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

Name: Rent burden in Butner, NC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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41.2% (±16.9 points) of renting households in Butner, NC spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

35.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 41.2% (±16.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 35.4% (±15.8 points)
Median share of income: 26.5% (±6.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Butner

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Butner	Granville County	North Carolina	United States
Less than 15%	10.7% (±11.3 points)	18.6%	14.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	24.3% (±13.4 points)	12.5%	12.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.2% (±10.3 points)	13.8%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.6% (±11.5 points)	10.8%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.8% (±6.1 points)	9.3%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	35.4% (±15.8 points)	34.9%	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.

Butner against Granville County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Butner	Granville County	North Carolina	United States
Paying 30% or more	41.2% (±16.9 points)	44.2% (±7.1 points)	48.9% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	35.4% (±15.8 points)	34.9% (±6.0 points)	39.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	26.5% (±6.1 points)	27.3% (±2.5 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$53,831 (±$13,872)	$42,692 (±$4,554)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,307 (±$129)	$1,008 (±$57)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413

In Butner, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Granville County (44.2%).

It is not measurably different from North Carolina (48.9%).

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

In Granville County, Butner ranks 3 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 441 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 Butner

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Butner
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Butner	—	41.2% (±16.9 points)	—
Creedmoor	3.6 mi	43.3% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Stem	4.4 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Gorman	7.4 mi	66.2% (±54.1 points)	Not measurably different
Durham	14 mi	48.5% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
Oxford	16 mi	51.5% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Youngsville	16 mi	38.8% (±17.7 points)	Not measurably different
Franklinton	16 mi	68.8% (±18.5 points)	Higher
Wake Forest	17 mi	46.3% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Franklinton, NC (68.8%).

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 Granville County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Oxford	51.5% (±10.1 points)
2	Creedmoor	43.3% (±23.0 points)
3	Butner	41.2% (±16.9 points)
4	Stovall	35.7% (±73.8 points)
5	Stem	0.0% (±141.4 points)

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 Butner

Are renters in Butner rent-burdened?

41.2% of renting households in Butner 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 Butner spend on rent?

The median renting household in Butner, NC spends 26.5% (±6.1 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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