COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Anson County

North Carolina · 25,275 residents · 531 sq mi

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Anson County is a county of 25,275 people in North Carolina. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Median home value sits at $60,400. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 24%. Households take in $29,849 at the median, 30% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 36.6

US median: 35.2

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,275

+8%since 1990

from 23,474 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.6

+7%since 1990

from 34.2 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

531 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.5%(1,641)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.3%(1,850)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,828)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.6%(1,670)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.2%(1,555)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.8%(3,493)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.2%(3,831)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.5%(3,413)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.3%(2,353)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.2%(1,813)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.4%(1,377)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.8%(451)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,849

+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $21,836 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,853

+58%since 1990

from $9,402 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

17.8%

+0.1 ptssince 1990

from 17.6% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$60,400

+12%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $41,000 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$404

+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $296 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

75.9%

+0.5 ptssince 1990

from 75.5% in 1990

24.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic52%(12,217)

Black47.3%(11,106)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(42)

Asian0.2%(56)

2000

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

Black48.4%(12,245)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(211)

Asian0.6%(143)

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

9.2%

+1.9 ptssince 1990

from 7.3% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

70.2%

+9.3 ptssince 1990

from 60.8% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

2.6%

+0.4 ptssince 1990

from 2.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.2 min

+1%since 1990

from 20.0 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married29%(2,828)

Married58.1%(5,671)

Widowed3.9%(385)

Divorced8.9%(869)

Women 15+

Never married24.6%(2,509)

Married51.9%(5,297)

Widowed16.2%(1,652)

Divorced7.4%(753)

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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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