Anderson, South Carolina demographics

Anderson, SC demographics: median age 32.7; 28.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Anderson city, South Carolina · Incorporated city · GEOID 4501360. The survey estimates a population of 30,051 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Anderson is 32.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.0 years. There are 12,584 households (±545). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	32.7 ±2.0	40.2 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 30,051
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	6,473 ±654	21.5% ±2.2 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	9,320 ±823	31.0% ±2.7 pp	22.0%	22.8%
35–64	9,116 ±729	30.3% ±2.4 pp	37.7%	38.0%
65 and older	5,142 ±502	17.1% ±1.7 pp	18.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 30,051
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Male	13,752 ±552	45.8% ±1.8 pp	48.7%	49.5%
Female	16,299 ±549	54.2% ±1.8 pp	51.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 30,051
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
White alone	18,408 ±956	61.3% ±3.2 pp	63.3%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	8,142 ±884	27.1% ±2.9 pp	24.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	238 ±242 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	648 ±198	2.2% ±0.7 pp	1.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	20 ±27 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	558 ±273	1.9% ±0.9 pp	2.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,037 ±625	6.8% ±2.1 pp	6.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 30,051
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,529 ±479	94.9% ±1.6 pp	92.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,522 ±468	5.1% ±1.6 pp	7.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,584
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,028 ±385	32.0% ±2.7 pp	47.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	720 ±270	5.7% ±2.1 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,104 ±333	16.7% ±2.5 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,827 ±634	38.4% ±4.8 pp	29.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	905 ±255	7.2% ±2.0 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,584
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,299 ±324	26.2% ±2.3 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	9,285 ±673	73.8% ±4.3 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,584
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,827 ±634	38.4% ±4.8 pp	29.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,142 ±471	32.9% ±3.5 pp	36.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,439 ±298	11.4% ±2.3 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,601 ±292	12.7% ±2.3 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	341 ±141	2.7% ±1.1 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	101 ±76 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	133 ±90 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 30,051
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Native	28,236 ±358	94.0% ±1.2 pp	94.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,815 ±350	6.0% ±1.2 pp	5.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 28,173
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
English only	25,734 ±627	91.3% ±2.0 pp	91.6%	77.7%
Spanish	1,163 ±400	4.1% ±1.4 pp	5.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	75 ±105 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	154 ±176 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	354 ±240 · low precision	1.3% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	130 ±81 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	2.0%
Korean	32 ±44 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	41 ±58 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	68 ±90 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	125 ±133 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	47 ±44 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Arabic	195 ±185 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	55 ±71 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 19,213
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,247 ±429	11.7% ±2.2 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,277 ±517	27.5% ±2.6 pp	28.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,188 ±542	21.8% ±2.7 pp	19.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,058 ±389	10.7% ±2.0 pp	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,386 ±515	17.6% ±2.6 pp	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,057 ±337	10.7% ±1.7 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 29,721
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Same house	23,638 ±935	79.5% ±3.1 pp	87.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,204 ±649	10.8% ±2.2 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,298 ±370	4.4% ±1.2 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,568 ±537	5.3% ±1.8 pp	3.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	13 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.6% of Anderson residents (±1.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.6% in South Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 87.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Anderson	South Carolina	U.S.	Compared with South Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.6% ±1.7 pp	9.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.7% ±1.9 pp	88.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.2% ±1.1 pp	8.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Anderson . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

Read Anderson housing and cost context or return to the city profile.