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Anderson (Central & Northeast) County--Anderson City PUMA, SC

135,280 Population
269 square miles 502.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±1.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 40.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,753 ±$2,304 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in South Carolina: $40,195 ±$511
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$76,317 ±$7,269 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in South Carolina: $72,350 ±$959
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11% ±2.4% (14,618  ±3,269) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 13.3% 707,939 (±0.5% / ±25,914)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.1 minutes ±1 (1,419,630  ±69,689) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

54,292 ±2,919 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,222,890 ±11,062
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.2 (132,280  ±6,657) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,338,044
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.2% ±2.1% (1,369  ±696) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 67,181 (±0.5% / ±5,987)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

59,414 ±2,498 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,531,310 ±358
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$298,900 ±$18,792 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in South Carolina: $299,500 ±$3,303
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.2% ±2.7% (16,447  ±3,722.1) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 12.3% 668,017 (±0.4% / ±24,046)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.8% ±2.5% (82,311  ±4,928.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 91% 3,479,792 (±0.8% / ±31,588.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
33.8% ±2.5% (30,622  ±2,813.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 33.3% 1,275,289 (±0.5% / ±18,834.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

6.2% ±2.1% (7,583  ±2,578.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 8.4% 418,840 (±0.1% / ±6,831.9)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

5.2% ±1.3% (7,013  ±1,763) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 6.4% 351,009
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.3% ±1.2% (5,486  ±1,251) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 8.1% 345,945 (±0.3% / ±11,931)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,486 Total veterans ±1,251 4,988 Male ±1,048 498 Female ±478

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