NE Piedmont News

27 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Butner in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 14.9 percent lower than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 7,779.

80.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,112	19.6
Regular high school diploma	1,440	25.3
GED or alternative credential	206	3.6
Some college, less than 1 year	358	6.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,036	18.2
Associate's degree	392	6.9
Bachelor's degree	840	14.8
Master's degree	277	4.9
Professional school degree	12	0.2
Doctorate degree	12	0.2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.