Granville County and Its Homes
Granville County grew 2 percent from 2020 to 2025, to 61,421 people by the Census Bureau's estimate, in about 24,800 housing units.
Its five incorporated towns each have a page here: Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Stem and Stovall. About 40 percent of Granville County's housing units are inside town limits, the rest in unincorporated areas.
Granville County at a Glance
- Population: 61,421 (2025), 60,178 (2020)
- Housing units: about 24,800
- Median year built: 1992 (North Carolina: 1991)
- Built before 1980: 33% (statewide: 34%)
- Detached houses: 71%
- Mobile homes: 19%
- Owner-occupied: 77%
- Heated with electricity: 65% (statewide: 65%)
- Climate zone: 3 (2021 map), 4 (state code)
- Towns with pages here: 5
Census Bureau estimates for Granville County (housing: 2020 to 2024).
What We Do in Granville County
Attic Insulation in Granville County
Some 33 percent of Granville County housing units predate 1980; joists showing above their insulation mean more blown-in fiberglass is due, R-49 from bare.
Attic Insulation Removal in Granville County
Wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation comes out of Granville County attics, and a mouse-soiled Granville County attic is sanitized and deodorized; in the 15 percent of homes built before 1960, vermiculite is ruled out first.
Air Sealing in Granville County
Some 65 percent of Granville County homes heat with electricity, often through attic ducts; their joints and the ceiling's gaps are sealed first.
Homes in Granville County
Half of Granville County's 24,800 housing units were built before 1992: 21 percent before 1970, 33 percent before 1980 (nearly all before the state's 1978 insulation rule) and 15 percent in 2010 or later. The largest share went up in the 2000s, under codes that asked for less than ENERGY STAR now suggests; ENERGY STAR notes insulation is often thinnest at the eaves. Among Granville County towns, the median home is oldest in Oxford (1976) and newest in Stem (2011).
Granville County by type: 71 percent detached houses, 9 percent in buildings of two or more homes and 19 percent mobile homes. In Granville County, 65 percent of homes heat with electricity, 17 percent with piped gas and 14 percent with tank gas (6 percent statewide).
Granville County Homes by Year Built
- Before 1940: about 1,420 units, 6% (±1)
- 1940s: about 720 units, 3% (±1)
- 1950s: about 1,500 units, 6% (±1)
- 1960s: about 1,640 units, 7% (±1)
- 1970s: about 2,800 units, 11% (±2)
- 1980s: about 3,470 units, 14% (±2)
- 1990s: about 4,440 units, 18% (±2)
- 2000s: about 5,050 units, 20% (±2)
- 2010s: about 3,100 units, 13% (±2)
- 2020 or later: about 650 units, 3% (±1)
Climate Across Granville County
NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals for Granville County towns, by station: Oxford Ag station (Oxford, Stem and Stovall): about 3,570 heating and 1,550 cooling degree days; Durham station (Butner): about 3,750 heating and 1,350 cooling degree days; Falls Lake station (Creedmoor): about 3,820 heating and 1,320 cooling degree days.
Power and Gas in Granville County
The card lists Granville County's town and countryside utilities by the territory maps; a power bill confirms the one at an address. The territory map does not split Duke Energy's two North Carolina companies in Granville County; their programs are the same, and the power bill names the one at an address.
Enbridge Gas North Carolina holds the Granville County gas franchise (NC Utilities Commission map), and 17 percent of Granville County homes heat with piped gas.
Who Supplies Power in Granville County
- Duke Energy: Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Stem and Stovall
- Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative: homes near Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Stem and Stovall
- Wake Electric: homes near Oxford, Creedmoor and Stovall
- Piedmont Electric Cooperative: other parts of Granville County
Energy Programs for Granville County Homes
Check each program's current terms for a Granville County home; some pay only through the utility's contractor network. Insulation Pros is an approved Duke Energy trade ally for Duke's rebate.
Programs for Granville County
- Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Duke Energy rebate; Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Stem and more).
- Attic Insulation and Duct Sealing Rebates (Piedmont Electric Cooperative; parts of Granville County): member rebates for bringing attic insulation up to at least R-38 and for duct sealing, installed by a contractor.
- Home Energy House Call (Duke Energy home assessment; Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Stem and more).
- Home Energy Advisor (Piedmont Electric Cooperative; parts of Granville County): free home energy analysis.
- Income-qualified Weatherization (Duke Energy income-qualified; Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Stem and more).
- ThermWise Weatherization Assistance (Enbridge Gas; Granville County gas customers): no-cost weatherization for gas customers, income-qualified.
- Energy Saver North Carolina (statewide income-qualified; any Granville County address).
- Weatherization Assistance Program (statewide income-qualified; any Granville County address).
Granville County Insulation FAQs
Do you serve all of Granville County?
Yes: Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Stem and Stovall, and every unincorporated Granville County address.
Which utilities offer insulation rebates in Granville County?
Duke Energy's Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Stem and more); Piedmont Electric Cooperative's Attic Insulation and Duct Sealing Rebates (parts of Granville County).
Does attic insulation in Granville County need a permit?
Ask Granville County Building Permits before work starts. For an address in Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor or another Granville County town, the town or city hall can tell you whether Granville County's office handles its permits.
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