Haw River, NC Housing Market & City Data

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2,535
Population Estimate
$104,076
Median Home Value
98.5%
Employment Rate
10.8%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$179
Median Listing Price$330,000
Median Days on Market106
Active Listings42
New Listings12
Total Listings (Active + Pending)50
Avg Listing Price$352,673
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-17%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.27
Family Dual Income56.7
Median Household Income$40,560
Median Individual Income$23,820
Home Ownership71.5%
Home Value$104,076
Median Rent$648
Rent Burden28.0%
Poverty6.6%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED15.5%
  • Highschool Education33.9%
  • Some College39.8%
  • Bachelors Degree8.2%
  • Graduate Degree2.6%
  • Total College or Above10.8%
  • Stem Degree38.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male51.7%
  • Female48.3%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married49.7%
  • Divorced14.5%
  • Never Married31.0%
  • Widowed4.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityHaw River
State IDNC
Population2,535

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1829.4%
19–2916.6%
30–398.6%
40–4911.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.0%
60–6911.9%
70–797.2%
80+2.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation64.1%
Unemployment Rate1.5%
Disabled15.1%

ETHNICITY

White78.5%
Black5.0%
Asian0.1%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.1%
Other13.7%
Multiple2.4%

OTHER

Hispanic27.4%
Limited English2.6%
Health Uninsured20.8%
Veteran10.1%

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Neighborhoods in Haw River, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Haw River, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Autumn Trace

    Autumn Trace ↗

    Median asking price
    $209,400
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    101
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5/10 · 3 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.