COMPARING TWO PLACES
Anderson County vs Union County
PLACE A
Anderson County, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Union County, Arkansas
Anderson County is 496% larger than Union County. Anderson County earns more, with a median household income $11,392 higher. Anderson County has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -6%).
ANDERSON COUNTYUNION COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population219,93036,926+496% vs Union County
Population density30836+273
Population growth8.9%-6.2%+15.1 pts
Median age40.641.4−0.8
Male48.4%49.3%−0.9 pts
Female51.6%50.7%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born3.9%3.0%+0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.1%59.4%+15.7 pts
Black13.5%32.1%−18.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.2%4.7%+0.4 pts
Asian1.0%0.9%+0.2 pts
Other5.2%2.9%+2.3 pts
Median household income$66,651$55,259+$11,392
Per capita income$35,910$30,883+$5,027
Poverty rate14.6%19.5%−5.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4670.480−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%19.1%+7.4 pts
Graduate degree9.7%6.8%+2.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%5.5%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation59.8%56.2%+3.6 pts
Median home value$231,900$120,900+$111,000
Median gross rent$989$847+$142
Owner-occupied74.8%72.7%+2.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.1%19.6%−10.4 pts
Rent-burdened households42.2%39.5%+2.7 pts
Average commute26.520.1+6.4
Worked from home7.6%6.9%+0.7 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.1%+0.2 pts
Uninsured10.2%5.6%+4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025