Anderson vs Centerville

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

Anderson and Centerville 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 6,860 in Centerville). Centerville has the higher median household income ($66,912 vs $44,321 in Anderson). Centerville has the higher median home value ($212,800 vs $199,600 in Anderson).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson	Centerville
Population	29,563	6,860
Median age	33.0 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$44,321	$66,912
Median home value	$199,600	$212,800
Median gross rent	$965	$1,027
Housing units	13,565	3,319
Homeownership rate	51.2%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson	Centerville
Population	27,289 → 29,563 (+8.3%)	7,173 → 6,860 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$33,351 → $44,321 (+32.9%)	$55,565 → $66,912 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$136,800 → $199,600 (+45.9%)	$151,300 → $212,800 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $965 (+26.8%)	$778 → $1,027 (+32.0%)

Anderson

Population

27,28929,563

Median household income

$33,351$44,321

Median home value

$136,800$199,600

Median gross rent

$761$965

Centerville

Population

7,1736,860

Median household income

$55,565$66,912

Median home value

$151,300$212,800

Median gross rent

$778$1,027

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson	Centerville
Under 5	6.0%	4.0%
5 to 17	16.3%	13.5%
18 to 24	14.1%	9.8%
25 to 34	15.8%	12.1%
35 to 44	10.1%	9.8%
45 to 54	9.8%	14.9%
55 to 64	11.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.7%
75 and over	7.8%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson	Centerville
White (non-Hispanic)	59.3%	86.7%
Black or African American	28.5%	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson	Centerville
No high school diploma	12.1%	5.9%
High school graduate	28.1%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson	Centerville
Drove alone	80.5%	87.2%
Carpooled	9.0%	7.3%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	5.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson	Centerville
1-unit, detached	61.7%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	9.2%
20 or more units	7.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Anderson	Centerville
Poverty rate	22.3%	7.3%
Average household size	2.25	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1976	1990