Butner, North Carolina

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Population in 2022: 8,451 (91% urban, 9% rural).
Population change since 2000: +45.9%
Males: 4,644  (55.0%)
Females: 3,807  (45.0%)
Median resident age:

41.3 years
North Carolina median age:

39.2 years

Zip codes: 27509, 27522, 27581.

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Estimated median household income in 2022: $69,946 (it was $40,341 in 2000)
Butner:

$69,946
NC:

$67,481

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $25,352 (it was $15,174 in 2000)

Butner CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $227,801 (it was $92,500 in 2000)
Butner:

$227,801
NC:

$280,600

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $214,722; detached houses: $247,422; mobile homes: $106,266

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,140.

March 2022 cost of living index in Butner: 82.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 15.4%
(16.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 9.8% for Black residents, 21.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 75.0% for American Indian residents, 18.3% for other race residents, 11.7% for two or more races residents)
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  • Races in Butner, NC (2022)
    • 3,68743.1%White alone
    • 2,82133.0%Black alone
    • 1,66519.5%Hispanic
    • 2673.1%Two or more races
    • 470.5%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 330.4%Asian alone
    • 240.3%American Indian alone
    • 200.2%Other race alone

Races in Butner detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth



According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there were 30 registered sex offenders living in Butner, North Carolina as of May 01, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Butner is 262 to 1.


Crime rates in Butner by year

Type

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Murders
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(13.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
Rapes
(per 100,000)
2
(32.5)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(13.0)
1
(13.1)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
3
(38.4)
4
(51.0)
4
(50.7)
3
(38.0)
2
(23.2)
Robberies
(per 100,000)
4
(65.1)
2
(26.3)
2
(26.0)
2
(26.1)
4
(52.2)
8
(103.6)
3
(38.7)
3
(38.6)
3
(38.9)
4
(51.3)
4
(51.0)
6
(76.1)
1
(12.7)
6
(69.6)
Assaults
(per 100,000)
29
(471.9)
10
(131.7)
22
(286.2)
22
(286.7)
15
(195.8)
21
(272.0)
20
(258.2)
23
(295.6)
13
(168.4)
26
(333.2)
25
(318.6)
14
(177.5)
20
(253.1)
10
(116.0)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)
104
(1,692)
23
(303.0)
89
(1,158)
82
(1,069)
62
(809.3)
34
(440.3)
45
(580.9)
52
(668.3)
41
(531.2)
59
(756.1)
19
(242.1)
20
(253.6)
24
(303.7)
16
(185.7)
Thefts
(per 100,000)
217
(3,531)
63
(829.9)
205
(2,667)
139
(1,812)
154
(2,010)
134
(1,735)
159
(2,052)
104
(1,337)
111
(1,438)
112
(1,435)
100
(1,274)
126
(1,598)
117
(1,481)
126
(1,462)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)
14
(227.8)
3
(39.5)
10
(130.1)
11
(143.4)
12
(156.6)
4
(51.8)
11
(142.0)
10
(128.5)
5
(64.8)
6
(76.9)
3
(38.2)
5
(63.4)
6
(75.9)
11
(127.6)
Arson
(per 100,000)
4
(65.1)
0
(0.0)
5
(65.0)
6
(78.2)
6
(78.3)
1
(13.0)
1
(12.9)
2
(25.7)
2
(25.9)
1
(12.8)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
2
(25.3)
1
(11.6)
City-Data.com crime index417.891.8263.2234.3214.9215.7197.4181.2145.2229.3190.8185.6171.3144.3

The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

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City-data.com crime index in Butner, NC

Crime rate in Butner detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 38 (32 officers - 29 male; 3 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

4.05
North Carolina average:

2.27
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Ancestries: English (12.5%), American (9.4%), German (4.0%), Irish (2.7%), European (1.4%), Nigerian (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 07/27/2007

Elevation: 340 feet

Land area: 6.63 square miles.

Population density: 1,274 people per square mile   (low).

Butner, North Carolina map

943 residents are foreign born (8.8% Latin America, 1.5% North America).

This place:

11.0%
North Carolina:

8.3%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Butner CDP:

0.8% ($726)
North Carolina:

0.9% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Durham, NC (13.3 miles , pop. 187,035).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (23.0 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (331.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Creedmoor, NC (2.1 miles ),
Stem, NC (2.2 miles ),
Gorman, NC (2.8 miles ),
Rougemont, NC (3.3 miles ),
Durham, NC (3.6 miles ),
Oxford, NC (3.9 miles ),
Franklinton, NC (4.2 miles ),
Youngsville, NC (4.2 miles )

Latitude: 36.14 N, Longitude: 78.76 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,079 (+36.0%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 753 (25.0%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 919

Distribution of median household income in Butner, NC in 2022
Distribution of house value in Butner, NC in 2022
Butner satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.8%
North Carolina:

3.2%
Historical population in Butner, NC
Historical housing units in Butner, NC
Most common industries in Butner, NC (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Health care (25.2%)
  • Public administration (7.2%)
  • Construction (6.1%)
  • Accommodation & food services (5.6%)
  • Educational services (5.5%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (5.3%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (3.8%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Health care (15.7%)
  • Construction (12.1%)
  • Public administration (5.6%)
  • Repair & maintenance (5.2%)
  • Accommodation & food services (5.1%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (4.7%)
  • Educational services (4.1%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (33.2%)
  • Public administration (8.5%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (7.2%)
  • Educational services (6.7%)
  • Accommodation & food services (5.9%)
  • Social assistance (3.5%)
  • Finance & insurance (3.4%)
Most common occupations in Butner, NC (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7.9%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
  • Registered nurses (3.5%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (9.4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.0%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.7%)
  • Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (5.5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5.4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.0%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.9%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (13.5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10.5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9.0%)
  • Registered nurses (6.5%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4.7%)
  • Accountants and auditors (3.2%)

Average climate in Butner, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Butner, North Carolina environmental map by EPA

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 SO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 85.1. This is about average.

City:

85.1
U.S.:

72.6
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2023 was 0.239. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.239
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 5.94. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

5.94
U.S.:

5.11
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.200. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 4.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.200
U.S.:

1.515
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 28.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

28.2
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 14.0. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 10.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

14.0
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 8.45. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

8.45
U.S.:

8.11

Tornado activity:

Butner-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 19% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1988, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.6 miles away from the Butner place center killed 4 people and injured 154 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 11/23/1992, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.4 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Butner-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 45% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 130.7 miles away from Butner center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 132.2 miles away from the city center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 110.8 miles away from the city center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 118.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 132.5 miles away from Butner center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 263.0 miles away from Butner center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Granville County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Winter Storms: 3, Droughts: 2, Ice Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Butner topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers in Butner:

  • MURDOCH CENTER (C STREET)
  • JOHN UMSTEAD HOSPITAL (1003 12TH STREET)

Other hospitals and medical centers near Butner:

  • STEM ROAD HOME (Hospital, about 4 miles away; CREEDMOOR, NC)
  • PEAK RESOURCES - TREYBURN (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; DURHAM, NC)
  • KENWOOD GROUP HOME (Hospital, about 8 miles away; DURHAM, NC)
  • VOCA-SEVEN OAKS ROAD-DURHAM (Hospital, about 10 miles away; DURHAM, NC)
  • DUKE HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; DURHAM, NC)
  • DUKE HOSPICE (Hospital, about 10 miles away; DURHAM, NC)
  • FREEDOM LAKE DIALYSIS CENTER (Dialysis Facility, about 10 miles away; DURHAM, NC)

Amtrak station near Butner:

  • 13 miles: DURHAM (400 W. CHAPEL HILL ST.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Butner:

  • Durham Technical Community College (about 14 miles; Durham, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,515)
  • North Carolina Central University (about 14 miles; Durham, NC; FT enrollment: 7,281)
  • Duke University (about 14 miles; Durham, NC; FT enrollment: 14,652)
  • Strayer University-North Carolina (about 20 miles; Morrisville, NC; FT enrollment: 3,070)
  • Vance-Granville Community College (about 20 miles; Henderson, NC; FT enrollment: 3,232)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (about 23 miles; Chapel Hill, NC; FT enrollment: 24,946)
  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh (about 25 miles; Raleigh, NC; FT enrollment: 29,958)

Public high schools in Butner:

Public elementary/middle schools in Butner:

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Points of interest:

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Creek: Picture Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Granville County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Butner and their reported violations in the past:

MT VERNON MISSIONARY BAPT CH (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2010 and SEP-2010, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-13-2010), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-13-2010), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2010), St Public Notif received (FEB-17-2011)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
UNC-CH KERR LAKE OFFICE WELL (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Source Water (GWR) - In SEP-06-2013, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-14-2014), St Public Notif requested (JAN-14-2014), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-14-2014)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2013 and SEP-2013, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-14-2014), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-14-2014), St Public Notif requested (JAN-14-2014), St Compliance achieved (JUN-26-2014)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
UNC-CH KERR LAKE GRASSY PT (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Source Water (GWR) - In SEP-06-2013, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-14-2014), St Public Notif requested (JAN-14-2014), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-14-2014)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2013 and SEP-2013, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-14-2014), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-14-2014), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-14-2014), St AO (w/penalty) issued (FEB-25-2014), St Compliance achieved (JUN-26-2014)
  • Monitoring, Source Water (GWR) - In OCT-15-2010, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-21-2010), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-21-2010), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-21-2010), St Public Notif received (MAY-05-2011)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2010 and SEP-2010, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-15-2010), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-15-2010), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-15-2010), St AO (w/penalty) issued (FEB-22-2011), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2012)
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
UNC-CH KERR LAKE PINEY THORNY (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
Average household size:
This place:

2.6 people
North Carolina:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

67.7%
Whole state:

66.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

5.9%
Whole state:

5.9%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Butner in 2010:

  • 334 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 151 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 28 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles

People in group quarters in Butner in 2000:

  • 883 people in state prisons
  • 645 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 530 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
  • 59 people in institutions for the blind
  • 22 people in other group homes
  • 20 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children

Banks with branches in Butner (2011 data):

  • SunTrust Bank: Butner Branch at 301 Central Avenue, branch established on 1957/02/11. Info updated 2010/05/27: Bank assets: $171,291.7 mil, Deposits: $129,833.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1716 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.

For population 15 years and over in Butner:

Marital status in Butner, NC
  • Never married: 30.6%
  • Now married: 48.9%
  • Separated: 3.8%
  • Widowed: 3.5%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

For population 25 years and over in Butner:

  • High school or higher: 73.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.7 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

17.2
North Carolina average:

11.7

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Butner
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Butner, NC (based on Granville County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant20,20952
Mainline Protestant3,40324
Black Protestant9618
Catholic5951
Other111
None34,737-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 8
Granville County:

1.43 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
Granville County:

1.07 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 28
This county:

5.00 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 18
This county:

3.21 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Granville County:

10.5%
North Carolina:

9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Granville County:

36.1%
State:

28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Granville County:

17.5%
North Carolina:

15.6%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Here:

47.6%
North Carolina:

48.9%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

44.3%
North Carolina:

46.1%

Average BMI:
Butner:

28.9
North Carolina:

28.8

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

20.9%
State:

20.7%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
This city:

10.3%
North Carolina:

10.7%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.8

Overweight people:
This city:

32.0%
North Carolina:

33.7%

General health condition:
Here:

55.2%
State:

55.8%

Average condition of hearing:
Butner:

81.5%
North Carolina:

79.7%

More about Health and Nutrition of Butner, NC Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 31$170,578$66,0300$0
Police - Other 8$29,209$43,8140$0
Other Government Administration 7$35,863$61,4797$4,683
Parks and Recreation 2$8,310$49,8603$851
Financial Administration 2$13,268$79,6080$0
Firefighters 0$0 2$289
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$900
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$1,473
Totals for Government 50$257,227$61,73414$8,195

Butner government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):

  • Construction - Public Welfare - Other: $589,000 ($69.70)
    Regular Highways: $106,000 ($12.54)
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,140,000 ($371.55)
    Central Staff Services: $482,000 ($57.03)
    Regular Highways: $365,000 ($43.19)
    Parks and Recreation: $327,000 ($38.69)
    Financial Administration: $172,000 ($20.35)
    Housing and Community Development: $158,000 ($18.70)
    General - Other: $134,000 ($15.86)
    Sewerage: $92,000 ($10.89)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $65,000 ($7.69)
    General Public Buildings: $54,000 ($6.39)
    Natural Resources - Other: $25,000 ($2.96)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $50,000 ($5.92)
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $82,000 ($9.70)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $124,000 ($14.67)
    Parks and Recreation: $36,000 ($4.26)

Butner government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):

  • Charges - Sewerage: $364,000 ($43.07)
    Parks and Recreation: $85,000 ($10.06)
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,000 ($0.24)
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $51,000 ($6.03)
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $60,000 ($7.10)
    Sale of Property: $6,000 ($0.71)
    Interest Earnings: $0 ($0.00)
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $3,053,000 ($361.26)
    Other: $590,000 ($69.81)
    Highways: $184,000 ($21.77)
  • Tax - Property: $2,188,000 ($258.90)
    Other License: $5,000 ($0.59)

Butner government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,600,000 ($189.33)
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,300,000 ($153.83)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $300,000 ($35.50)

Businesses in Butner, NC

  • FedEx: 2
  • Subway: 1
  • U-Haul: 1

Strongest AM radio stations in Butner:

  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WSRC (1410 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC; Owner: DURHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WDNC (620 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC)
  • WTIK (1310 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)
  • WRTP (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCHL (1360 AM; 5 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: WCHL-WDNC, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSML (1200 AM; 10 kW; GRAHAM, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WDUR (1490 AM; 1 kW; DURHAM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Butner:

  • WQOK (97.5 FM; SOUTH BOSTON, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WCPE (89.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORPORATION)
  • WFXC (107.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
  • WRSN (93.9 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNCU (90.7 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY)
  • WUNC (91.5 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • WDCG (105.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYFL (92.5 FM; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBBB (96.1 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • W256AH (99.1 FM; CREEDMOOR, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWMY (102.9 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WWND, L.L.C.)
  • WKXU (101.1 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXYC (89.3 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: STUDENT EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSHA (88.9 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: SHAW UNIVERSITY)
  • WXDU (88.7 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: DUKE UNIVERSITY)
  • WHLQ (102.5 FM; LOUISBURG, NC; Owner: NEW CENTURY MEDIA GROUP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Butner:

  • WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
  • WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • W24CP (Channel 24; DURHAM, NC; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WIWW-LP (Channel 26; DURHAM, NC; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WUNC-TV (Channel 4; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WUBX-CA (Channel 13; DURHAM, ETC., NC; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • WACN-LP (Channel 34; APEX, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • W34AX (Channel 34; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT)
  • W68BK (Channel 68; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: SAINT AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE)
  • WWIW-LP (Channel 66; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WBXU-CA (Channel 13; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • W58CD (Channel 58; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
Butner fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
See more detailed statistics of Butner fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 22Number of bridges
  • 246ft / 74.9mTotal length
  • 224,140Total average daily traffic
  • 34,745Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Butner, NC - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 21950-1959
  • 121960-1969
  • 51980-1989
  • 11990-1999
  • 12000-2009
  • 12010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Butner, NC

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

16 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Butner)

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers:

1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Butner, NC)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

3
  • HP-1040, Butner, 701 Central Avenue (Lat: 36.140139 Lon: -78.765278), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 91.5 m, Call Sign: WPQL683, Licensee ID: L00018446,
    Assigned Frequencies: 6585.00 MHz, 6555.00 MHz, 6600.00 MHz, 6635.00 MHz, 6555.00 MHz, 6660.00 MHz, Grant Date: 02/25/2020, Expiration Date: 05/23/2030, Certifier: Harold Meacombs, Registrant: North Carolina State Highway Patrol

  • RA60XC576, 401 West G Street (Lat: 36.138667 Lon: -78.769361), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m, Call Sign: WQQV306,
    Assigned Frequencies: 10855.0 MHz, 10895.0 MHz, 10855.0 MHz, 10895.0 MHz, 10855.0 MHz, 10895.0 MHz, Grant Date: 03/08/2013, Expiration Date: 03/08/2023, Cancellation Date: 03/06/2023, Certifier: Jenny Knopf, Registrant: T-Mobile Usa, Inc., 12920 Se 38th St, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-8401, Fax: (425) 383-4840, Email:

  • .3 Mi E I-85 & St. Rt. Iiii (Lat: 36.144583 Lon: -78.721389), Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WLI542,
    Assigned Frequencies: 944.500 MHz, Grant Date: 05/23/1988, Expiration Date: 12/01/2003, Cancellation Date: 02/13/2003, Registrant: Positive Radio Group, Inc., P. O. Box 889, Blacksburg, VA 24063


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

21 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Butner)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 28. The highest number of fires - 48 took place in 2002, and the least - 2 in 2012. The data has a declining trend.
    Fire incident types in Butner, NC When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (35.5%), and Outside Fires (34.2%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Butner, NC
    • 17035.5%Structure Fires
    • 16434.2%Outside Fires
    • 10822.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 377.7%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Butner, NC
Most common first names in Butner, NC among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William6365.9 years
James5964.7 years
John4171.5 years
Mary2970.7 years
Robert2663.9 years
Joseph2568.8 years
Charles1765.5 years
Willie1668.7 years
George1572.3 years
Thomas1472.0 years
Most common last names in Butner, NC among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith2665.8 years
Johnson2067.5 years
Jones1573.7 years
Harris1574.9 years
Moore1469.0 years
Hicks1461.8 years
Williams1466.7 years
Green1270.1 years
Wilson1277.1 years
Allen1167.2 years
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Butner, NC
  • 57.4%Electricity
  • 34.8%Utility gas
  • 6.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Butner, NC
  • 59.0%Electricity
  • 33.1%Utility gas
  • 4.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.6%No fuel used


Butner compared to North Carolina state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.

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  • #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the smallest racial income disparities between White and Black householders (with at least 200 householders)"
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  • #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: life, physical, and social science occupations (population 5,000+)"
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  • #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: real estate and rental and leasing (population 5,000+)"
  • #93 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of arson incidents per 100,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 5,000+)"
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