Sawmills

Population: 5,027
Median household income: $56,534
Median home value: $180,500

Sawmills is a community in Caldwell County, North Carolina, home to 5,027 residents. At $56,534, its median household income sits in line with Caldwell County's $55,401.

From 2019 to 2023, Sawmills's population declined 2.7% from 5,165 to 5,027, while its median home value rose 66.7% from $108,300 to $180,500.

The typical home was built around 1989. 13.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,027
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $56,534
Median home value: $180,500
Median gross rent: $719
Housing units: 2,390
Homeownership rate: 67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1655,027

Median household income

$52,951$56,534

Median home value

$108,300$180,500

Median gross rent

$674$719

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,165	$52,951	$108,300	$674
2020	5,201	$55,296	$114,700	$632
2021	5,053	$61,973	$150,600	$648
2022	5,026	$63,388	$156,100	$676
2023	5,027	$56,534	$180,500	$719

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 448.0%

45 to 5416.8%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	161	3.2%
5 to 17	838	16.7%
18 to 24	420	8.4%
25 to 34	771	15.3%
35 to 44	400	8.0%
45 to 54	843	16.8%
55 to 64	663	13.2%
65 to 74	600	11.9%
75 and over	331	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,610	91.7%
Black or African American	84	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	152	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	179	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.7%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	712	19.7%
High school graduate	1,220	33.8%
Some college or associate's	1,095	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	412	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	169	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone84.0%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.2%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,884	84.0%
Carpooled	246	11.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	1.2%
Other means	88	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	576	26.0%
15 to 29 min	1,124	50.7%
30 to 44 min	342	15.4%
45 to 59 min	90	4.1%
60+ min	86	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 13.7% (690 of 5,027)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,305	66.5%
Nonfamily households	658	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,963	82.1%
Vacant	427	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,322	67.3%
Renter-occupied	641	32.7%

1-unit, detached62.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other25.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,487	62.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	188	7.9%
5 to 19 units	113	4.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	602	25.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3759540
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.8176, -81.4763