Anderson County, South Carolina Demographics

Anderson County is 3rd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Anderson County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - White

Anderson County is 8th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Households

Anderson County is 8th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Anderson County is 9th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Current population (2012)

Anderson County is 9th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Housing units

Anderson County is 9th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Anderson County is 9th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Anderson County is 9th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Anderson County is 10th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Anderson County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	189,355	9th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	715.4	15th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	261.6	8th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Anderson County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	6.2%	24th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.5%	17th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.1%	18th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Anderson County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.7%	19th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	18.1%	20th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Anderson County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	80.8%	5th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	16.6%	42nd	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	35th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.8%	18th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	42nd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.4%	18th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	26th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	78.2%	3rd	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Anderson County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	51.7%	15th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.6%	26th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Anderson County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	84,934	9th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	11.7%	15th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	72,519	8th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.5%	17th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$120,500	15th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.5	31st	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	420	11th	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Anderson County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$22,494	13th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$42,854	15th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.8%	38th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Anderson County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	3,622	9th	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	51,091	9th	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	13,212	9th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$2,004,732	10th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,128	14th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$235,779	10th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732