How many renters in Buies Creek, NC pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Buies Creek, NC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.8% (±14.5 points) of renting households in Buies Creek, NC spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

61.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 49.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.8% (±14.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 61.4% (±13.9 points)
Median share of income: 49.9% (±16.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Buies Creek

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Buies Creek	Harnett County	North Carolina	United States
Less than 15%	5.2% (±5.2 points)	16.6%	14.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.3% (±8.3 points)	14.3%	12.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.5% (±5.6 points)	11.9%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.2% (±11.2 points)	12.1%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	2.4% (±4.0 points)	8.8%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	61.4% (±13.9 points)	36.3%	39.6%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Buies Creek against Harnett County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Buies Creek	Harnett County	North Carolina	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.8% (±14.5 points)	45.1% (±4.6 points)	48.9% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	61.4% (±13.9 points)	36.3% (±4.1 points)	39.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	49.9% (±16.4 points)	28.0% (±1.9 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$23,458 (±$17,413)	$46,507 (±$4,549)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,223 (±$133)	$1,112 (±$46)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413

In Buies Creek, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Harnett County (45.1%).

It is also higher than in North Carolina (48.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Harnett County, Buies Creek ranks 2 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 147 of 650.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Buies Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Buies Creek
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Buies Creek	—	63.8% (±14.5 points)	—
Lillington	3.9 mi	41.6% (±15.6 points)	Lower
Coats	4.1 mi	59.5% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Erwin	7.1 mi	53.8% (±20.6 points)	Not measurably different
Angier	7.2 mi	65.4% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different
Dunn	9.9 mi	40.1% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Linden	11 mi	85.7% (±76.6 points)	Not measurably different
Benson	11 mi	43.8% (±20.6 points)	Not measurably different
Fuquay-Varina	13 mi	40.9% (±10.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lillington, NC (41.6%), Dunn, NC (40.1%), Fuquay-Varina, NC (40.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Harnett County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Angier	65.4% (±15.9 points)
2	Buies Creek	63.8% (±14.5 points)
3	Coats	59.5% (±15.1 points)
4	Erwin	53.8% (±20.6 points)
5	Barbecue	47.7% (±32.3 points)
6	Spout Springs	47.5% (±25.7 points)
7	Anderson Creek	44.8% (±8.2 points)
8	Lillington	41.6% (±15.6 points)

Showing 8 of 9 places in Harnett County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Buies Creek is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Buies Creek

Are renters in Buies Creek rent-burdened?

63.8% of renting households in Buies Creek pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Buies Creek spend on rent?

The median renting household in Buies Creek, NC spends 49.9% (±16.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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