People QuickFacts Anderson South Carolina Population, 2011 estimate 26,871 4,679,230 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 26,686 4,625,364 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.7% 1.2% Population, 2010 26,686 4,625,364 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.7% 6.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 23.4% 23.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 17.9% 13.7% Female persons, percent, 2010 55.5% 51.4%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 61.4% 66.2% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 33.6% 27.9% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.0% 1.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.1% 1.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 4.1% 5.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 59.5% 64.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 73.6% 84.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 4.8% 4.7% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 6.1% 6.6% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 77.4% 83.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 18.5% 24.0% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 18.4 23.2  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 49.4% 69.9% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 30.5% 17.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $126,300 $134,100 Households, 2006-2010 10,741 1,741,994 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.18 2.51 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $18,586 $23,443 Median household income 2006-2010 $28,517 $43,939 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 27.1% 16.4%     Business QuickFacts Anderson South Carolina Total number of firms, 2007 3,383 360,397 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.0% 12.1% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.1% 27.6%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 860,300 93,977,455 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 177,973 40,498,047 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 761,948 54,298,410 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $28,576 $12,273 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 126,825 8,383,463     Geography QuickFacts Anderson South Carolina Land area in square miles, 2010 14.60 30,060.70 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,828.4 153.9 FIPS Code 01360 45 Counties Anderson County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts