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Buies Creek, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 2,215
Males: 989 (44.7%), Females: 1,226 (55.3%)

Harnett County

Zip code: 27506

Demographics

Median resident age: 21.2 years
Median household income: $21,019
Median house value: $103,100

Population by Race

Races in Buies Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.7%)
  • Black (10.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • Other Asian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: English (8.1%), United States (6.0%), Irish (4.9%), Scotch-Irish (4.7%), German (3.2%), Scottish (2.3%).

Elevation: 213 feet

Land area: 2.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Buies Creek

  • High school or higher: 93.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 53.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 23.4%
  • Unemployed: 65.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buies Creek CDP

  • Never married: 28.7%
  • Now married: 53.7%
  • Separated: 4.3%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 3.1%

2.3% Foreign born (0.9% Africa, 0.8% Asia, 0.3% Europe, 0.3% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Buies Creek:

  • GOOD HOPE HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; ERWIN, NC)
  • BETSY JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; DUNN, NC)
  • DOROTHEA DIX HOSP (about 22 miles; RALEIGH, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buies Creek:

  • POPE AFB (about 25 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: POB)
  • FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 31 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: FAY)
  • RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 32 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; Abbreviation: RDU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Buies Creek:

  • HARNETT COUNTY (about 4 miles; ERWIN, NC; Abbreviation: HRJ)
  • TRIPLE W (about 15 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Abbreviation: 5W5)
  • JOHNSTON COUNTY (about 27 miles; SMITHFIELD, NC; Abbreviation: JNX)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Buies Creek:

  • CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (Full-time enrollment: 5,286; Location: PO BOX 97; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.campbell.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Buies Creek:

  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
  • FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,506)
  • FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,815)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 28 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 28 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
  • CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; SANFORD, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,400)

Public primary/middle school in Buies Creek:

  • BUIES CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 265; Location: 340 MAIN STREET; Grades: KG – 05)

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