What percentage of people rent in Buies Creek, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Buies Creek, NC, 2020–2024
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66.8% (±9.2 points) of the occupied homes in Buies Creek, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 757 renting households against 376 that own their home.

In Buies Creek, the share of households that rent went from 78.3% in 2015–2019 to 66.8% in 2020–2024 (−11.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 66.8% (±9.2 points)
Renting households: 757 (±188)
Median renter income: $23,458 (±$17,413)

Who rents and who owns in Buies Creek

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Buies Creek	Harnett County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	66.8% (±9.2 points)	29.0% (±1.6 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	757 (±188)	14,441 (±832)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	376 (±111)	35,404 (±862)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$23,458 (±$17,413)	$46,507 (±$4,549)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$120,179 (±$91,938)	$81,053 (±$2,973)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Buies Creek, the renter share is higher than in Harnett County (29.0%).

It is also higher than in North Carolina (33.4%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Harnett County, Buies Creek ranks 1 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 11 of 663.

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

How renting in Buies Creek has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	78.3% (±11.1 points)	66.8% (±9.2 points)	−11.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$833 (±$48)	$1,223 (±$133)	+46.8%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Buies Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Buies Creek
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Buies Creek	—	66.8% (±9.2 points)	—
Lillington	3.9 mi	36.9% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Coats	4.1 mi	51.6% (±10.8 points)	Lower
Erwin	7.1 mi	28.6% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Angier	7.2 mi	30.2% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Dunn	9.9 mi	46.0% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Linden	11 mi	14.8% (±15.7 points)	Lower
Benson	11 mi	45.4% (±11.2 points)	Lower
Fuquay-Varina	13 mi	25.8% (±3.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lillington, NC (36.9%), Coats, NC (51.6%), Erwin, NC (28.6%).

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

Households that rent across Harnett County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Buies Creek	66.8% (±9.2 points)
2	Coats	51.6% (±10.8 points)
3	Dunn	46.0% (±4.7 points)
4	Lillington	36.9% (±7.9 points)
5	Angier	30.2% (±7.5 points)
6	Anderson Creek	29.5% (±3.4 points)
7	Erwin	28.6% (±7.9 points)

Showing 7 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Buies Creek

How many renters are there in Buies Creek?

Buies Creek has an estimated 757 (±188) renting households, 66.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Buies Creek?

In Buies Creek, the share of households that rent went from 78.3% in 2015–2019 to 66.8% in 2020–2024 (−11.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Buies Creek?

A renting household in Buies Creek has 2.1 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Buies Creek?

The median renting household in Buies Creek, NC has an income of $23,458 (±$17,413) a year, against $120,179 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Buies Creek CDP, North Carolina (place:08760, in state:37).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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