Anderson vs Belton

A side-by-side comparison of Anderson and Belton: population, income, housing, and more.

Anderson and Belton are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Anderson has the higher population (29,563 vs 4,405 in Belton). Belton has the higher median household income ($48,164 vs $44,321 in Anderson). Anderson has the higher median home value ($199,600 vs $116,300 in Belton).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson	Belton
Population	29,563	4,405
Median age	33.0 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$44,321	$48,164
Median home value	$199,600	$116,300
Median gross rent	$965	$896
Housing units	13,565	1,718
Homeownership rate	51.2%	61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson	Belton
Population	27,289 → 29,563 (+8.3%)	4,366 → 4,405 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$33,351 → $44,321 (+32.9%)	$31,976 → $48,164 (+50.6%)
Median home value	$136,800 → $199,600 (+45.9%)	$96,400 → $116,300 (+20.6%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $965 (+26.8%)	$683 → $896 (+31.2%)

Anderson

Population

27,28929,563

Median household income

$33,351$44,321

Median home value

$136,800$199,600

Median gross rent

$761$965

Belton

Population

4,3664,405

Median household income

$31,976$48,164

Median home value

$96,400$116,300

Median gross rent

$683$896

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson	Belton
Under 5	6.0%	7.2%
5 to 17	16.3%	24.0%
18 to 24	14.1%	2.3%
25 to 34	15.8%	17.8%
35 to 44	10.1%	7.7%
45 to 54	9.8%	11.1%
55 to 64	11.6%	9.9%
65 to 74	8.6%	11.4%
75 and over	7.8%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson	Belton
White (non-Hispanic)	59.3%	81.5%
Black or African American	28.5%	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson	Belton
No high school diploma	12.1%	16.9%
High school graduate	28.1%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson	Belton
Drove alone	80.5%	86.8%
Carpooled	9.0%	12.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.6%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	0.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson	Belton
1-unit, detached	61.7%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	4.0%
20 or more units	7.3%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Anderson	Belton
Poverty rate	22.3%	19.2%
Average household size	2.25	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	21	29
Median year structure built	1976	1957