Anderson vs Homeland Park

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

Anderson and Homeland Park 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 6,944 in Homeland Park). Anderson has the higher median household income ($44,321 vs $38,079 in Homeland Park). Anderson has the higher median home value ($199,600 vs $101,400 in Homeland Park).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson	Homeland Park
Population	29,563	6,944
Median age	33.0 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,321	$38,079
Median home value	$199,600	$101,400
Median gross rent	$965	$809
Housing units	13,565	3,200
Homeownership rate	51.2%	59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	8.5%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	15.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson	Homeland Park
Population	27,289 → 29,563 (+8.3%)	5,988 → 6,944 (+16.0%)
Median household income	$33,351 → $44,321 (+32.9%)	$30,399 → $38,079 (+25.3%)
Median home value	$136,800 → $199,600 (+45.9%)	$69,100 → $101,400 (+46.7%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $965 (+26.8%)	$687 → $809 (+17.8%)

Anderson

Population

27,28929,563

Median household income

$33,351$44,321

Median home value

$136,800$199,600

Median gross rent

$761$965

Homeland Park

Population

5,9886,944

Median household income

$30,399$38,079

Median home value

$69,100$101,400

Median gross rent

$687$809

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson	Homeland Park
Under 5	6.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	16.3%	14.1%
18 to 24	14.1%	12.0%
25 to 34	15.8%	16.8%
35 to 44	10.1%	14.1%
45 to 54	9.8%	12.0%
55 to 64	11.6%	8.9%
65 to 74	8.6%	7.4%
75 and over	7.8%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson	Homeland Park
White (non-Hispanic)	59.3%	47.9%
Black or African American	28.5%	38.6%
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%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.2%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson	Homeland Park
No high school diploma	12.1%	30.9%
High school graduate	28.1%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson	Homeland Park
Drove alone	80.5%	74.7%
Carpooled	9.0%	22.2%
Public transit	0.8%	1.0%
Walked	2.7%	1.5%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	0.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson	Homeland Park
1-unit, detached	61.7%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	7.4%
20 or more units	7.3%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	16.1%

Poverty & households

	Anderson	Homeland Park
Poverty rate	22.3%	33.4%
Average household size	2.25	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1976	1973