Anderson, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Anderson, SC: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 93,613. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ANDERSON-SC · Anderson, SC 4 ZIPs · 93,613 pop · #19735/25278 · Anderson County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $55,740
  • RANK-LOWER #19735/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Honea Path
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-SMALL 93,613
  • SPREAD-WIDE 29624→29621
  • HOME-LOW $187,525

Nearest income peer: Honea Path, SC (+ $2,339 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Anderson

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Anderson on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Anderson, SC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

22nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
93,613
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,740
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 4 ZIPs ($55,740 average) · poverty 20.4%. The primary code (29621) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Anderson as a pure owner town.

Within South Carolina, Fork is the closest lower-income city and Georgetown the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Anderson.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Anderson differ

Anderson's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $30,549 in ZIP 29624 to $74,256 in ZIP 29621, while home values span $76,900 in 29624 to $278,400 in 29621. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
2.4×

29624 to 29621

Home-value high-to-low ratio
3.6×

29624 to 29621

Poverty-rate spread
26.4 points

29621 to 29624

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Anderson residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Anderson: the largest, 29621, is only about 42% of 93,613 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Anderson

Citywide ZBP: 2,340 establishments, 49,611 employees , annual payroll $2,554,845k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29621 (1,340 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (446) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Anderson, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Anderson County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Anderson. See the Anderson County roll-up →

Anderson sits in the lower half of Anderson County on income: Belton, Pelzer and Williamston report more, and only Iva reports less. Townville marks the far end of that range at $72,951, 31% above Anderson.

Side-by-side: Compare 29621 vs 29625 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29621 39,101 $74,256 1,340 176
29625 27,538 $61,960 501 222
29624 14,610 $30,549 328 201
29626 12,364 $56,196 171 92

Anderson roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Anderson, .