Buies Creek, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population

3,746

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

22.3

0.45% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

40.7%

10.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$53,933

2.81% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$361,500

2.43% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

1,657

5.88% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Buies Creek, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.3% of the residents in Buies Creek, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Buies Creek, NC are Campbell University (1,483 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Buies Creek, NC was $361,500, and the homeownership rate was 33.2%.

Most people in Buies Creek, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Buies Creek, NC was 3 cars per household.

United States North Carolina Harnett County, NC Dunn, NC Harnett County PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Buies Creek, NC is home to a population of 3.75k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.18% of Buies Creek, NC residents were born outside of the country (119 people).

In 2024, there were 7.65 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.87k people) in Buies Creek, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 375 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 132 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%

2024 Citizenship

98.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Buies Creek, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Buies Creek, NC was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Buies Creek, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Buies Creek, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.87k ± 462
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
375 ± 223
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
132 ± 80

5.71%

Hispanic Population

214 people

5.71% of the people in Buies Creek, NC are hispanic (214 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Buies Creek, NC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
224,963 ± 11,520 people
India
83,219 ± 7,055 people
Honduras
48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

Foreign-Born Population

3.18%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

119 people

2.32%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

84 people

As of 2024, 3.18% of Buies Creek, NC residents (119 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Buies Creek, NC was 2.32%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Buies Creek, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
44 ± 50
Gulf War (1990s)
42 ± 50
World War II
33 ± 52

Buies Creek, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Buies Creek, NC.

Economy

The economy of Buies Creek, NC employs 1.66k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Buies Creek, NC were Educational Services (489 people), Accommodation & Food Services (285 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (200 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,750), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,750), and Manufacturing ($71,458).

Employment

Occupations

1.66k

2024 Value

± 327

5.88%

1 Year growth

± 26.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Buies Creek, NC grew at a rate of 5.88%, from 1.57k employees to 1.66k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Buies Creek, NC, are Management Occupations (242 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (178 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (166 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Buies Creek, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.66k

2024 Value

± 327

5.88%

1 Year growth

± 26.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Buies Creek, NC grew at a rate of 5.88%, from 1.57k employees to 1.66k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Buies Creek, NC, are Educational Services (489 people), Accommodation & Food Services (285 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (200 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Buies Creek, NC, though some of these residents may live in Buies Creek, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$31,391

Median earning men ± $10,602

$16,875

Median earning women ± $16,487

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,417), Manufacturing ($75,323), and Public Administration ($56,923).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($70,625), Public Administration ($38,594), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,469).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

Y-Axis

3.04%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

Education

In 2023, universities in Buies Creek, NC awarded 1,483 degrees. The student population of Buies Creek, NC in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,240 male students and 2,875 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Buies Creek, NC are White (950 and 66.1%), Black or African American (197 and 13.7%), Hispanic or Latino (116 and 8.07%), and Asian (67 and 4.66%).

The largest universities in Buies Creek, NC by number of degrees awarded are Campbell University (1,483 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Buies Creek, NC are Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (156 and 10.5%), Law (145 and 9.78%), and General Business Administration & Management (138 and 9.31%).

The median tuition cost in Buies Creek, NC for private four year colleges is $37,750.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Buies Creek, NC, the percentage of applicants admitted was 94.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 17.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 5,115 (43.8% men and 56.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 5,115 students enrolled in Buies Creek, NC, 43.8% men and 56.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 3,133 records, of which 55.7% were women and 44.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
58 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
47 degrees awarded
Kinesiology & Exercise Science
68 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Buies Creek, NC was General Business Administration & Management with 58 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Buies Creek, NC according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Campbell University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,483 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Campbell University with 1,483 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 650 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Buies Creek, NC, which is 0.78 times less than the 833 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 950 degrees mean that there were 4.82 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 197 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($37,750) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,660) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($900) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Buies Creek, NC was $361,500 in 2024, which is 1.09 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $370,500 to $361,500, a 2.43% decrease. The homeownership rate in Buies Creek, NC is 33.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Buies Creek, NC have an average commute time of 25.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Buies Creek, NC is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$361,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$39,288

$376

Median Property Taxes

±$144

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Buies Creek, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Buies Creek, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

33.2%

Homeownership

2024

63.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 33.2% of the housing units in Buies Creek, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 31%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Buies Creek, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$53,933

Median Household Income

± $12,161

1.13k

Number of Households

± 245

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.13k households in Buies Creek, NC grew to $53,933 from the previous year's value of $52,458.

The following chart displays the households in Buies Creek, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Buies Creek, NC is from North Carolina.

0.467

2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74%)
Walked (8.18%)
Carpooled (7.98%)

In 2024, 74% of workers in Buies Creek, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (8.18%) and those who carpooled to work (7.98%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Buies Creek, NC have a shorter commute time (25.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.49% of the workforce in Buies Creek, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Buies Creek, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Buies Creek, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Buies Creek, NC have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

40.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Buies Creek, NC (982 out of 2.41k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Buies Creek, NC is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.3% of the population of Buies Creek, NC has health coverage, with 52.5% on employee plans, 7.61% on Medicaid, 7.74% on Medicare, 18.5% on non-group plans, and 4.94% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.6% under 18 years, 57.7% between 18 and 34 years, 14.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.86% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.7%

Uninsured

52.5%

Employer Coverage

7.61%

Medicaid

7.74%

Medicare

18.5%

Non-Group

4.94%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Buies Creek, NC grew by 10.3% from 7.89% to 8.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Buies Creek, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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