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Anderson Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Anderson Area is $22,218, which is lower than the state average of $23,906 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. Anderson Area median household income is $42,659. On average Anderson Area residents spend 22.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #545

Anderson Area	22,218 USD
South Carolina	23,906 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Anderson Area	27,295 USD
South Carolina	26,787 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Anderson Area	32,569 USD
South Carolina	31,690 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Anderson Area	23,013 USD
South Carolina	22,355 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #587

Anderson Area	42,659 USD
South Carolina	44,623 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Anderson Area	55,812 USD
South Carolina	60,416 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Anderson Area		-1.04%
South Carolina		21.44%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Anderson Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The South Carolina and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Anderson Area		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.14%	$12,158, see rank	18.32%	$15,560	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	36.49%	$17,015, see rank	32.04%	$16,714	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	1.41%	$3,892, see rank	1.77%	$3,189	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	19.08%	$17,933, see rank	19.91%	$21,904	17.61%	$23,126

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Anderson Area	54,195 USD
South Carolina	55,058 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Anderson Area	65,199 USD
South Carolina	70,863 USD
U.S.	85,065 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Anderson Area	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$46,413, see rank	$51,830	$56,203
Black	$27,139, see rank	$29,676	$35,564
Hispanic	$39,495, see rank	$36,190	$41,994
Asian	$38,203, see rank	$54,282	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$24,115, see rank	$32,673	$37,469
One Race, Other	$25,141, see rank	$35,466	$40,405
Two or More Races	$59,875, see rank	$37,885	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Anderson Area	South Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$21,051, see rank	$22,851	$25,955
25 to 44	$50,264, see rank	$48,635	$58,073
45 to 64	$51,104, see rank	$52,501	$64,486
65 or over	$30,895, see rank	$33,831	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Anderson Area	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	147,620, see rank	3,675,075	243,810,053
Male¹	70,177, 47.54%, see rank	48.05%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	46,008, 65.56%, see rank	67.02%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	125, 0.18%, see rank	1.71%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	45,883, 65.38%, see rank	65.31%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	40,978, 89.31%, see rank	88.68%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,905, 10.69%, see rank	11.32%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	24,169, 34.44%, see rank	32.98%	29.80%
Female¹	77,443, 52.46%, see rank	51.95%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	43,207, 55.79%, see rank	57.46%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	49, 0.06%, see rank	0.33%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	43,158, 55.73%, see rank	57.14%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	38,443, 89.08%, see rank	89.16%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,715, 10.92%, see rank	10.84%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	34,236, 44.21%, see rank	42.54%	40.57%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Anderson Area	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	77,831, 100%	1,988,444	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	67,205, 86.35%, see rank	82.19%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	6,864, 8.82%, see rank	9.91%	10.03%
Public Transportation	328, 0.42%, see rank	0.60%	4.98%
Walked	912, 1.17%, see rank	2.03%	2.82%
Other Means	778, 1.00%, see rank	1.62%	1.76%
Worked at Home	1,744, 2.24%, see rank	3.65%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Anderson Area	22.8 minutes
South Carolina	23.2 minutes
U.S.	25.4 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Anderson Area	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	79,421	1,995,222	141,996,548
Male¹	40,978, 51.60%, see rank	51.25%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10,724, 26.17%, see rank	28.28%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	5,055, 12.34%, see rank	15.25%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,905, 16.85%, see rank	17.03%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	99, 0.24%, see rank	0.87%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,877, 9.46%, see rank	10.19%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10,706, 26.13%, see rank	20.88%	17.87%
Female¹	38,443, 48.40%, see rank	48.75%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12,459, 32.41%, see rank	36.54%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	7,552, 19.64%, see rank	20.96%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13,640, 35.48%, see rank	33.85%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	50, 0.13%, see rank	0.16%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	86, 0.22%, see rank	0.35%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,479, 11.65%, see rank	7.79%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Anderson Area	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	79,421, 100%	1,995,222	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	411, 0.52%, see rank	1.04%	1.90%
Construction	5,358, 6.75%, see rank	7.11%	6.49%
Manufacturing	16,766, 21.11%, see rank	13.65%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	2,764, 3.48%, see rank	2.72%	2.83%
Retail Trade	10,724, 13.50%, see rank	12.09%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,992, 3.77%, see rank	4.69%	5.00%
Information	1,058, 1.33%, see rank	1.78%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,246, 4.09%, see rank	5.98%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	5,589, 7.04%, see rank	9.32%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	17,788, 22.40%, see rank	21.57%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	5,456, 6.87%, see rank	10.02%	9.18%
Public Administration	2,815, 3.54%, see rank	5.05%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,454, 5.61%, see rank	4.98%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Anderson Area	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	29,897	16.23%, see rank	17.55%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	6,636	12.89%, see rank	13.22%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.