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Anderson County, SC

Demographic and economic profile of Anderson County, SC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Anderson County has a population of 217,183 that grew 5.7% over five years, with a labor force participation rate of 60.2% and an unemployment rate of 5.1%. The workforce skews toward lower-cost labor, with median worker earnings of $38,980 and 26.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs remain modest, with a median home value of $212,500 and median gross rent of $952 per month, alongside a homeownership rate of 75.4%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

217,183

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$66,651

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.7% since 2018

Anderson County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone161,072 (76.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone28,586 (13.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races8,724 (4.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,842 (2.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,628 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone2,221 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,355
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1,031
  3. 3.Other Indo-European902
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)299
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic273

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

12,388

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,126

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$34,923

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance23,475
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)18,460
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)11,317
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services8,819
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services6,860

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations36,425
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations18,840
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations17,766
  4. 4.Service Occupations14,218
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations8,036

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.01×)18,892
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.09×)4,830
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.06×)23,355
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.05×)10,826
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.04×)5,766

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$212,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$952/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9999,156 (14.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9998,908 (14.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9997,720 (12.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9994,892 (7.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9994,502 (7.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9994,258 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,980

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone75,185 (80.1%)
  • Carpooled9,290 (9.9%)
  • Worked At Home7,133 (7.6%)
  • Other899 (1.0%)
  • Walked835 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit299 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.