North Carolina · Census place 59540
Sawmills town, NC
Quick answer
Sawmills town has 5,027 residents, ranking #163 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $56,534, the median home is worth $180,500 and median gross rent runs $719 a month.
- Population
- 5,027Sawmills town residents
- Median household income
- $56,534Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $180,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $719Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sawmills town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sawmills town median would spend about 15.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.7% of residents and 67.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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