| Official Name: | Saxon, South Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA South Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Saxon |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Spartanburg |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.18 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.17 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.39 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.38 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 3896 |
| Population Density Km2: | 631.79 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1636.29 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 856 |
| Coordinates: | 34.9597°N -81.9669°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-64240[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1250806 |
Saxon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,424 at the 2010 census.[4]
Saxon is located at 34.9597°N -81.9669°W (34.959621, -81.967066).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.4sqmi, all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,707 people, 1,294 households, and 854 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1566.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,587 housing units at an average density of 670.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 58.27% White, 32.26% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 6.15% from other races, and 2.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.19% of the population.
There were 1,294 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.8% were married couples living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 17.5% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $22,381, and the median income for a family was $26,118. Males had a median income of $22,099 versus $20,139 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,887. About 18.3% of families and 23.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.3% of those under age 18 and 25.8% of those age 65 or over.
Most of the area is in Spartanburg County School District 6 while a very small portion is in Spartanburg County School District 7.[6] The latter operates Spartanburg High School.
Spartanburg Methodist College is in Saxon.[7]