Swepsonville vs Woodlawn

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

Swepsonville and Woodlawn 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 996 in Woodlawn). Swepsonville has the higher median household income ($94,028 vs $74,712 in Woodlawn). Swepsonville has the higher median home value ($282,500 vs $278,500 in Woodlawn).

Population, income & housing

	Swepsonville	Woodlawn
Population	2,452	996
Median age	38.1 yrs	62.0 yrs
Median household income	$94,028	$74,712
Median home value	$282,500	$278,500
Median gross rent	$988	$838
Housing units	926	583
Homeownership rate	90.4%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Swepsonville	Woodlawn
Population	1,939 → 2,452 (+26.5%)	646 → 996 (+54.2%)
Median household income	$64,559 → $94,028 (+45.6%)	$75,404 → $74,712 (-0.9%)
Median home value	$195,000 → $282,500 (+44.9%)	$217,200 → $278,500 (+28.2%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $988 (+22.0%)	$808 → $838 (+3.7%)

Swepsonville

Population

1,9392,452

Median household income

$64,559$94,028

Median home value

$195,000$282,500

Median gross rent

$810$988

Woodlawn

Population

646996

Median household income

$75,404$74,712

Median home value

$217,200$278,500

Median gross rent

$808$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Swepsonville	Woodlawn
Under 5	7.3%	3.2%
5 to 17	15.1%	3.4%
18 to 24	6.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.0%	13.6%
35 to 44	17.9%	5.2%
45 to 54	13.1%	14.0%
55 to 64	9.1%	18.1%
65 to 74	11.7%	29.2%
75 and over	4.9%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Swepsonville	Woodlawn
White (non-Hispanic)	69.3%	64.3%
Black or African American	15.9%	22.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	4.2%
Two or more races	2.3%	9.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Swepsonville	Woodlawn
No high school diploma	6.8%	8.6%
High school graduate	31.9%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Swepsonville	Woodlawn
Drove alone	77.9%	81.1%
Carpooled	5.9%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	15.9%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Swepsonville	Woodlawn
1-unit, detached	79.9%	89.4%
1-unit, attached	11.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Swepsonville	Woodlawn
Poverty rate	5.1%	3.0%
Average household size	2.74	1.77
Mean commute (minutes)	27	37
Median year structure built	2004	1978