COMPARING TWO PLACES
Butner vs Wake Forest
PLACE A
Butner, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Wake Forest, North Carolina
Butner is 86% smaller than Wake Forest. Wake Forest earns more, with a median household income $49,063 higher. Wake Forest has grown faster since 2000 (58% vs 11%).
BUTNERWAKE FORESTDIFFERENCE
Total population8,11258,147−86% vs Wake Forest
Population density5882,961−2,373
Population growth10.6%58.1%−47.4 pts
Median age40.338.6+1.7
Male48.5%48.2%+0.3 pts
Female51.5%51.8%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born12.1%9.5%+2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.0%64.6%−20.6 pts
Black27.8%19.5%+8.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino24.9%9.0%+15.9 pts
Asian0.2%2.9%−2.8 pts
Other3.1%3.9%−0.8 pts
Median household income$74,739$123,802−$49,063
Per capita income$30,670$51,709−$21,039
Poverty rate15.0%4.5%+10.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3620.391−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%59.5%−32.6 pts
Graduate degree5.9%23.7%−17.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%4.0%+1.5 pts
Labor force participation56.8%70.0%−13.2 pts
Median home value$231,100$474,500−$243,400
Median gross rent$1,307$1,596−$289
Owner-occupied73.8%74.0%−0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.9%5.3%+9.6 pts
Rent-burdened households37.6%44.7%−7.2 pts
Average commute24.130.9−6.8
Worked from home12.2%28.7%−16.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured14.0%4.7%+9.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025