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Sandyfield, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Sandyfield is a Census town of 763 people across 3.16 square miles of land, in Columbus County. Median household income is $41,667, 78.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sandyfield
What Sandyfield is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.16 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land242 plus or minus 106
- County holding the largest share of its areaColumbus 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.
Sandyfield
How many people live in Sandyfield
- Population763 plus or minus 336
- Median age36.9
- Population under 1890 plus or minus 51
- Share under 1811.8 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Population 65 and over86 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over11.3 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Households254 plus or minus 124
- Family households191 plus or minus 119
- Share of households that are families75.2 percent plus or minus 29.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sandyfield
- Median household income$41,667 plus or minus $39,104
- Per capita income$19,285 plus or minus $6,647
- Civilian labor force245 plus or minus 117
- Employed229 plus or minus 106
- Unemployed16 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate6.5 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over620 plus or minus 300
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher69.7 percent plus or minus 46.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher3.9 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.3 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sandyfield
- Housing units282 plus or minus 122
- Occupied units254 plus or minus 124
- Vacant units28 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate9.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Owner occupied198 plus or minus 116
- Renter occupied56 plus or minus 32
- Ownership rate78.0 percent plus or minus 25.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$69,100 plus or minus $40,586
- Median gross rent, monthly$885 plus or minus $275
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.5 percent plus or minus 25.2
- Single family units82 plus or minus 37
- Share single family29.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes197 plus or minus 123
- Median year structure built1997
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sandyfield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute208 plus or minus 96
- Commuting under 15 minutes11 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting under 15 minutes5.3 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more134 plus or minus 63
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more64.4 percent
- Drove alone88.2 percent
- Carpooled1.3 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home9.2 percent plus or minus 10.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sandyfield
Flood risk in Sandyfield
- NFIP communityTown of Sandyfield
- NFIP community number370644
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/06/19
The Town of Sandyfield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370644 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.
Columbus County, not Sandyfield
Columbus County context, not Sandyfield figures
- Establishments in Columbus County997
- Covered employment, Columbus County14,466
- Average annual pay, Columbus County$47,896
- Housing units permitted, Columbus County55
Every figure in this section is published for Columbus County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sandyfield.
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
Sandyfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sandyfield, North Carolina?
763, in 254 households. Sandyfield town covers 3.16 square miles of land, which is 242 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sandyfield in?
Columbus 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 Sandyfield?
$41,667. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $69,100. Median gross rent is $885 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Sandyfield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sandyfield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sandyfield, town of, community 370644, 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 Sandyfield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Columbus 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 Sandyfield.
Is zoning published for Sandyfield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.