Foreston vs Paxville

A side-by-side comparison of Foreston and Paxville: population, income, housing, and more.

Foreston and Paxville are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Paxville has the higher population (386 vs 66 in Foreston). Since 2019, Paxville's population has grown faster (-10.2% vs -46.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Foreston	Paxville
Population	66	386
Median age	58.8 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$56,071
Median home value	—	$156,800
Median gross rent	—	$783
Housing units	62	166
Homeownership rate	100.0%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Foreston	Paxville
Population	124 → 66 (-46.8%)	430 → 386 (-10.2%)
Median household income	$44,250 → $60,060 (+35.7%)	$51,944 → $56,071 (+7.9%)
Median home value	$82,000 → $62,100 (-24.3%)	$104,200 → $156,800 (+50.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$758 → $783 (+3.3%)

Foreston

Population

12466

Median household income

$44,250$60,060

Median home value

$82,000$62,100

Paxville

Population

430386

Median household income

$51,944$56,071

Median home value

$104,200$156,800

Median gross rent

$758$783

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Foreston	Paxville
Under 5	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	0.0%	16.3%
18 to 24	6.1%	4.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	15.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	6.2%
45 to 54	6.1%	13.7%
55 to 64	87.9%	15.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	19.2%
75 and over	0.0%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Foreston	Paxville
White (non-Hispanic)	12.1%	31.6%
Black or African American	87.9%	57.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Foreston	Paxville
No high school diploma	0.0%	16.3%
High school graduate	93.5%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	6.5%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Foreston	Paxville
Drove alone	100.0%	87.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Foreston	Paxville
1-unit, detached	100.0%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Foreston	Paxville
Poverty rate	0.0%	15.0%
Average household size	1.94	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	—	29
Median year structure built	1975	1983