Buxton

Population: 1,451
Median household income: $67,054
Median home value: $385,400

Buxton, a community in Dare County, North Carolina, has 1,451 residents. The median household income of $67,054 is below the Dare County median ($81,214).

From 2019 to 2023, Buxton's population declined 3.5% from 1,503 to 1,451, while its median home value rose 41.6% from $272,100 to $385,400.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 23.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,451
Median age: 50.2 yrs
Median household income: $67,054
Median home value: $385,400
Median gross rent: $1,295
Housing units: 995
Homeownership rate: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5031,451

Median household income

$56,429$67,054

Median home value

$272,100$385,400

Median gross rent

$967$1,295

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,503	$56,429	$272,100	$967
2020	1,558	$59,359	$249,000	$890
2021	1,551	$66,472	$282,100	$2,023
2022	1,477	$87,344	$328,600	$1,346
2023	1,451	$67,054	$385,400	$1,295

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.0%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 2414.7%

25 to 345.8%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6423.2%

65 to 7417.3%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	1.0%
5 to 17	167	11.5%
18 to 24	213	14.7%
25 to 34	84	5.8%
35 to 44	131	9.0%
45 to 54	213	14.7%
55 to 64	337	23.2%
65 to 74	251	17.3%
75 and over	41	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,380	95.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	2.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	33	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's35.6%

Bachelor's degree21.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	58	5.5%
High school graduate	349	33.0%
Some college or associate's	376	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	224	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	50	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone57.1%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.6%

Bicycle4.0%

Worked from home20.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	468	57.1%
Carpooled	75	9.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	79	9.6%
Bicycle	33	4.0%
Worked from home	164	20.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	342	52.2%
15 to 29 min	246	37.6%
30 to 44 min	23	3.5%
45 to 59 min	21	3.2%
60+ min	23	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 7.8% (113 of 1,451)

	Count	Share
Family households	462	72.5%
Nonfamily households	175	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	637	64.0%
Vacant	358	36.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	482	75.7%
Renter-occupied	155	24.3%

1-unit, detached68.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units14.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	686	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	139	14.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	170	17.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3709400
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.84 sq mi
Water area: 0.95 sq mi
Center point: 35.2533, -75.5383