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People QuickFacts |
Anderson |
South Carolina |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
26,242 | 4,321,249 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
2.4% | 7.7% |
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Population, 2000 |
25,514 | 4,012,012 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.7% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
22.2% | 25.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
20.4% | 12.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
54.8% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
63.1% | 67.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
34.0% | 29.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.8% | 0.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.2% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
1.5% | 2.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
50.1% | 55.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.3% | 2.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
4.4% | 5.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
70.3% | 76.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
20.0% | 20.4% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
18.2 | 24.3 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
12,068 | 1,753,670 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
53.4% | 72.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$84,100 | $94,900 |
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Households, 2000 |
10,641 | 1,533,854 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.22 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$27,716 | $37,082 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,577 | $18,795 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
20.8% | 14.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Anderson |
South Carolina |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
257,014 | 32,988,974 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
604,803 | 40,629,089 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$23,441 | $9,903 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
81,401 | 6,104,316 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,859 | 292,984 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
8.3% | 9.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.5% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | Z |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
23.5% | 26.2% |
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