South Mills

Population: 294
Median household income: $73,676
Median home value: $265,700

Located in Camden County, North Carolina, South Mills is a community with a population of 294. At $73,676, its median household income sits below Camden County's $87,781.

Between 2019 and 2023, South Mills's population declined 35.5% from 456 to 294, while its median home value rose 86.2% from $142,700 to $265,700.

100.0% of workers drive to work alone. 73.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 294
Median age: 29.6 yrs
Median household income: $73,676
Median home value: $265,700
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 90
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 20.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

456294

Median home value

$142,700$265,700

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	456	—	$142,700
2020	391	—	$141,400
2021	556	—	$177,600
2022	627	—	$172,300
2023	294	$73,676	$265,700

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

Age distribution

Under 526.9%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3436.4%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 645.8%

65 to 744.1%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	79	26.9%
5 to 17	36	12.2%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	107	36.4%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	43	14.6%
55 to 64	17	5.8%
65 to 74	12	4.1%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	282	95.9%
Black or African American	12	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.2%

High school graduate8.9%

Some college or associate's74.9%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	16.2%
High school graduate	16	8.9%
Some college or associate's	134	74.9%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	133	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	24	18.0%
15 to 29 min	10	7.5%
30 to 44 min	63	47.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	36	27.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.27
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 294)

	Count	Share
Family households	49	54.4%
Nonfamily households	41	45.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	90	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	90	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached73.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	66	73.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24	26.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3763340
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.79 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.4379, -76.3307