Buies Creek, NC

Census Place

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2023 Population

3,613

0.669% 1-year growth

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

22.2

3.74% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

45.5%

3.29% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$52,458

24.3% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$370,500

18.7% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,565

1.29% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Buies Creek, NC had a population of 3.61k people with a median age of 22.2 and a median household income of $52,458. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Buies Creek, NC grew from 3,589 to 3,613, a 0.669% increase and its median household income grew from $42,208 to $52,458, a 24.3% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Buies Creek, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (81.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.92%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.18%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.04%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.19%).

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.

98.8% of the residents in Buies Creek, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Buies Creek, NC are Campbell University (1,668 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Buies Creek, NC was $370,500, and the homeownership rate was 31%.

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 3.61k people, from which 98.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.32% of Buies Creek, NC residents were born outside of the country (84 people).

In 2023, there were 13.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.95k people) in Buies Creek, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 214 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 151 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.8%

2023 Citizenship

98.9%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.8% of Buies Creek, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Buies Creek, NC was 98.9%, 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)
2.95k ± 462
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
214 ± 131
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
151 ± 85

4.15%

Hispanic Population

150 people

4.15% of the people in Buies Creek, NC are hispanic (150 people).

The following chart shows the 7 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
214,508 ± 11,254 people
India
79,868 ± 6,912 people
Honduras
39,759 ± 4,886 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 214,508 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 79,868 and Honduras with 39,759.

Foreign-Born Population

2.32%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

84 people

2.01%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

72 people

As of 2023, 2.32% of Buies Creek, NC residents (84 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Buies Creek, NC was 2.01%, 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 (1990s)
33 ± 36
Gulf War (2001-)
28 ± 32
World War II
26 ± 42

Buies Creek, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.18 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Buies Creek, NC employs 1.57k people. The largest industries in Buies Creek, NC are Educational Services (365 people), Accommodation & Food Services (354 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (190 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($86,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,424), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,424).

Males in North Carolina have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $57,464. The income inequality in North Carolina (measured using the Gini index) is 0.47, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.57k

2023 Value

± 306

1.29%

1 Year growth

± 27.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Buies Creek, NC grew at a rate of 1.29%, from 1.55k employees to 1.57k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Buies Creek, NC, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (239 people), Management Occupations (170 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (149 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Buies Creek, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.57k

2023 Value

± 306

1.29%

1 Year growth

± 27.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Buies Creek, NC grew at a rate of 1.29%, from 1.55k employees to 1.57k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Buies Creek, NC, are Educational Services (365 people), Accommodation & Food Services (354 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (190 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

$27,147

Median earning men ± $16,889

$14,792

Median earning women ± $20,249

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($86,250), Manufacturing ($72,875), and Public Administration ($57,813).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,181), Manufacturing ($27,067), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($25,859).

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 2022, universities in Buies Creek, NC awarded 1,668 degrees. The student population of Buies Creek, NC in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 2,328 male students and 2,944 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Buies Creek, NC are White (1,100 and 66.9%), followed by Black or African American (205 and 12.5%), Hispanic or Latino (133 and 8.09%), and Unknown (76 and 4.62%).

The largest universities in Buies Creek, NC by number of degrees awarded are Campbell University (1,668 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Buies Creek, NC are General Business Administration & Management (165 and 9.89%), Law (155 and 9.29%), and Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (148 and 8.87%).

The median tuition cost in Buies Creek, NC for private four year colleges is $36,650.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Buies Creek, NC, the percentage of applicants admitted was 88.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 5,272 (44.2% men and 55.8% 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 2022 there were 5,272 students enrolled in Buies Creek, NC, 44.2% men and 55.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 3,290 records, of which 56.2% were women and 43.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
84 degrees awarded
Kinesiology & Exercise Science
73 degrees awarded
General Psychology
69 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Buies Creek, NC was General Business Administration & Management with 84 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

1,668 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Campbell University with 1,668 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 739 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Buies Creek, NC, which is 0.795 times less than the 929 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,100 degrees mean that there were 5.37 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 205 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 ($36,650) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,580) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.944% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.805% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.16M), Some college (1.84M), and Bachelors Degree (1.63M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Buies Creek, NC was $370,500 in 2023, which is 1.22 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $312,200 to $370,500, a 18.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Buies Creek, NC is 31%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

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

$370,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$43,941

$313

Median Property Taxes

±$115

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

31%

Homeownership

2023

62.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 31% of the housing units in Buies Creek, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 33.5%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Buies Creek, NC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$52,458

Median Household Income

± $21,184

1.01k

Number of Households

± 211

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.01k households in Buies Creek, NC grew to $52,458 from the previous year's value of $42,208.

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.

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.47

2021 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2022, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0732% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (65.1%)
Walked (17.2%)
Carpooled (9.95%)

In 2023, 65.1% of workers in Buies Creek, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (17.2%) and those who carpooled to work (9.95%).

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 (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.67% 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

45.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Buies Creek, NC (1.04k out of 2.29k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. 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 Asian and Black.

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

92.1% of the population of Buies Creek, NC has health coverage, with 55.8% on employee plans, 6.81% on Medicaid, 6.39% on Medicare, 18.5% on non-group plans, and 4.62% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Harnett County, NC see 3704 patients per year on average, which represents a 6.22% increase from the previous year (3487 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2000 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1007 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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3,704 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Harnett County, NC

Primary care physicians in Harnett County, NC see an average of 3,704 patients per year. This represents a 6.22% increase from the previous year (3,487 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Harnett County, NC in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.8% under 18 years, 58.5% between 18 and 34 years, 13.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 6.78% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

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

Uninsured People

7.89%

Uninsured

55.8%

Employer Coverage

6.81%

Medicaid

6.39%

Medicare

18.5%

Non-Group

4.62%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Buies Creek, NC grew by 27.5% from 6.19% to 7.89%.

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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