Butner, NC Housing Market & City Data

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7,859
Population Estimate
$129,932
Median Home Value
91.5%
Employment Rate
15.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$214
Median Listing Price$249,900
Median Days on Market84
Active Listings4
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)6
Avg Listing Price$252,055
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-9%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-27%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.91
Family Dual Income48.4
Median Household Income$45,366
Median Individual Income$24,359
Home Ownership61.5%
Home Value$129,932
Median Rent$923
Rent Burden32.8%
Poverty18.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED24.1%
  • Highschool Education28.4%
  • Some College32.0%
  • Bachelors Degree9.8%
  • Graduate Degree5.8%
  • Total College or Above15.6%
  • Stem Degree50.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male46.4%
  • Female53.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married40.2%
  • Divorced19.9%
  • Never Married34.6%
  • Widowed5.3%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityButner
State IDNC
Population7,859

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1823.4%
19–2910.9%
30–3911.2%
40–4912.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–5917.2%
60–6911.5%
70–799.2%
80+3.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation57.8%
Unemployment Rate8.5%
Disabled23.9%

ETHNICITY

White53.6%
Black31.1%
Asian1.4%
Native American0.6%
Pacific Islander0.5%
Other8.2%
Multiple4.5%

OTHER

Hispanic13.2%
Limited English2.1%
Health Uninsured13.1%
Veteran7.2%

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Neighborhoods in Butner, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Butner, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Granville Forest, Butner

    Granville Forest ↗

    Median asking price
    $235,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    37
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Riverside Estates, Butner

    Riverside Estates ↗

    Median asking price
    —
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    3
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.