Overview Saxapahaw is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,671 people and just one neighborhood, Saxapahaw is the 327th largest community in North Carolina. Occupations and Workforce Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Saxapahaw is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Saxapahaw is a town of professionals, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Saxapahaw who work in maintenance occupations (13.55%), healthcare (12.71%), and office and administrative support (7.96%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.90% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Setting & Lifestyle The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Saxapahaw has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Saxapahaw a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Saxapahaw doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute. Saxapahaw Demographics The citizens of Saxapahaw are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.88% of adults in Saxapahaw having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Saxapahaw in 2022 was $29,611, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,444 for a family of four. However, Saxapahaw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Saxapahaw is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Saxapahaw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Saxapahaw residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Saxapahaw also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.92% of the town鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Saxapahaw include Irish, English, European, German, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Saxapahaw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.