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Population (year 2000): 5,792
Males: 3,364  (58.1%)
Females: 2,428  (41.9%)

Granville County

Median resident age:  32.8 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27509.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,700 (it was $40,341 in 2000)
Butner  $39,700
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $106,200 (it was $98,500 in 2000)
Butner  $106,200
North Carolina:  $127,600

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Races in Butner:

  • White Non-Hispanic (47.6%)
  • Black (45.3%)
  • Hispanic (4.6%)
  • Other race (3.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)

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Ancestries: United States (7.4%), Irish (3.9%), German (3.2%), Subsaharan African (2.0%), English (1.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 07/27/2007

Elevation: 340 feet

Land area: 6.63 square miles.

Population density: 873 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Butner

  • High school or higher: 64.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Butner CDP

  • Never married: 37.5%
  • Now married: 48.2%
  • Separated: 3.2%
  • Widowed: 3.9%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

166 residents are foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 0.4% Africa, 0.4% Europe, 0.3% Asia).

This place:  2.9%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 12 registered sex offenders living in Butner, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Butner to the number of sex offenders is 483 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Butner:  0.7% ($726)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Durham, NC (14.5 miles , pop. 187,035).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (23.4 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (364.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Stem, NC (4.9 miles ), Creedmoor, NC (5.3 miles ), Gorman, NC (8.0 miles ), Durham, NC (14.5 miles ), Oxford, NC (16.7 miles ), Wake Forest, NC (20.1 miles ), Youngsville, NC (20.9 miles ), Franklinton, NC (21.1 miles ).

Latitude: 36.14 N, Longitude: 78.76 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,036 (+52.4%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 660 (35.2%)


People in group quarters in Butner
  • 883 people in state prisons
  • 645 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 530 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 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

Area code commonly used in this area: 919

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Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Health care (16%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (33%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (3%)


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Crime in Butner by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 100100
    per 100,000 17.00.00.016.30.00.0
Rapes 545220
    per 100,000 84.966.882.632.532.00.0
Robberies 4814269
    per 100,000 67.9133.6231.432.596.0141.2
Assaults 2372635319
    per 100,000 390.4116.9429.8569.5496.2141.2
Burglaries 756464485867
    per 100,000 1273.11069.01057.9781.0928.31051.3
Thefts 208158204201221232
    per 100,000 3530.82639.13371.93270.43537.13640.4
Auto thefts 10131513811
    per 100,000 169.8217.1247.9211.5128.0172.6
Arson 162622
    per 100,000 17.0100.233.197.632.031.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 444.2314.7450.2384.6370.4303.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 49 (42 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  7.25
US city average:  3.00

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Butner-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 10% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1988, a category 4 (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 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.4 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Butner:
  • JOHN UMSTEAD HOSP (1003 12TH ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Butner:
  • DURHAM REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; DURHAM, NC)
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; DURHAM, NC)
  • NORTH CAROLINA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; DURHAM, NC)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Butner:
  • RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 19 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; ID: RDU)
  • DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 50 miles; DANVILLE, VA; ID: DAN)
  • ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 64 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; ID: RWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Butner:
  • PERSON COUNTY (about 19 miles; ROXBORO, NC; ID: TDF)
  • HENDERSON-OXFORD (about 23 miles; OXFORD, NC; ID: HNZ)
  • WHITFIELD FARMS (about 24 miles; HURDLE MILLS, NC; ID: 4W4)

Amtrak station near Butner:
  • 15 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: 2,338)
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 11,898)
  • NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 4,487)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 24 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,173)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about 25 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; FT enrollment: 22,324)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 26 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,299)
Public elementary/middle schools in Butner:

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

BUTNER, TOWN OF (Population served: 7500, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-04-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-04-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-26-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-13-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-13-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-25-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-02-2005), St Public Notif received (MAR-02-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-04-2004), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-17-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-21-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JUL-14-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-20-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-17-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-07-2004), St Public Notif requested (OCT-07-2004)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-25-2004), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-03-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-15-2004), St Public Notif received (SEP-27-2004)
CAROLINA MHP (Population served: 81, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-25-1999), St Public Notif requested (AUG-25-1999), St Public Notif received (OCT-27-1999), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-14-1997), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-14-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-25-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-25-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-11-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and JUN-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and SEP-18-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-18-2002), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-18-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-18-2002)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-26-1998), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-26-1998)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 45 regular monitoring violations
  • One other older monitoring violation

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.2%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.9%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.3%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.0%
Whole state:  5.5%

Butner compared to North Carolina state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Butner (2007 data):
  • SunTrust Bank: Butner Branch 310 at Central Avenue And C Street, branch established on 1957-02-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.



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7.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,417 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.87%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($185 average AGI)
Granville County:  0.07%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Durham County, NC  1.54% ($34,479 average AGI)
from Wake County, NC  1.26% ($51,740)
from Vance County, NC  0.99% ($24,814)


6.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,420 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.47%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Wake County, NC  1.17% ($42,935 average AGI)
to Durham County, NC  0.99% ($29,450)
to Vance County, NC  0.85% ($24,260)


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)
  • WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRTP (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Butner:
  • WQOK (97.5 FM; SOUTH BOSTON, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WFXC (107.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WCPE (89.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORPORATION)
  • WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
  • WRSN (93.9 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUNC (91.5 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • WNCU (90.7 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY)
  • WBBB (96.1 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WDCG (105.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWMY (102.9 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WWND, L.L.C.)
  • WYFL (92.5 FM; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W256AH (99.1 FM; CREEDMOOR, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WXYC (89.3 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: STUDENT EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSHA (88.9 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: SHAW UNIVERSITY)
  • WNNL (103.9 FM; FUQUAY-VARINA, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKRX (96.7 FM; ROXBORO, NC; Owner: ROXBORO BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WXDU (88.7 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: DUKE UNIVERSITY)

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.)
  • WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W24CP (Channel 24; DURHAM, NC; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WIWW-LP (Channel 26; DURHAM, NC; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WUNC-TV (Channel 4; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WUBX-CA (Channel 13; DURHAM, ETC., NC; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WACN-LP (Channel 34; APEX, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • W68BK (Channel 68; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: SAINT AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE)
  • W34AX (Channel 34; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT)
  • 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.)

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