Buxton, NC Housing Market & City Data

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1,503
Population Estimate
$283,970
Median Home Value
85.0%
Employment Rate
25.4%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$288
Median Listing Price$475,000
Median Days on Market102
Active Listings19
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)24
Avg Listing Price$529,176
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-8%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-23%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3
Family Dual Income43.7
Median Household Income$56,429
Median Individual Income$28,462
Home Ownership59.3%
Home Value$283,970
Median Rent$967
Rent Burden-
Poverty35.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED5.1%
  • Highschool Education22.5%
  • Some College47.0%
  • Bachelors Degree21.0%
  • Graduate Degree4.4%
  • Total College or Above25.4%
  • Stem Degree33.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.1%
  • Female52.9%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married49.2%
  • Divorced20.1%
  • Never Married23.5%
  • Widowed7.1%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityBuxton
State IDNC
Population1,503

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1828.1%
19–2919.6%
30–396.5%
40–498.9%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.0%
60–6917.0%
70–796.4%
80+1.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation72.5%
Unemployment Rate15.0%
Disabled15.7%

ETHNICITY

White92.6%
Black0.0%
Asian0.0%
Native American6.2%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple1.2%

OTHER

Hispanic16.1%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured16.4%
Veteran11.4%

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