Anderson County vs Berkeley County

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

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

Berkeley County has the higher population (238,723 vs 207,218 in Anderson County). Berkeley County has the higher median household income ($82,327 vs $64,683 in Anderson County). Berkeley County has the higher median home value ($280,300 vs $212,500 in Anderson County).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson County	Berkeley County
Population	207,218	238,723
Median age	40.5 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$64,683	$82,327
Median home value	$212,500	$280,300
Median gross rent	$952	$1,518
Housing units	91,008	97,512
Homeownership rate	75.4%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson County	Berkeley County
Population	198,064 → 207,218 (+4.6%)	215,044 → 238,723 (+11.0%)
Median household income	$50,865 → $64,683 (+27.2%)	$63,309 → $82,327 (+30.0%)
Median home value	$145,800 → $212,500 (+45.7%)	$185,500 → $280,300 (+51.1%)
Median gross rent	$778 → $952 (+22.4%)	$1,109 → $1,518 (+36.9%)

Anderson County

Population

198,064207,218

Median household income

$50,865$64,683

Median home value

$145,800$212,500

Median gross rent

$778$952

Berkeley County

Population

215,044238,723

Median household income

$63,309$82,327

Median home value

$185,500$280,300

Median gross rent

$1,109$1,518

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson County	Berkeley County
Under 5	5.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.1%	17.6%
18 to 24	8.3%	9.2%
25 to 34	12.2%	14.2%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.5%	12.2%
65 to 74	10.8%	9.2%
75 and over	7.4%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson County	Berkeley County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	60.7%
Black or African American	13.6%	22.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.3%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson County	Berkeley County
No high school diploma	12.2%	9.4%
High school graduate	30.5%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson County	Berkeley County
Drove alone	82.6%	78.5%
Carpooled	9.1%	7.9%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	0.8%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.2%	10.2%
Other means	0.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson County	Berkeley County
1-unit, detached	71.8%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	6.9%
20 or more units	1.9%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	15.1%	15.2%

Poverty & households

	Anderson County	Berkeley County
Poverty rate	14.4%	10.3%
Average household size	2.49	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1987	2000