COMPARING TWO PLACES
Anson County vs Richmond County
PLACE A
Anson County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Richmond County, Georgia
Anson County is 89% smaller than Richmond County. Richmond County earns more, with a median household income $8,335 higher. Richmond County has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -18%).
ANSON COUNTYRICHMOND COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population21,758206,559−89% vs Richmond County
Population density41637−596
Population growth-18.2%3.0%−21.2 pts
Median age41.935.2+6.7
Male51.5%48.3%+3.2 pts
Female48.5%51.7%−3.2 pts
Foreign-born3.3%3.8%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic43.7%31.4%+12.3 pts
Black44.6%55.7%−11.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.2%5.8%−1.6 pts
Asian1.6%1.6%Even
Other5.9%5.5%+0.4 pts
Median household income$47,302$55,637−$8,335
Per capita income$24,781$31,825−$7,044
Poverty rate21.7%20.0%+1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4640.486−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%24.5%−14.6 pts
Graduate degree2.7%9.9%−7.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%8.5%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation51.5%62.4%−10.9 pts
Median home value$148,600$178,500−$29,900
Median gross rent$814$1,141−$327
Owner-occupied68.5%51.2%+17.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.1%17.7%−3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households33.3%51.9%−18.7 pts
Average commute29.421.4+8.0
Worked from home8.9%9.1%−0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured13.3%11.8%+1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025