COMPARING TWO PLACES
Roxboro vs Butner
PLACE A
Roxboro, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Butner, North Carolina
Roxboro and Butner are close in size. Butner earns more, with a median household income $38,186 higher. Butner has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -3%).
ROXBOROBUTNERDIFFERENCE
Total population8,3808,112+3% vs Butner
Population density1,131588+543
Population growth-2.7%10.6%−13.3 pts
Median age45.340.3+5.0
Male48.2%48.5%−0.4 pts
Female51.8%51.5%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born5.2%12.1%−7.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.8%44.0%+0.8 pts
Black39.0%27.8%+11.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.8%24.9%−17.1 pts
Asian0.5%0.2%+0.3 pts
Other7.9%3.1%+4.8 pts
Median household income$36,553$74,739−$38,186
Per capita income$28,480$30,670−$2,190
Poverty rate33.3%15.0%+18.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5490.362+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%27.0%−12.9 pts
Graduate degree3.1%5.9%−2.8 pts
Unemployment rate13.5%5.5%+8.0 pts
Labor force participation53.5%56.8%−3.3 pts
Median home value$157,700$231,100−$73,400
Median gross rent$860$1,307−$447
Owner-occupied50.7%73.8%−23.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%14.9%−3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households58.5%37.6%+20.9 pts
Average commute26.124.1+2.0
Worked from home6.8%12.2%−5.4 pts
Public transit to work1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Uninsured15.9%14.0%+1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025