Demographics of Anderson city, South Carolina

Anderson city, South Carolina had 31,323 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,817 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Anderson city, in four figures

31,323
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 30,051 ±58.; +6.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,817 people.; 32.7 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,933 ±$4,427
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Anderson city, South Carolina's population grew 6.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Anderson city, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Anderson city, South Carolina's population grew 6.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Anderson city, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	29,506	100.0	100.0
2021	29,622	100.4	100.2
2022	30,048	101.8	100.7
2023	30,509	103.4	101.6
2024	31,074	105.3	102.5
2025	31,323	106.2	103.1

Population of Anderson city, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	29,506	—
2021	29,622	+116
2022	30,048	+426
2023	30,509	+461
2024	31,074	+565
2025	31,323	+249

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.7 ±2.0: for men 32.5 ±2.8 and for women 32.8 ±3.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Anderson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,878 ±338	6.2% ±1.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,595 ±560	15.3% ±1.9	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,365 ±587	14.5% ±2.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,019 ±750	26.7% ±2.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,052 ±549	20.1% ±1.8	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,142 ±502	17.1% ±1.7	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,933 ±$4,427, and income per person $29,386 ±$2,197, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,324 ±$570 in South Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Anderson city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	2,941 ±404	23.4% ±3.0	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,602 ±541	28.6% ±4.1	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,886 ±358	15.0% ±2.8	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,599 ±248	12.7% ±1.9	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,523 ±304	12.1% ±2.4	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	656 ±178	5.2% ±1.4	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	377 ±154	3.0% ±1.2	8.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Anderson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	5,827 ±894	21.0% ±3.2	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,136 ±461	33.6% ±6.1	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,748 ±445	18.4% ±2.8	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	943 ±238	14.7% ±3.5	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Anderson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Anderson city	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	13,969 ±497	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.1% ±2.2	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.9% ±1.9	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	51.1% ±3.2	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	48.9% ±4.0	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$218,200 ±$13,472	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$975 ±$58	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Anderson city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,522 ±468	5.1% ±1.6	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,003 ±891	59.9% ±3.0	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,126 ±888	27.0% ±3.0	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	648 ±198	2.2% ±0.7	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 480	0% to 1.6%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 47	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	0% to 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,478 ±474	4.9% ±1.6	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Anderson city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	17,357 ±1,002	57.8% ±3.3	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,538 ±971	35.1% ±3.2	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	170 to 512	0.6% to 1.7%	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,815 ±350	6.0% ±1.2	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	973 ±267	3.2% ±0.9	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	842 ±276	2.8% ±0.9	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Anderson city among the places of South Carolina

18th of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Places of South Carolina near Anderson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Myrtle Beach city	38,371 ±79
Hilton Head Island town	37,911 ±43
Bluffton town	33,157 ±35
Aiken city	32,521 ±32
Fort Mill town	30,775 ±44
Anderson city	30,051 ±58
Conway city	27,263 ±38
Mauldin city	27,055 ±47
Carolina Forest CDP	26,263 ±2,009
Simpsonville city	26,144 ±70
North Augusta city	25,653 ±359

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Reported crime in Anderson city, South Carolina

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026