Saxon vs Whitney

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

Saxon and Whitney 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 3,659 in Whitney). Whitney has the higher median household income ($49,181 vs $28,394 in Saxon). Whitney has the higher median home value ($136,700 vs $68,900 in Saxon).

Population, income & housing

	Saxon	Whitney
Population	4,139	3,659
Median age	27.6 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$28,394	$49,181
Median home value	$68,900	$136,700
Median gross rent	$909	$899
Housing units	1,643	1,833
Homeownership rate	45.2%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Saxon	Whitney
Population	3,827 → 4,139 (+8.2%)	3,999 → 3,659 (-8.5%)
Median household income	$21,367 → $28,394 (+32.9%)	$43,607 → $49,181 (+12.8%)
Median home value	$41,000 → $68,900 (+68.0%)	$111,000 → $136,700 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$740 → $909 (+22.8%)	$771 → $899 (+16.6%)

Saxon

Population

3,8274,139

Median household income

$21,367$28,394

Median home value

$41,000$68,900

Median gross rent

$740$909

Whitney

Population

3,9993,659

Median household income

$43,607$49,181

Median home value

$111,000$136,700

Median gross rent

$771$899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Saxon	Whitney
Under 5	7.9%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.8%	13.8%
18 to 24	21.4%	4.2%
25 to 34	10.2%	19.2%
35 to 44	10.1%	10.8%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.5%
55 to 64	7.3%	18.4%
65 to 74	10.6%	7.4%
75 and over	4.5%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Saxon	Whitney
White (non-Hispanic)	27.6%	42.9%
Black or African American	40.4%	37.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	25.0%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Saxon	Whitney
No high school diploma	31.0%	24.9%
High school graduate	34.2%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	22.2%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Saxon	Whitney
Drove alone	66.1%	74.2%
Carpooled	26.7%	19.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Saxon	Whitney
1-unit, detached	49.5%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	3.7%
20 or more units	4.9%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	38.6%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Saxon	Whitney
Poverty rate	44.3%	13.7%
Average household size	2.63	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1969	1981