Roebuck vs Saxon

A side-by-side comparison of Roebuck and Saxon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Saxon has the higher population (4,139 vs 3,468 in Roebuck). Roebuck has the higher median household income ($51,111 vs $28,394 in Saxon). Roebuck has the higher median home value ($192,800 vs $68,900 in Saxon).

Population, income & housing

	Roebuck	Saxon
Population	3,468	4,139
Median age	36.6 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$51,111	$28,394
Median home value	$192,800	$68,900
Median gross rent	$1,087	$909
Housing units	1,429	1,643
Homeownership rate	80.2%	45.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roebuck	Saxon
Population	2,851 → 3,468 (+21.6%)	3,827 → 4,139 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$52,794 → $51,111 (-3.2%)	$21,367 → $28,394 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$155,300 → $192,800 (+24.1%)	$41,000 → $68,900 (+68.0%)
Median gross rent	$871 → $1,087 (+24.8%)	$740 → $909 (+22.8%)

Roebuck

Population

2,8513,468

Median household income

$52,794$51,111

Median home value

$155,300$192,800

Median gross rent

$871$1,087

Saxon

Population

3,8274,139

Median household income

$21,367$28,394

Median home value

$41,000$68,900

Median gross rent

$740$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Roebuck	Saxon
Under 5	7.2%	7.9%
5 to 17	12.6%	15.8%
18 to 24	5.2%	21.4%
25 to 34	23.2%	10.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	10.1%
45 to 54	19.8%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.3%	7.3%
65 to 74	4.4%	10.6%
75 and over	5.5%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roebuck	Saxon
White (non-Hispanic)	60.8%	27.6%
Black or African American	22.3%	40.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roebuck	Saxon
No high school diploma	11.8%	31.0%
High school graduate	29.1%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roebuck	Saxon
Drove alone	76.6%	66.1%
Carpooled	10.7%	26.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	3.2%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roebuck	Saxon
1-unit, detached	75.9%	49.5%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	12.6%	38.6%

Poverty & households

	Roebuck	Saxon
Poverty rate	8.7%	44.3%
Average household size	2.53	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1989	1969