Sawmills, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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29%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

35%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sawmills	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$32,020	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$83,064	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$90,919	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$51,375	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$44,659	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$37,966	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.6%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	20.1%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sawmills is 29% lower than the national average
The median household income in Sawmills is 2% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sawmills is 35% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Sawmills is 33% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$55,370 $83,064 $166,128

City

$47,588 $71,390 $142,780

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Sawmills median earnings by income bracket

Sawmills employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.0%	2.0%
Manufacturing sector	27.6%	27.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.6%	0.6%
Wholesale & retail services	16.3%	16.3%
Public administration	0.7%	0.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.6%	9.6%
Education, health & social services	9.7%	9.7%
Other	31.1%	31.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Northlakes, NC	1,331	$121,150	49.0%
Cedar Rock, NC	290	$105,042	29.2%
Bethlehem, NC	4,098	$101,592	24.9%
Granite Falls, NC	4,805	$99,608	22.5%
Valdese, NC	4,579	$87,891	8.1%
Sawmills, NC	5,379	$83,064	2.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Carlyss, LA	5,379	$86,555	6.4%
Bowling Green, MO	5,376	$55,444	31.8%
Obetz, OH	5,382	$102,594	26.1%
Hoopeston, IL	5,383	$54,949	32.4%
Springfield, MI	5,383	$54,429	33.1%
Sawmills, NC	5,379	$83,064	2.1%

Source: The Sawmills, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.