Ossipee vs Saxapahaw

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

Ossipee 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 650 in Ossipee). Saxapahaw has the higher median household income ($63,281 vs $59,076 in Ossipee). Saxapahaw has the higher median home value ($179,300 vs $121,500 in Ossipee).

Population, income & housing

	Ossipee	Saxapahaw
Population	650	1,501
Median age	38.2 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,076	$63,281
Median home value	$121,500	$179,300
Median gross rent	$775	$694
Housing units	276	646
Homeownership rate	84.4%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	16.9%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ossipee	Saxapahaw
Population	466 → 650 (+39.5%)	1,599 → 1,501 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $59,076 (+24.4%)	$47,011 → $63,281 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$102,200 → $121,500 (+18.9%)	$133,900 → $179,300 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$630 → $775 (+23.0%)	$861 → $694 (-19.4%)

Ossipee

Population

466650

Median household income

$47,500$59,076

Median home value

$102,200$121,500

Median gross rent

$630$775

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)

	Ossipee	Saxapahaw
Under 5	4.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	12.5%	19.4%
18 to 24	10.2%	2.7%
25 to 34	17.7%	16.1%
35 to 44	12.2%	9.8%
45 to 54	16.9%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.5%	12.5%
65 to 74	6.2%	18.5%
75 and over	6.3%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ossipee	Saxapahaw
White (non-Hispanic)	73.5%	84.3%
Black or African American	10.6%	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	4.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ossipee	Saxapahaw
No high school diploma	16.1%	17.5%
High school graduate	48.2%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ossipee	Saxapahaw
Drove alone	83.7%	79.2%
Carpooled	5.1%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	16.9%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ossipee	Saxapahaw
1-unit, detached	77.2%	55.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	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	21.7%	40.4%

Poverty & households

	Ossipee	Saxapahaw
Poverty rate	13.0%	6.9%
Average household size	2.67	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1971	1991