Buxton vs Nags Head

A side-by-side comparison of Buxton and Nags Head: population, income, housing, and more.

Buxton and Nags Head are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Nags Head has the higher population (3,164 vs 1,451 in Buxton). Nags Head has the higher median household income ($87,619 vs $67,054 in Buxton). Nags Head has the higher median home value ($451,100 vs $385,400 in Buxton).

Population, income & housing

	Buxton	Nags Head
Population	1,451	3,164
Median age	50.2 yrs	59.1 yrs
Median household income	$67,054	$87,619
Median home value	$385,400	$451,100
Median gross rent	$1,295	$1,005
Housing units	995	5,214
Homeownership rate	75.7%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	51.7%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buxton	Nags Head
Population	1,503 → 1,451 (-3.5%)	2,923 → 3,164 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$56,429 → $67,054 (+18.8%)	$65,968 → $87,619 (+32.8%)
Median home value	$272,100 → $385,400 (+41.6%)	$327,900 → $451,100 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	$967 → $1,295 (+33.9%)	$1,310 → $1,005 (-23.3%)

Buxton

Population

1,5031,451

Median household income

$56,429$67,054

Median home value

$272,100$385,400

Median gross rent

$967$1,295

Nags Head

Population

2,9233,164

Median household income

$65,968$87,619

Median home value

$327,900$451,100

Median gross rent

$1,310$1,005

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buxton	Nags Head
Under 5	1.0%	1.6%
5 to 17	11.5%	10.4%
18 to 24	14.7%	7.6%
25 to 34	5.8%	5.7%
35 to 44	9.0%	5.8%
45 to 54	14.7%	9.6%
55 to 64	23.2%	16.8%
65 to 74	17.3%	30.0%
75 and over	2.8%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buxton	Nags Head
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buxton	Nags Head
No high school diploma	5.5%	3.9%
High school graduate	33.0%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	35.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	16.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buxton	Nags Head
Drove alone	57.1%	80.4%
Carpooled	9.2%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	4.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	15.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buxton	Nags Head
1-unit, detached	68.9%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.0%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	17.1%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Buxton	Nags Head
Poverty rate	7.8%	2.6%
Average household size	2.27	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	16	24
Median year structure built	1994	1987