Anson County, North Carolina

Anson County has a population of 22,289 and has shrunk 1.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $148,600, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $47,302.

Home price
$148,600
Income
$47,302
Population
22,289
Unemployment
5.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$148,600county
Median gross rent$814county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198061.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile26.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented31.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,623(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,138county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$867county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,364county
Home insurance / yr$3,124(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.8(statewide)
Median household income$47,302county
Family health premium / yr$23,120(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,720(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.684(statewide)
Poverty rate21.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.9%county
Unemployment rate5.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.0%county
Share of workers employed by government12.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.6%county
Economic output per resident$52,276county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.77%county
Top state income tax3.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.10%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service44 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport132000county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station24 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.4%county
Traffic deaths125.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher9.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.1%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment2924county
Students per full-time teacher17.0county
Free lunch eligible98.9%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians45county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year27.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year25.5%county
Frequent mental distress17.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population22,289county
Land area in square miles531county
People per square mile of land41.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store8.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age41.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.7%county
Share of households that are one person36.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.3%county
Second languages5.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls77.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents481county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents12county
Households that moved in469county
Households that moved away452county
Average income of arriving households$45,030county
Average income of departing households$40,314county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year53county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate376(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature62.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.51 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F52 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing58 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days238 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 21county
Average first fall frostNov 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$156county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.8¢county
Household electricity use1,006 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.19(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity58.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.6%county
Homes heated by propane22.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil9.3%county
Homes heated by wood2.1%county
Households with broadband85.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk51.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk50.9county
Landslide risk34.2county
Hail risk36.3county
Earthquake risk64.8county
Tornado risk71.9county
Tropical cyclone risk82.9county
Extreme heat risk48.1county
Winter weather risk31.3county
Strong wind risk72.3county
Wildfire risk58.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Anson County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the North Carolina figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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