COMPARING TWO PLACES
Saxon vs Superior
PLACE A
Saxon, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Superior, Wisconsin
Saxon is 85% smaller than Superior. Superior earns more, with a median household income $31,924 higher. Saxon has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -2%).
SAXONSUPERIORDIFFERENCE
Total population4,08526,397−85% vs Superior
Population density1,716721+995
Population growth13.8%-1.8%+15.6 pts
Median age27.339.1−11.8
Male46.1%48.6%−2.5 pts
Female53.9%51.4%+2.5 pts
Foreign-born14.7%2.4%+12.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic27.3%88.2%−60.8 pts
Black38.0%1.0%+36.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino25.3%2.6%+22.7 pts
Asian2.3%1.1%+1.2 pts
Other7.1%7.2%−0.1 pts
Median household income$32,292$64,216−$31,924
Per capita income$16,319$37,690−$21,371
Poverty rate45.8%13.3%+32.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.431+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%29.1%−15.1 pts
Graduate degree3.8%8.3%−4.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%3.2%+5.0 pts
Labor force participation59.5%65.6%−6.0 pts
Median home value$90,000$180,400−$90,400
Median gross rent$934$900+$34
Owner-occupied38.3%60.6%−22.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.3%6.4%+9.9 pts
Rent-burdened households39.6%41.1%−1.5 pts
Average commute16.416.1+0.4
Worked from home3.8%8.7%−4.9 pts
Public transit to work0.7%1.4%−0.8 pts
Uninsured16.4%5.0%+11.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024