About Saxapahaw

Saxapahaw is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,394 people and just one neighborhood, Saxapahaw is the 347th largest community in North Carolina.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Saxapahaw is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.8% of the Saxapahaw workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Saxapahaw is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Saxapahaw who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.61%), management occupations (8.53%), and sales jobs (7.84%).

Also of interest is that Saxapahaw has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Saxapahaw is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Saxapahaw Information and Demographics

The citizens of Saxapahaw are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 17.87% of adults in Saxapahaw having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Saxapahaw in 2000 was $18,055, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $72,220 for a family of four.

Saxapahaw is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Saxapahaw home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Saxapahaw is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Saxapahaw include German, English, Irish, Polish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Saxapahaw is English. Some people also speak Spanish.