Anson County vs Hertford County

A side-by-side comparison of Anson County and Hertford County: population, income, housing, and more.

Anson County and Hertford County are counties in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Anson County has the higher population (21,903 vs 20,492 in Hertford County). Hertford County has the higher median household income ($47,472 vs $44,245 in Anson County). Anson County has the higher median home value ($119,300 vs $111,100 in Hertford County).

Population, income & housing

	Anson County	Hertford County
Population	21,903	20,492
Median age	42.4 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$44,245	$47,472
Median home value	$119,300	$111,100
Median gross rent	$849	$806
Housing units	9,932	9,831
Homeownership rate	65.6%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anson County	Hertford County
Population	24,902 → 21,903 (-12.0%)	24,012 → 20,492 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$40,213 → $44,245 (+10.0%)	$41,028 → $47,472 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$91,200 → $119,300 (+30.8%)	$88,600 → $111,100 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $849 (+12.6%)	$756 → $806 (+6.6%)

Anson County

Population

24,90221,903

Median household income

$40,213$44,245

Median home value

$91,200$119,300

Median gross rent

$754$849

Hertford County

Population

24,01220,492

Median household income

$41,028$47,472

Median home value

$88,600$111,100

Median gross rent

$756$806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anson County	Hertford County
Under 5	5.2%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.0%	14.3%
18 to 24	8.4%	11.5%
25 to 34	12.8%	11.1%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.3%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.8%
65 to 74	11.8%	12.7%
75 and over	8.2%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anson County	Hertford County
White (non-Hispanic)	44.4%	32.3%
Black or African American	46.7%	56.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.0%
Asian	1.5%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anson County	Hertford County
No high school diploma	17.6%	15.3%
High school graduate	43.3%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anson County	Hertford County
Drove alone	74.8%	77.0%
Carpooled	17.6%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.8%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.2%	4.6%
Other means	0.4%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anson County	Hertford County
1-unit, detached	68.2%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	26.0%	21.4%

Poverty & households

	Anson County	Hertford County
Poverty rate	21.2%	21.4%
Average household size	2.40	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1974	1976