Butner is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 8,451 people and three associated neighborhoods, Butner is the 111th largest community in North Carolina.

Also of interest is that Butner has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Butner telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.38% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The percentage of adults in Butner who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.54% of the adults in Butner have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Butner in 2018 was $24,658, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $98,632 for a family of four. However, Butner contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Butner is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Butner home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Butner residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Butner also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.75% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Butner include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Butner is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.