Buies Creek

Population: 3,613
Median household income: $52,458
Median home value: $370,500

Buies Creek is a community in Harnett County, North Carolina, home to 3,613 residents. The median household income of $52,458 is below the Harnett County median ($69,012).

From 2019 to 2023, Buies Creek's population grew 39.8% from 2,585 to 3,613, while its median home value rose 128.7% from $162,000 to $370,500.

Owners occupy 31.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 22.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,613
Median age: 22.2 yrs
Median household income: $52,458
Median home value: $370,500
Median gross rent: $1,176
Housing units: 1,188
Homeownership rate: 31.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 66.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5853,613

Median household income

$35,109$52,458

Median home value

$162,000$370,500

Median gross rent

$833$1,176

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,585	—	$162,000	$833
2020	3,388	$35,109	$274,400	$868
2021	3,522	$39,336	$288,200	$922
2022	3,589	$42,208	$312,200	$1,081
2023	3,613	$52,458	$370,500	$1,176

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 173.5%

18 to 2459.1%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 445.8%

45 to 543.2%

55 to 644.9%

65 to 743.2%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	61	1.7%
5 to 17	126	3.5%
18 to 24	2,135	59.1%
25 to 34	542	15.0%
35 to 44	210	5.8%
45 to 54	117	3.2%
55 to 64	177	4.9%
65 to 74	114	3.2%
75 and over	131	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,952	81.7%
Black or African American	214	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	151	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	146	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	150	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate19.3%

Some college or associate's5.3%

Bachelor's degree38.9%

Graduate or professional degree27.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	122	9.5%
High school graduate	249	19.3%
Some college or associate's	68	5.3%
Bachelor's degree	502	38.9%
Graduate or professional degree	350	27.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone65.1%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked17.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	962	65.1%
Carpooled	147	10.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	254	17.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	87	5.9%
Other means	27	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	518	37.3%
15 to 29 min	446	32.1%
30 to 44 min	146	10.5%
45 to 59 min	138	9.9%
60+ min	142	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 45.5% (1,040 of 2,285)

	Count	Share
Family households	445	44.0%
Nonfamily households	566	56.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,011	85.1%
Vacant	177	14.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	313	31.0%
Renter-occupied	698	69.0%

1-unit, detached30.8%

1-unit, attached14.7%

2 to 4 units24.7%

5 to 19 units15.7%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other10.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	366	30.8%
1-unit, attached	175	14.7%
2 to 4 units	294	24.7%
5 to 19 units	187	15.7%
20 or more units	45	3.8%
Mobile home & other	121	10.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3708760
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.03 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 35.4079, -78.7432