Glen Raven vs Saxapahaw

A side-by-side comparison of Glen Raven and Saxapahaw: population, income, housing, and more.

Glen Raven and Saxapahaw are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Glen Raven has the higher population (3,684 vs 1,501 in Saxapahaw). Glen Raven has the higher median household income ($64,189 vs $63,281 in Saxapahaw). Glen Raven has the higher median home value ($204,000 vs $179,300 in Saxapahaw).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Raven	Saxapahaw
Population	3,684	1,501
Median age	32.2 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,189	$63,281
Median home value	$204,000	$179,300
Median gross rent	$729	$694
Housing units	1,288	646
Homeownership rate	68.1%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Raven	Saxapahaw
Population	3,495 → 3,684 (+5.4%)	1,599 → 1,501 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$53,526 → $64,189 (+19.9%)	$47,011 → $63,281 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$145,500 → $204,000 (+40.2%)	$133,900 → $179,300 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$837 → $729 (-12.9%)	$861 → $694 (-19.4%)

Glen Raven

Population

3,4953,684

Median household income

$53,526$64,189

Median home value

$145,500$204,000

Median gross rent

$837$729

Saxapahaw

Population

1,5991,501

Median household income

$47,011$63,281

Median home value

$133,900$179,300

Median gross rent

$861$694

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Raven	Saxapahaw
Under 5	7.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	16.4%	19.4%
18 to 24	13.9%	2.7%
25 to 34	16.8%	16.1%
35 to 44	8.8%	9.8%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.3%
55 to 64	11.8%	12.5%
65 to 74	10.5%	18.5%
75 and over	2.7%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Raven	Saxapahaw
White (non-Hispanic)	57.7%	84.3%
Black or African American	14.5%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	24.5%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Raven	Saxapahaw
No high school diploma	12.9%	17.5%
High school graduate	31.5%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Raven	Saxapahaw
Drove alone	73.4%	79.2%
Carpooled	14.4%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	16.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Raven	Saxapahaw
1-unit, detached	87.6%	55.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	40.4%

Poverty & households

	Glen Raven	Saxapahaw
Poverty rate	13.5%	6.9%
Average household size	2.95	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1987	1991