COMPARING TWO PLACES
Butner vs Durham
PLACE A
Butner, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Durham, Oregon
Butner is 326% larger than Durham. Durham earns more, with a median household income $6,511 higher. Durham has grown faster since 2000 (44% vs 11%).
BUTNERDURHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population8,1121,904+326% vs Durham
Population density5884,644−4,056
Population growth10.6%43.9%−33.3 pts
Median age40.342.5−2.2
Male48.5%50.0%−1.5 pts
Female51.5%50.0%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born12.1%16.4%−4.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.0%58.9%−14.8 pts
Black27.8%2.4%+25.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino24.9%28.3%−3.4 pts
Asian0.2%3.3%−3.2 pts
Other3.1%7.2%−4.0 pts
Median household income$74,739$81,250−$6,511
Per capita income$30,670$51,345−$20,675
Poverty rate15.0%13.9%+1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3620.482−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%42.7%−15.7 pts
Graduate degree5.9%10.2%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%1.5%+4.0 pts
Labor force participation56.8%61.2%−4.4 pts
Median home value$231,100$759,600−$528,500
Median gross rent$1,307$1,565−$258
Owner-occupied73.8%32.4%+41.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.9%5.2%+9.7 pts
Rent-burdened households37.6%47.2%−9.6 pts
Average commute24.118.2+5.9
Worked from home12.2%27.6%−15.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Uninsured14.0%6.6%+7.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025