South Carolina · Census place 01360
Anderson city, SC
Quick answer
Anderson city has 29,563 residents, ranking #17 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $44,321, the median home is worth $199,600 and median gross rent runs $965 a month.
- Population
- 29,563Anderson city residents
- Median household income
- $44,321Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $199,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $965Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Anderson city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Anderson city median would spend about 26.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.3% of residents and 51.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Mauldin city 25,985
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