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Haw River, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Haw River is a Census town of 2,824 people across 3.10 square miles of land, in Alamance County. Median household income is $61,058, 70.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Haw River
What Haw River is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.1 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land912
- County holding the largest share of its areaAlamance County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Haw River
- Population2,824
- Median age32.4
- Population under 18710 plus or minus 226
- Share under 1825.1 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Population 65 and over284 plus or minus 85
- Share 65 and over10.1 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Households1,049
- Family households675
- Share of households that are families64.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Haw River
- Median household income$61,058
- Per capita income$27,596
- Civilian labor force1,633
- Employed1,606
- Unemployed27 plus or minus 30
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over1,656
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.3 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.3 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Haw River
- Housing units1,134
- Occupied units1,049
- Vacant units85 plus or minus 72
- Vacancy rate7.5 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied743 plus or minus 178
- Renter occupied306 plus or minus 108
- Ownership rate70.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$162,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,258 plus or minus $714
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.7 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Single family units763 plus or minus 158
- Share single family67.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more149 plus or minus 74
- Share in buildings of two or more13.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes222 plus or minus 104
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Haw River gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,476
- Commuting under 15 minutes251 plus or minus 88
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more611 plus or minus 232
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.4 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Drove alone81.4 percent
- Carpooled11.7 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home6.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Haw River (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$6,119,000
- Average approval$1,529,750
- Median approval$627,000
- Largest approval$4,665,000
- Jobs supported19
- Jobs per approval4.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises75.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Haw River, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Haw River
- NFIP communityTown of Haw River
- NFIP community number370003
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/17/17
The Town of Haw River participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370003 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Alamance County, not Haw River
Alamance County context, not Haw River figures
- Establishments in Alamance County3,652
- Covered employment, Alamance County67,668
- Average annual pay, Alamance County$52,502
- Housing units permitted, Alamance County2,466
Every figure in this section is published for Alamance County as a whole and is not a measurement of Haw River.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Haw River questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Haw River, North Carolina?
2,824, in 1,049 households. Haw River town covers 3.10 square miles of land, which is 912 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Haw River in?
Alamance County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Haw River?
$61,058. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $162,400. Median gross rent is $1,258 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Haw River businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $6.1 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $627,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Haw River, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Haw River borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Haw River. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Haw River in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Haw River appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Haw River, town of, community 370003, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Haw River figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Alamance County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Haw River.
Is zoning published for Haw River?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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