Altamahaw vs Saxapahaw

A side-by-side comparison of Altamahaw and Saxapahaw: population, income, housing, and more.

Altamahaw and Saxapahaw are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Saxapahaw has the higher population (1,501 vs 568 in Altamahaw). Saxapahaw has the higher median household income ($63,281 vs $62,315 in Altamahaw). Altamahaw has the higher median home value ($215,200 vs $179,300 in Saxapahaw).

Population, income & housing

	Altamahaw	Saxapahaw
Population	568	1,501
Median age	39.7 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,315	$63,281
Median home value	$215,200	$179,300
Median gross rent	—	$694
Housing units	226	646
Homeownership rate	93.5%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	11.4%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Altamahaw	Saxapahaw
Population	319 → 568 (+78.1%)	1,599 → 1,501 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$88,393 → $62,315 (-29.5%)	$47,011 → $63,281 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$106,600 → $215,200 (+101.9%)	$133,900 → $179,300 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$861 → $694 (-19.4%)

Altamahaw

Population

319568

Median household income

$88,393$62,315

Median home value

$106,600$215,200

Saxapahaw

Population

1,5991,501

Median household income

$47,011$63,281

Median home value

$133,900$179,300

Median gross rent

$861$694

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Altamahaw	Saxapahaw
Under 5	10.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	18.3%	19.4%
18 to 24	14.3%	2.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	16.1%
35 to 44	11.8%	9.8%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.3%
55 to 64	24.5%	12.5%
65 to 74	3.7%	18.5%
75 and over	4.8%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Altamahaw	Saxapahaw
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	84.3%
Black or African American	1.6%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Altamahaw	Saxapahaw
No high school diploma	3.4%	17.5%
High school graduate	53.8%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Altamahaw	Saxapahaw
Drove alone	76.7%	79.2%
Carpooled	9.0%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.2%	16.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Altamahaw	Saxapahaw
1-unit, detached	85.8%	55.0%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	40.4%

Poverty & households

	Altamahaw	Saxapahaw
Poverty rate	6.5%	6.9%
Average household size	2.65	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1980	1991