Saxapahaw, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,418
Males: 706 (49.8%), Females: 712 (50.2%)

Alamance County

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $37,204
Median house value: $85,700

Population by Race

Races in Saxapahaw:

  • White Non-Hispanic (79.1%)
  • Black (13.4%)
  • Hispanic (6.2%)
  • Other race (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (17.5%), Irish (10.2%), German (8.3%), English (6.0%), Polish (2.8%), French (2.3%).

Elevation: 539 feet

Land area: 5.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Saxapahaw

  • High school or higher: 76.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Saxapahaw CDP

  • Never married: 24.9%
  • Now married: 52.2%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 13.6%

5.5% Foreign born (4.9% Latin America, 0.6% North America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Saxapahaw:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Saxapahaw:

  • RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 38 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; Abbreviation: RDU)
  • DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 43 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 44 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Saxapahaw:

  • HURDLE FIELD (about 9 miles; MEBANE, NC; Abbreviation: 4W7)
  • BURLINGTON-ALAMANCE RGNL (about 12 miles; BURLINGTON, NC; Abbreviation: BUY)
  • HINSHAW (GREENACRES) (about 15 miles; LIBERTY, NC; Abbreviation: N61)

Amtrak station near Saxapahaw:

  • 13 miles: BURLINGTON (110 E. WEBB ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Saxapahaw:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about 17 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Full-time enrollment: 22,324)
  • ELON COLLEGE (about 19 miles; ELON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,993)
  • NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,487)
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 11,898)
  • DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,338)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 35 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Full-time enrollment: 10,868)
  • CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; SANFORD, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,400)