Saxon

Population: 4,139
Median household income: $28,394
Median home value: $68,900

Saxon, a community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, has 4,139 residents. Its median household income of $28,394 runs below the Spartanburg County figure of $64,195.

From 2019 to 2023, Saxon's population grew 8.2% from 3,827 to 4,139, while its median home value rose 68.0% from $41,000 to $68,900.

The median gross rent is $909. 12.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,139
Median age: 27.6 yrs
Median household income: $28,394
Median home value: $68,900
Median gross rent: $909
Housing units: 1,643
Homeownership rate: 45.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 11.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8274,139

Median household income

$21,367$28,394

Median home value

$41,000$68,900

Median gross rent

$740$909

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,827	$21,367	$41,000	$740
2020	3,727	$22,967	$42,900	$814
2021	4,007	$24,140	$52,900	$831
2022	4,171	$25,231	$43,000	$883
2023	4,139	$28,394	$68,900	$909

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 2421.4%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 647.3%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	328	7.9%
5 to 17	655	15.8%
18 to 24	887	21.4%
25 to 34	424	10.2%
35 to 44	419	10.1%
45 to 54	494	11.9%
55 to 64	304	7.3%
65 to 74	440	10.6%
75 and over	188	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,144	27.6%
Black or African American	1,674	40.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	73	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.2%
Two or more races	204	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,036	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.0%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	704	31.0%
High school graduate	777	34.2%
Some college or associate's	503	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	202	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	83	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone66.1%

Carpooled26.7%

Public transit0.5%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,091	66.1%
Carpooled	441	26.7%
Public transit	9	0.5%
Walked	70	4.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	40	2.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	628	39.0%
15 to 29 min	858	53.3%
30 to 44 min	75	4.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	50	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 44.3% (1,620 of 3,660)

	Count	Share
Family households	877	63.1%
Nonfamily households	512	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,389	84.5%
Vacant	254	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	628	45.2%
Renter-occupied	761	54.8%

1-unit, detached49.5%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other38.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	813	49.5%
1-unit, attached	38	2.3%
2 to 4 units	21	1.3%
5 to 19 units	56	3.4%
20 or more units	81	4.9%
Mobile home & other	634	38.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4564240
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.38 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.9611, -81.9693