Anderson County, SC Demographic Data
Anderson County, SC Summary
Anderson County is located in South Carolina
- Population: 189,355
- Area: 757.44 sq. miles
- Land Area: 715.43 sq. miles
- Water Area: 42.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 249.99 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 746.06 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Anderson County, SC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
101,764
52%
50.8
Male
94,805
48%
49.2
Total Population
196,569
323,128,000
Anderson County, SC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
11,865
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
11,421
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
13,993
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
12,956
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
11,790
6.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
23,518
12.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
23,563
12.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
26,687
13.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
13,599
6.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
12,673
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
20,313
10.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
10,578
5.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3,613
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
151,527
77.1%
77.2
Female
80,009
52.8%
51.3
Male
71,518
47.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
144,510
73.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
42,401
21.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
34,504
17.6%
15.2
Female
19,492
56.5%
55.8
Male
15,012
43.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Anderson County, SC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
193,391
98.4%
96.8
White
156,660
79.7%
72.6
Black or African American
32,543
16.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
309
0.2%
0.8
Asian
1,935
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
1,944
1.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
3,178
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
7,083
3.6%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
189,486
96.4%
82.2
Anderson County, SC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
6,727
5.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
14,755
11.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
45,300
33.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
25,565
19.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
13,743
10.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
17,208
12.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
11,246
8.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
21,482
16.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
113,062
84.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
28,454
21.2%
31.2
Anderson County, SC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
45,444
28.5%
33.7%
Now Married
74,782
46.9%
47.5
Divorced
19,789
12.4%
11.0%
Separated
4,994
3.1%
2.0
Widowed
14,281
9.0
5.8%
Anderson County, SC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
176,349
95.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
8,355
4.5%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Anderson County, SC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
6,306
8.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4,547
6.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
8,791
11.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
10,079
13.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
11,767
15.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
13,584
18.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
8,275
11.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
7,500
9.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,355
3.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2,228
3.0%
6.4
Median household income
45,090
57,617
Per capita income
24,573
31,128
Anderson County, SC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
951
1.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
6,427
7.3%
9.8
Construction
4,917
5.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
20,780
23.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,101
3.5%
6.6
Information
658
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
18,504
21.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4,224
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
7,505
8.6%
11.4
Public administration
2,569
2.9%
4.6
Retail trade
13,129
15.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,615
3.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2,334
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
7,940
9.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
28,212
32.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
16,801
19.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
21,339
24.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
13,422
15.3%
18.1%
Anderson County, SC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
84,591
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
72,526
85.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
6,910
8.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
152
0.2%
5.1
Walked
1,612
1.9%
2.7
Other means
582
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
2,809
3.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.0
26.6
Anderson County, SC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
5,490
7.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
22,646
30.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
27,386
36.3%
37.1
3 or more
19,910
26.4%
21.0
Anderson County, SC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
75,432
87.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
50,190
66.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
25,242
33.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
11,317
13.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Anderson County, SC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
86,749
1 room
990
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
1,605
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
4,778
5.5%
9.1
4 rooms
15,025
17.3%
16.5
5 rooms
20,483
23.6%
19.8
6 rooms
18,090
20.9%
17.8
7 rooms
9,393
10.8%
12.0
8 rooms
7,565
8.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
8,820
10.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Anderson County, SC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
86,749
1-unit, detached
58,882
67.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,618
1.9%
5.9
2-units
700
0.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,631
1.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,931
3.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
2,295
2.6%
4.4
20 or more units
2,175
2.5%
9.0
Mobile home
16,517
19.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Anderson County, SC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,224
3.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
5,416
6.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
8,036
9.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
8,229
9.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
16,636
19.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
12,972
15.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
14,966
17.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
14,714
17.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,568
1.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
988
1.1%
1.4%
Anderson County, SC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
20,613
27.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,874
2.5%
4.7
Electricity
50,951
67.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
311
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
740
1.0%
1.9
Solar energy
195
0.3%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
748
1.0%
1.1
Anderson County, SC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
24,793
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
704
2.8%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
718
2.9%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
961
3.9%
11.8%
Less than $500
1,336
5.4%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,040
16.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
7,554
30.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
9,480
38.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
12,974
52.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,210
13.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,502
10.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,143
8.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,820
15.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
144
0.0%
0.0%
Anderson County, SC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
23,109
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
33
0.1%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
536
2.3%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
725
3.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,628
11.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
3,603
15.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
15,584
67.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2,133
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
723
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,347
19.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,152
9.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,950
17.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,079
9.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,808
7.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
8,448
37.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,458
0.0%
0.0%
Anderson County, SC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
50,190
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
7,504
15.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
11,897
23.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
8,192
16.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
8,652
17.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
7,764
15.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
4,416
8.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,248
2.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
517
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
132,900
205,000