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South Carolina·Anderson County
14 tracts·31K people·$218K median·1,917/mi²
White 60 · Black 27 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Living alone 38 · Married couple 32 · Other 30
Health 39 · Retail 16 · Professional 11 · Manufacturing 11 · Leisure 11 · Public admin 10 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Production · transport 20 · Sales · office 17 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 6 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Anderson is $218,200 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Anderson has 30,051 residents across 8 census tracts and 14 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.7; the population is 59.9% White, 27.0% Black, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Multiracial, 2.2% Asian and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 28.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.0% (Census ACS).
Concord Elementary (67%), Whitehall Elementary (55%) and Calhoun Academy of the Arts (49%) lead the elementary schools; The South Carolina Preparatory Academy is the high school with reported scores (27%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $975/month, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Anderson is $46,933 a year, 45% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Anderson, median rent is $975/month and the median home value is $218,200 (Census ACS).
Anderson reported 6.0 violent crimes and 53.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Anderson are ice storm (93), cold wave (85) and lightning (84), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Anderson, 3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).