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Buies Creek, NC vs Garner, NC

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- Garner is 0% more densely populated than Buies Creek.
- People are 187.1% more likely to be married in Garner.
- The Median Age is 15.9 years older in Garner.
 Buies Creek, NCGarner, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock30,859329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.838.4
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 Population - 20103,723  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,757285,036,114
 Population - 19902,085  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock81.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now17.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,978.793.4
 Land Area2.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Buies Creek, NCGarner, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 41.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 141.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2047.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 545.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 641.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Buies Creek, NCGarner, NCUnited States
 White78.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock27.2%12.2%
 Asian3.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Buies Creek, NCGarner, NCUnited States
 Married Population18.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.1%50.2%
 Never Married78.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.7%10.8%
 Widowed1.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.512.60
 Households959  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,88480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households614  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children0.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Buies Creek    2 Reviews

Buies Creek is an unincorporated, one stoplight town (literally) with two championship golf courses and a university. Campbell University has graduate schools in  More

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Over 19 years ago

The town is unique to itself. Where else can you find rigerous academic affairs situated within tabacco and cotten fields? The biggest problem that I find here is the  More

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Reviews for Garner    3 Reviews

One of the best areas in the Triangle Region of North Carolina for cost effective housing. Since the RE bust in 2008 home prices have fallen across the country. The  More

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I moved here about a year ago from FL and love it. We chose Johnston County as opposed to Wake County due to the tax base and the schools. The cost of a home out here  More

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Hi. I currently live in Hollywood, Florida and truly love it; however, I've decided to return to Garner where I lived for 7 years. The grass is really not greener here.  More

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