Paxville vs Summerton

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

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

Summerton has the higher population (709 vs 386 in Paxville). Paxville has the higher median household income ($56,071 vs $35,893 in Summerton). Paxville has the higher median home value ($156,800 vs $153,100 in Summerton).

Population, income & housing

	Paxville	Summerton
Population	386	709
Median age	45.6 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,071	$35,893
Median home value	$156,800	$153,100
Median gross rent	$783	$355
Housing units	166	416
Homeownership rate	61.8%	52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	39.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	17.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paxville	Summerton
Population	430 → 386 (-10.2%)	898 → 709 (-21.0%)
Median household income	$51,944 → $56,071 (+7.9%)	$23,000 → $35,893 (+56.1%)
Median home value	$104,200 → $156,800 (+50.5%)	$152,700 → $153,100 (+0.3%)
Median gross rent	$758 → $783 (+3.3%)	$326 → $355 (+8.9%)

Paxville

Population

430386

Median household income

$51,944$56,071

Median home value

$104,200$156,800

Median gross rent

$758$783

Summerton

Population

898709

Median household income

$23,000$35,893

Median home value

$152,700$153,100

Median gross rent

$326$355

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Paxville	Summerton
Under 5	4.7%	6.9%
5 to 17	16.3%	14.4%
18 to 24	4.1%	4.4%
25 to 34	15.0%	10.0%
35 to 44	6.2%	12.6%
45 to 54	13.7%	4.5%
55 to 64	15.3%	19.0%
65 to 74	19.2%	19.7%
75 and over	5.4%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paxville	Summerton
White (non-Hispanic)	31.6%	55.0%
Black or African American	57.3%	42.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paxville	Summerton
No high school diploma	16.3%	18.6%
High school graduate	36.0%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	25.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paxville	Summerton
Drove alone	87.3%	76.4%
Carpooled	3.0%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	12.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paxville	Summerton
1-unit, detached	68.1%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	15.1%	14.4%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	19.7%

Poverty & households

	Paxville	Summerton
Poverty rate	15.0%	29.8%
Average household size	2.54	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	29	35
Median year structure built	1983	1966