Anson County, North Carolina

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Anson County, North Carolina is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for married-couple households.

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Key figures

Statistic	Anson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	22,289	10,730,404	334,922,499	1761st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$47,302	$72,388	$80,734	2888th of 3,221
Median Age	41.9	39.1	38.9	1535th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	9.9%	35.7%	35.7%	3184th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$148,600	$288,900	$332,700	2276th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$814	$1,228	$1,413	2006th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.7%	13.0%	12.5%	408th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.5%	4.7%	5.2%	940th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	41.9	220.7	n/a	1697th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.3%	9.1%	14.1%	1443rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.8	n/a	n/a	2717th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.5%	66.6%	65.2%	2442nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.4	25.1	26.4	604th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.9%	16.3%	15.1%	1509th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.0%	n/a	n/a	1033rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	33.6%	47.2%	46.9%	3121st of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.4%	n/a	n/a	1584th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Anson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Anson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	43.7%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.2%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	44.6%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.1%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	60.5	58.4	61.4

Age in Anson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Anson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	41.9	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	19.9%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.5%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.5%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.8%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.7%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Anson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Anson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	8,548	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	57.5%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.3%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.9%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.5%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	41.6%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Anson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Anson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,781	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	29.8%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.4%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.6%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.7%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.7%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	47.3%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	33.8%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Anson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Anson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	9,954	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.0%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.0%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.1%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.5%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.1%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,141	$1,896	n/a

Education in Anson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Anson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	16.9%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	45.9%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.3%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.2%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	2.7%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Anson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Anson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.5%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.8%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.2%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.8%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.4%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Anson County, North Carolina

Statistic	Anson County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.2%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.4%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.1%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.2%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.9%	10.0%	16.7%

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