North Santee vs Paxville

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

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

North Santee has the higher population (528 vs 386 in Paxville). Paxville has the higher median household income ($56,071 vs $42,393 in North Santee). North Santee has the higher median home value ($236,100 vs $156,800 in Paxville).

Population, income & housing

	North Santee	Paxville
Population	528	386
Median age	66.3 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$42,393	$56,071
Median home value	$236,100	$156,800
Median gross rent	—	$783
Housing units	361	166
Homeownership rate	100.0%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.6%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Santee	Paxville
Population	719 → 528 (-26.6%)	430 → 386 (-10.2%)
Median household income	$42,031 → $42,393 (+0.9%)	$51,944 → $56,071 (+7.9%)
Median home value	$96,700 → $236,100 (+144.2%)	$104,200 → $156,800 (+50.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$758 → $783 (+3.3%)

North Santee

Population

719528

Median household income

$42,031$42,393

Median home value

$96,700$236,100

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)

	North Santee	Paxville
Under 5	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	7.0%	16.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.1%
25 to 34	2.8%	15.0%
35 to 44	11.2%	6.2%
45 to 54	13.3%	13.7%
55 to 64	13.8%	15.3%
65 to 74	22.9%	19.2%
75 and over	29.0%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Santee	Paxville
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	31.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	13.4%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Santee	Paxville
No high school diploma	9.0%	16.3%
High school graduate	42.4%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Santee	Paxville
Drove alone	97.1%	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	2.9%	9.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Santee	Paxville
1-unit, detached	46.3%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.1%
5 to 19 units	18.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.1%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	North Santee	Paxville
Poverty rate	3.2%	15.0%
Average household size	2.41	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	2000	1983