Fairview Crossroads vs Swansea

A side-by-side comparison of Fairview Crossroads and Swansea: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Swansea has the higher population (700 vs 523 in Fairview Crossroads). Swansea has the higher median household income ($49,271 vs $45,994 in Fairview Crossroads). Swansea has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $96,900 in Fairview Crossroads).

Population, income & housing

	Fairview Crossroads	Swansea
Population	523	700
Median age	44.3 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$45,994	$49,271
Median home value	$96,900	$112,500
Median gross rent	—	$983
Housing units	332	375
Homeownership rate	95.9%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	25.4%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairview Crossroads	Swansea
Population	665 → 523 (-21.4%)	897 → 700 (-22.0%)
Median household income	$31,875 → $45,994 (+44.3%)	$33,036 → $49,271 (+49.1%)
Median home value	$77,000 → $96,900 (+25.8%)	$97,400 → $112,500 (+15.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$763 → $983 (+28.8%)

Fairview Crossroads

Population

665523

Median household income

$31,875$45,994

Median home value

$77,000$96,900

Swansea

Population

897700

Median household income

$33,036$49,271

Median home value

$97,400$112,500

Median gross rent

$763$983

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairview Crossroads	Swansea
Under 5	0.0%	8.6%
5 to 17	22.9%	22.4%
18 to 24	12.4%	2.4%
25 to 34	1.9%	12.0%
35 to 44	15.9%	12.9%
45 to 54	6.7%	13.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	14.4%
65 to 74	20.8%	9.3%
75 and over	6.5%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairview Crossroads	Swansea
White (non-Hispanic)	71.7%	33.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	60.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	28.3%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairview Crossroads	Swansea
No high school diploma	14.2%	9.9%
High school graduate	32.2%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	42.0%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairview Crossroads	Swansea
Drove alone	94.4%	76.2%
Carpooled	2.8%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	10.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairview Crossroads	Swansea
1-unit, detached	26.8%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	73.2%	14.4%

Poverty & households

	Fairview Crossroads	Swansea
Poverty rate	11.7%	26.7%
Average household size	2.65	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	36	27
Median year structure built	1991	1976