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Saxon, SC

4,139 Population
2.4 square miles 1,738.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

27.6 ±2.6 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.2
  • about two-thirds of the figure in South Carolina: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$15,881 ±$3,480 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: $32,932 ±$772
  • about two-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $37,993 ±$303
$28,394 ±$4,585 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: $62,440 ±$1,377
  • about two-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $66,818 ±$504

44.3% ±15.1% (1,620  ±653) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 15.1% 53,919 (±0.8% / ±2,946)
  • more than double the rate in South Carolina: 14.2% 719,720 (±0.3% / ±14,294)

16.8 minutes ±0.9 (27,130  ±6,617) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 24.8 3,822,980 (±0.4 / ±83,533)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 54,950,328 (±0.1 / ±402,424)

Families

1,389 ±219 Number of households
  • the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 140,344 ±1,020
  • South Carolina: 2,070,390 ±5,976
2.6 ±0.4 (3,660  ±786) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 2.5 356,616 (±0 / ±89)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 5,074,803

0.9% ±1.4% (10  ±16) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 5.3% † 4,497 (±0.7% / ±569)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 63,936 (±0.2% / ±2,298)

Housing

1,643 ±219 Number of housing units
  • the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 154,594 ±73
  • South Carolina: 2,401,638 ±448

$68,900 ±$22,076 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: $207,900 ±$3,554
  • about one-quarter of the amount in South Carolina: $236,700 ±$1,344

14.8% ±5.2% (608  ±245.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 12.8% 46,238 (±0.9% / ±3,172.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 13.1% 675,719 (±0.2% / ±11,203.9)

Social

69% ±6.6% (1,565  ±339.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 87.3% 216,721 (±1.5% / ±3,733.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 89.6% 3,234,677 (±0.4% / ±15,380.7)
12.6% ±6.6% (285  ±159.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 24.8% 61,521 (±0.9% / ±2,121.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 31.5% 1,136,208 (±0.3% / ±9,349.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

12.9% ±5.3% (532  ±241) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 7.6% 27,688
  • more than double the rate in South Carolina: 5.6% 293,556

5.8% ±4.2% (182  ±135) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 6.8% 18,903 (±0.4% / ±1,070)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 8.5% 344,530 (±0.1% / ±4,290)
182 Total veterans ±135 182 Male ±135 N/A Female ±14

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