COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Anson County

North Carolina · 23,474 residents · 531 sq mi

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Anson County is a county of 23,474 people in North Carolina. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $41,000. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. Median rent is $296 a month. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 18%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,474

−7%vs 2000

vs 25,275 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

531 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(1,534)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(1,749)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(1,763)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(1,963)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(1,551)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(3,429)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(3,296)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(2,401)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(2,103)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(2,166)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(1,107)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(412)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,836

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,849 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,402

−37%vs 2000

vs $14,853 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.6%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,000

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$296

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $404 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.5%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.9% in 2000

24.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.2%(12,429)

Black48.4%(12,245)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(211)

Asian0.6%(143)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic52%(12,217)

Black47.3%(11,106)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(42)

Asian0.2%(56)

Other0.4%(95)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(636)

Puerto Rican0.5%(103)

Central American0.4%(100)

Honduran0.2%(39)

South American0.1%(26)

Colombian0.1%(26)

Panamanian0.1%(24)

Guatemalan0.1%(20)

Nicaraguan0.1%(17)

Cuban0.1%(12)

Dominican0%(8)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.9%(203)

Vietnamese0.6%(132)

Filipino0.1%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(2)

Ancestry

American7.1%(1,574)

English7%(1,557)

German3.3%(742)

Irish3.1%(691)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(350)

Italian1.1%(239)

Portuguese0.9%(207)

Scottish0.7%(148)

Subsaharan African0.4%(97)

Welsh0.3%(72)

West Indian0.2%(51)

French Canadian0.2%(48)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.2%(43)

French0.2%(35)

Polish0.1%(31)

Jamaican0.1%(28)

Dutch0.1%(27)

British0.1%(26)

Russian0.1%(24)

Norwegian0.1%(21)

Swedish0.1%(21)

Arab0.1%(15)

Lebanese0.1%(15)

Greek0%(4)

Macedonian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.8%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

−1%vs 2000

vs 20.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married44.6%(4,277)

Married39.1%(3,756)

Widowed4.1%(397)

Divorced12.2%(1,170)

Women 15+

Never married38.4%(3,477)

Married33.5%(3,034)

Widowed15.1%(1,370)

Divorced12.9%(1,163)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.3%

−6.2 ptssince 2013

from 19.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.3%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 45.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.5%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.7%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.3%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 58.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.4%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 46.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)17.1%(200)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.6%(347)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.5%(416)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.5%(76)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,171 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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