Saxis vs Tangier

A side-by-side comparison of Saxis and Tangier: population, income, housing, and more.

Saxis and Tangier are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tangier has the higher population (240 vs 233 in Saxis). Saxis has the higher median household income ($40,313 vs $33,405 in Tangier). Tangier has the higher median home value ($135,900 vs $89,100 in Saxis).

Population, income & housing

	Saxis	Tangier
Population	233	240
Median age	58.5 yrs	63.8 yrs
Median household income	$40,313	$33,405
Median home value	$89,100	$135,900
Median gross rent	$1,063	—
Housing units	217	219
Homeownership rate	94.5%	96.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.1%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Saxis	Tangier
Population	238 → 233 (-2.1%)	506 → 240 (-52.6%)
Median household income	$39,028 → $40,313 (+3.3%)	$41,806 → $33,405 (-20.1%)
Median home value	$123,400 → $89,100 (-27.8%)	$95,000 → $135,900 (+43.1%)
Median gross rent	$831 → $1,063 (+27.9%)	—

Saxis

Population

238233

Median household income

$39,028$40,313

Median home value

$123,400$89,100

Median gross rent

$831$1,063

Tangier

Population

506240

Median household income

$41,806$33,405

Median home value

$95,000$135,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Saxis	Tangier
Under 5	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.2%	1.7%
18 to 24	10.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.7%	9.6%
35 to 44	1.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.9%	7.5%
55 to 64	27.9%	33.8%
65 to 74	21.5%	22.5%
75 and over	5.2%	25.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Saxis	Tangier
White (non-Hispanic)	86.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	12.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Saxis	Tangier
No high school diploma	9.8%	27.5%
High school graduate	56.0%	55.1%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	10.2%
Bachelor's degree	1.6%	2.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Saxis	Tangier
Drove alone	90.6%	39.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	10.3%
Walked	0.0%	21.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.3%
Worked from home	9.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	24.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Saxis	Tangier
1-unit, detached	98.2%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	16.0%

Poverty & households

	Saxis	Tangier
Poverty rate	36.1%	2.1%
Average household size	2.14	1.63
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1961	1986