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Saxon, SC

4,085 Population
2.4 square miles 1,715.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

27.3 ±2.1 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 38.2 ±0.3
  • about two-thirds of the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$16,319 ±$3,380 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: $33,580 ±$673
  • about two-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$32,292 ±$9,656 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: $64,382 ±$1,716
  • about half the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

45.8% ±15.2% (1,648  ±675) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 15.1% 55,287 (±0.9% / ±3,229)
  • more than double the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.4 minutes ±5.8 (26,580  ±6,422) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 25.3 3,963,210 (±0.4 / ±88,581)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,368 ±221 Number of households
  • the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 143,283 ±834
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.5 (3,601  ±866) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 2.6 366,409 (±0 / ±79)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.2% ±1.8% (13  ±20) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 5.5% † 4,864 (±0.6% / ±554)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,635 ±217 Number of housing units
  • the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 157,697 ±108
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$90,000 ±$17,744 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: $225,000 ±$3,370
  • about one-third of the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.3% ±4.8% (542  ±226.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 12.7% 47,232 (±0.9% / ±3,246.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

73.2% ±2.5% (1,630  ±343.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 87.9% 224,195 (±1.5% / ±3,714)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.9% ±6.4% (310  ±156.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 24.3% 61,939 (±0.7% / ±1,886.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

14.7% ±4.9% (600  ±238) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 8.2% 30,683
  • more than double the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5% ±4% (149  ±120) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Spartanburg, SC Metro Area: 6.7% 19,180 (±0.3% / ±976)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
149 Total veterans ±120 149 Male ±120 N/A Female ±14

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