COMPARING TWO PLACES
Virgilina vs Butner
PLACE A
Virgilina, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Butner, North Carolina
Virgilina is 98% smaller than Butner. Butner earns more, with a median household income $34,114 higher. Butner has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -18%).
VIRGILINABUTNERDIFFERENCE
Total population1228,112−98% vs Butner
Population density199588−389
Population growth-18.2%10.6%−28.8 pts
Median age39.640.3−0.7
Male55.0%48.5%+6.4 pts
Female45.0%51.5%−6.4 pts
Foreign-born1.8%12.1%−10.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.5%44.0%+38.5 pts
Black14.0%27.8%−13.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%24.9%−24.9 pts
Asian0.6%0.2%+0.4 pts
Other2.9%3.1%−0.2 pts
Median household income$40,625$74,739−$34,114
Per capita income$21,636$30,670−$9,034
Poverty rate22.8%15.0%+7.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3800.362+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%27.0%−7.3 pts
Graduate degree9.4%5.9%+3.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Labor force participation54.9%56.8%−1.9 pts
Median home value$98,800$231,100−$132,300
Median gross rent$892$1,307−$415
Owner-occupied72.6%73.8%−1.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.9%14.9%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households23.5%37.6%−14.0 pts
Average commute34.224.1+10.1
Worked from home9.6%12.2%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.4%14.0%−4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025