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Butner, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Butner is a Census town of 8,065 people across 13.79 square miles of land, in Granville County. Median household income is $74,739, 73.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $840,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Butner
What Butner is
- Census place typetown
- Land area13.79 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land585
- County holding the largest share of its areaGranville County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Butner
- Population8,065
- Median age40.3
- Population under 181,765
- Share under 1821.9 percent
- Population 65 and over1,357 plus or minus 286
- Share 65 and over16.8 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Households2,683
- Family households2,005
- Share of households that are families74.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Butner
- Median household income$74,739
- Per capita income$30,670
- Civilian labor force3,650
- Employed3,450
- Unemployed200 plus or minus 110
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over5,675
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.0 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.9 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Butner
- Housing units3,152
- Occupied units2,683
- Vacant units469 plus or minus 198
- Vacancy rate14.9 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Owner occupied1,980
- Renter occupied703 plus or minus 179
- Ownership rate73.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$231,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,307
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.0 percent
- Single family units1,800
- Share single family57.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more592 plus or minus 227
- Share in buildings of two or more18.8 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Mobile homes753 plus or minus 211
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Butner gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,931
- Commuting under 15 minutes608 plus or minus 218
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.7 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,262 plus or minus 318
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.1 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Drove alone74.5 percent
- Carpooled11.4 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home12.2 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Butner (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$840,000
- Average approval$840,000
- Median approval$840,000
- Largest approval$840,000
- Jobs supported7
- Jobs per approval7.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Butner, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Butner (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$255,000
- Average approval$255,000
- Median approval$255,000
- Largest approval$255,000
- Jobs supported50
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Butner, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Butner
- NFIP communityTown of Butner
- NFIP community number370660
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/06/19
The Town of Butner participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370660 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Granville County, not Butner
Granville County context, not Butner figures
- Establishments in Granville County962
- Covered employment, Granville County20,301
- Average annual pay, Granville County$59,314
- Housing units permitted, Granville County428
Every figure in this section is published for Granville County as a whole and is not a measurement of Butner.
All Granville County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Butner questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Butner, North Carolina?
8,065, in 2,683 households. Butner town covers 13.79 square miles of land, which is 585 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Butner in?
Granville County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Butner?
$74,739. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $231,100. Median gross rent is $1,307 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Butner businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $840,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $840,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $255,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Butner, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Butner borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Butner. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Butner in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Butner appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Butner, town of, community 370660, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Butner figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Granville County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Butner.
Is zoning published for Butner?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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