North Carolina · Census place 09360
Butner town, NC
Quick answer
Butner town has 7,996 residents, ranking #117 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $72,917, the median home is worth $225,600 and median gross rent runs $1,195 a month.
- Population
- 7,996Butner town residents
- Median household income
- $72,917Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $225,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,195Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Butner town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Butner town median would spend about 19.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.5% of residents and 71.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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