056 | 21.4% | 96.2% | 0.5% |
| Tar River | 2.29 | 48.7 | 2.6% | 12.8% | 11.8% | 1996 | $995 | 23.7% | 97.8% | 8.2% |
| Grissom | 2.44 | 39.6 | 7.2% | 6.8% | 8.7% | 1997 | $1,380 | 42.5% | 97.1% | 4.7% |
| Culbreth | 2.28 | 45.6 | 1.4% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 1997 | $1,051 | 21.7% | 90.2% | 5.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Butner. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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