Anderson County, South Carolina

Anderson County has a population of 210,478 and has grown 8.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $231,900, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $66,651.

Home price
$231,900
Income
$66,651
Population
210,478
Unemployment
5.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$231,900county
Median gross rent$989county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198039.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile14.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,379county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,173county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,035county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,519county
Home insurance / yr$2,974(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living94.7(statewide)
Median household income$66,651county
Family health premium / yr$24,280(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,512(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.542(statewide)
Poverty rate14.6%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 home7.6%county
Unemployment rate5.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.5%county
Share of workers employed by government13.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.6%county
Economic output per resident$50,162county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.45%county
Top state income tax5.21%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.92%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.49%(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 time26.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service32 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1412702county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.2 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 station15 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.7%county
Traffic deaths52.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.2(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 higher26.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.1%county
Public schools in the county54county
Public school enrollment34114county
Students per full-time teacher15.5county
Elementary schools31county
Middle schools11county
High schools9county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians66county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.0%county
Frequent mental distress16.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.2%county

Place

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

Population210,478county
Land area in square miles714county
People per square mile of land295.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores27county
Convenience stores26county
Share living far from a food store22.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract13.4%county
Population change since 2020+8.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.4%county
Share of households that are one person28.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.9%county
Second languages5.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls72.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents170county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents12county
Households that moved in5,740county
Households that moved away4,788county
Average income of arriving households$65,650county
Average income of departing households$57,504county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes16county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,493county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings13.0%county
Violent crime rate437(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature62.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.1 incounty
Annual snowfall1.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.62 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F50 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing51 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days224 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 29county
Average first fall frostNov 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$156county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use1,026 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity64.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas29.4%county
Homes heated by propane3.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood0.9%county
Households with broadband88.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk88.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk50.6county
Landslide risk60.0county
Hail risk82.0county
Earthquake risk87.4county
Tornado risk90.8county
Tropical cyclone risk78.0county
Extreme heat risk78.4county
Winter weather risk36.8county
Strong wind risk89.7county
Wildfire risk47.4county

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 Anderson County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the South Carolina figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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