With 30,051 people, Anderson is a city in South Carolina. The median age is 32.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. 51% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 32%. Median household income is $46,933, under the $82,259 national median. 21.0% of people here live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,933, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Anderson
What changed most since 1990
Median age35.7 → 32.7(−3.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share64.8% → 59.9%(−4.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share34.0% → 27.0%(−7.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Anderson's population equals 14% of Anderson County's. Its number of households without a car equals 31% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 22% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.1%(295)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.4%(462)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.7%(437)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.7%(98)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,470 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Anderson, decade by decade
Anderson population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
26,184
$46,641
$125,764
17.0%
58.0
2000
25,514
$50,489
$152,655
20.0%
61.8
2010
26,686
$41,024
$181,691
18.5%
66.6
2020
28,106
$40,687
$167,261
23.1%
71.0
2024
30,051
$46,933
$218,200
28.3%
70.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
