COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rougemont vs Butner
PLACE A
Rougemont, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Butner, North Carolina
Rougemont is 91% smaller than Butner. Rougemont earns more, with a median household income $29,588 higher. Butner has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 2%).
ROUGEMONTBUTNERDIFFERENCE
Total population7038,112−91% vs Butner
Population density111588−477
Population growth2.4%10.6%−8.3 pts
Median age48.540.3+8.2
Male54.3%48.5%+5.8 pts
Female45.7%51.5%−5.8 pts
Foreign-born7.4%12.1%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.4%44.0%+32.4 pts
Black9.5%27.8%−18.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.1%24.9%−10.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Median household income$104,327$74,739+$29,588
Per capita income$31,896$30,670+$1,226
Poverty rate5.5%15.0%−9.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3960.362+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%27.0%−6.4 pts
Graduate degree12.1%5.9%+6.2 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%5.5%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation34.3%56.8%−22.5 pts
Median home value$298,500$231,100+$67,400
Median gross rent$961$1,307−$346
Owner-occupied100.0%73.8%+26.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.1%14.9%+3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%37.6%+62.4 pts
Average commute25.724.1+1.6
Worked from home10.2%12.2%−2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.3%14.0%−9.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024