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Sawmills, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Sawmills is a Census town of 5,042 people across 6.61 square miles of land, in Caldwell County. Median household income is $71,067, 68.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sawmills
What Sawmills is
- Census place typetown
- Land area6.61 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land763
- County holding the largest share of its areaCaldwell 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 Sawmills
- Population5,042
- Median age38.8 plus or minus 10.5
- Population under 181,148 plus or minus 288
- Share under 1822.8 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Population 65 and over725 plus or minus 197
- Share 65 and over14.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households1,908
- Family households1,255
- Share of households that are families65.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sawmills
- Median household income$71,067
- Per capita income$33,741 plus or minus $6,934
- Civilian labor force2,690
- Employed2,475
- Unemployed215 plus or minus 176
- Unemployment rate8.0 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over3,531
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.0 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sawmills
- Housing units2,370
- Occupied units1,908
- Vacant units462 plus or minus 180
- Vacancy rate19.5 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Owner occupied1,310
- Renter occupied598 plus or minus 175
- Ownership rate68.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$219,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$730
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Single family units1,470
- Share single family62.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more253 plus or minus 143
- Share in buildings of two or more10.7 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Mobile homes647 plus or minus 159
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sawmills gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,278
- Commuting under 15 minutes484 plus or minus 188
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.2 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more460 plus or minus 210
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.2 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Drove alone84.3 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Sawmills
- NFIP communityTown of Sawmills
- NFIP community number370645
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/07/09
The Town of Sawmills participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370645 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.
Caldwell County, not Sawmills
Caldwell County context, not Sawmills figures
- Establishments in Caldwell County1,414
- Covered employment, Caldwell County25,506
- Average annual pay, Caldwell County$50,605
- Housing units permitted, Caldwell County224
Every figure in this section is published for Caldwell County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sawmills.
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.
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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
Sawmills questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sawmills, North Carolina?
5,042, in 1,908 households. Sawmills town covers 6.61 square miles of land, which is 763 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sawmills in?
Caldwell 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 Sawmills?
$71,067. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $219,600. Median gross rent is $730 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Sawmills in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sawmills appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sawmills, town of, community 370645, 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 Sawmills figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Caldwell 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 Sawmills.
Is zoning published for Sawmills?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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