Angier in pictures
1 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
Explore the history →A town of 6,241. A typical home worth about $331K.
The 3 things Angier does most differently from other towns.
4,350 people in 2010; 6,241 today.
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Ordered by what stands out in Angier. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Angier home is worth about $331,000, down 1.1% in a year, close to the North Carolina typical home.
0.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jack Marley Park | — | 28 |
| 2. Depot Square | — | 1 |
Most working residents leave Angier for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Raleigh (21%), Cary (9%) and Fuquay-Varina (6%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 24% of U.S. communities.
Angier beats the North Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| What stands out | Angier | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 15% | 10.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 20.8% | 15.2% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.8% | 8.1% |
The public schools Angier’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 69% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Charter Academy | K–8 | 782 | B− |
| Angier Elementary | 3–5 | 376 | D |
| Carolina Charter Remote Academy: CFA | M | — | Not graded |
Angier has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Angier's reported crime rate is well below North Carolina's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 16 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
Where Angier’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
1 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
Explore the history →3 notable people were born in Angier.
Town in North Carolina, United States
Angier ( AN-jur) is a town in the Black River Township of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Angier had a population of 5,265. Angier is a part of the greater Raleigh–Durham–Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as defined by the United States Census Bureau.
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