COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bowman vs Anderson
PLACE A
Bowman, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Anderson, South Carolina
Bowman is 98% smaller than Anderson. Anderson earns more, with a median household income $11,586 higher. Anderson has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -19%).
BOWMANANDERSONDIFFERENCE
Total population77031,323−98% vs Anderson
Population density6541,957−1,303
Population growth-18.6%5.3%−23.9 pts
Median age44.732.7+12.0
Male45.0%45.8%−0.8 pts
Female55.0%54.2%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born6.1%6.0%+0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic16.2%59.9%−43.7 pts
Black77.0%27.0%+49.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%5.1%+0.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Other1.2%5.8%−4.7 pts
Median household income$35,347$46,933−$11,586
Per capita income$20,329$29,386−$9,057
Poverty rate37.3%21.0%+16.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5090.468+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher5.4%28.3%−22.9 pts
Graduate degree3.0%10.7%−7.7 pts
Unemployment rate12.9%6.8%+6.1 pts
Labor force participation39.4%60.5%−21.1 pts
Median home value$69,600$218,200−$148,600
Median gross rent$848$975−$127
Owner-occupied67.5%51.1%+16.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.1%9.9%+10.2 pts
Rent-burdened households30.6%45.5%−14.9 pts
Average commute31.922.0+9.9
Worked from home10.1%5.8%+4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured13.9%9.6%+4.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025