Anderson vs Powdersville

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

Anderson and Powdersville 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 11,321 in Powdersville). Powdersville has the higher median household income ($88,125 vs $44,321 in Anderson). Powdersville has the higher median home value ($318,600 vs $199,600 in Anderson).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson	Powdersville
Population	29,563	11,321
Median age	33.0 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$44,321	$88,125
Median home value	$199,600	$318,600
Median gross rent	$965	$1,231
Housing units	13,565	4,372
Homeownership rate	51.2%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson	Powdersville
Population	27,289 → 29,563 (+8.3%)	9,632 → 11,321 (+17.5%)
Median household income	$33,351 → $44,321 (+32.9%)	$67,424 → $88,125 (+30.7%)
Median home value	$136,800 → $199,600 (+45.9%)	$188,300 → $318,600 (+69.2%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $965 (+26.8%)	$816 → $1,231 (+50.9%)

Anderson

Population

27,28929,563

Median household income

$33,351$44,321

Median home value

$136,800$199,600

Median gross rent

$761$965

Powdersville

Population

9,63211,321

Median household income

$67,424$88,125

Median home value

$188,300$318,600

Median gross rent

$816$1,231

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson	Powdersville
Under 5	6.0%	6.7%
5 to 17	16.3%	16.8%
18 to 24	14.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	15.8%	11.4%
35 to 44	10.1%	19.4%
45 to 54	9.8%	11.8%
55 to 64	11.6%	11.0%
65 to 74	8.6%	9.9%
75 and over	7.8%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson	Powdersville
White (non-Hispanic)	59.3%	78.8%
Black or African American	28.5%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.8%
Asian	2.4%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson	Powdersville
No high school diploma	12.1%	6.2%
High school graduate	28.1%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson	Powdersville
Drove alone	80.5%	84.9%
Carpooled	9.0%	4.8%
Public transit	0.8%	0.3%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	9.4%
Other means	1.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson	Powdersville
1-unit, detached	61.7%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	17.8%
20 or more units	7.3%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Anderson	Powdersville
Poverty rate	22.3%	8.5%
Average household size	2.25	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	21	37
Median year structure built	1976	1996