Saxapahaw vs Swepsonville

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

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

Swepsonville has the higher population (2,452 vs 1,501 in Saxapahaw). Swepsonville has the higher median household income ($94,028 vs $63,281 in Saxapahaw). Swepsonville has the higher median home value ($282,500 vs $179,300 in Saxapahaw).

Population, income & housing

	Saxapahaw	Swepsonville
Population	1,501	2,452
Median age	42.1 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,281	$94,028
Median home value	$179,300	$282,500
Median gross rent	$694	$988
Housing units	646	926
Homeownership rate	70.5%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	30.8%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Saxapahaw	Swepsonville
Population	1,599 → 1,501 (-6.1%)	1,939 → 2,452 (+26.5%)
Median household income	$47,011 → $63,281 (+34.6%)	$64,559 → $94,028 (+45.6%)
Median home value	$133,900 → $179,300 (+33.9%)	$195,000 → $282,500 (+44.9%)
Median gross rent	$861 → $694 (-19.4%)	$810 → $988 (+22.0%)

Saxapahaw

Population

1,5991,501

Median household income

$47,011$63,281

Median home value

$133,900$179,300

Median gross rent

$861$694

Swepsonville

Population

1,9392,452

Median household income

$64,559$94,028

Median home value

$195,000$282,500

Median gross rent

$810$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Saxapahaw	Swepsonville
Under 5	4.2%	7.3%
5 to 17	19.4%	15.1%
18 to 24	2.7%	6.9%
25 to 34	16.1%	14.0%
35 to 44	9.8%	17.9%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.1%
55 to 64	12.5%	9.1%
65 to 74	18.5%	11.7%
75 and over	4.5%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Saxapahaw	Swepsonville
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	69.3%
Black or African American	2.1%	15.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	12.9%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Saxapahaw	Swepsonville
No high school diploma	17.5%	6.8%
High school graduate	34.0%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Saxapahaw	Swepsonville
Drove alone	79.2%	77.9%
Carpooled	3.9%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.9%	12.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Saxapahaw	Swepsonville
1-unit, detached	55.0%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.4%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40.4%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Saxapahaw	Swepsonville
Poverty rate	6.9%	5.1%
Average household size	2.43	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1991	2004