Anson County, NC

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
Designated Market Area: Charlotte, NC-SC
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Education, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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2022 population: 22,202 ( 4,746 from 2010 , 150 from 2020)
Land area: 531.5 square miles
Population density: 41.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,752	43.92%	21.0%
Black:	10,422	46.94%	20.1%
Indian:	143	0.64%	3.4%
Asian:	344	1.55%	20.7%
2+ races:	380	1.71%	29.3%
Hispanic:	1,161	5.23%	43.0%

Total non-White:	12,450	56.08%	14.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	600	13.6
Deaths:	823	18.7
Net Migration:	391	8.9
Net Immigration:	-3	-0.1

Change in White population:	-2,592	-9.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-2,154	-8.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
26,948
12,344	45.81%
13,038	48.38%
148	0.55%
285	1.06%
294	1.09%
812	3.01%
14,604	54.19%

2000
25,275
12,429	49.18%
12,245	48.45%
110	0.44%
149	0.59%
113	0.45%
211	0.83%
12,846	50.82%

1990
23,474
12,212	52.02%
11,071	47.16%
91	0.39%
58	0.25%
n/a
42	0.18%
11,262	47.98%

1980
25,649
13,604	53.04%
11,696	45.60%
63	0.25%
8	0.03%
n/a
278	1.08%
12,045	46.96%

1970
23,488
12,823	54.59%
10,573	45.01%
32	0.14%
5	0.02%
n/a
56	0.24%
10,665	45.41%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,944	11.6
2,702	10.7
-369	-1.5
59	0.2

-85	-0.3
1,758	7.0

Number	Rate
1990's
3,494	14.9
2,799	11.9
-24	-0.1
65	0.3

217	0.9
1,584	6.7

Number	Rate
1980's
3,663	14.3
2,701	10.5
-2,971	-11.6
n/a

-1,392	-5.4
-783	-3.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
124	0.5
n/a

781	3.3
1,380	5.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Anson County, NC

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.1
4,438	20.0%
17,764	80.0%
4,339	19.5%

8,266
2.45

4,830	58.4%
3,040	62.9%
708	14.7%
3,436	41.6%

2010
Number	Percent
39.5
5,966	22.1%
20,982	77.9%
3,866	14.3%

9,755
2.51

6,628	67.9%
4,062	61.3%
990	14.9%
3,127	32.1%

2000
Number	Percent
36.7
6,372	25.2%
18,903	74.8%
3,652	14.4%

9,213
2.59

6,714	72.9%
4,413	65.7%
956	14.2%
2,499	27.1%

1990
Number	Percent
34.3
6,294	26.8%
17,180	73.2%
3,685	15.7%

8,476
2.73

6,313	74.5%
4,609	73.0%
689	10.9%
2,163	25.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.8
8,154	31.8%
17,495	68.2%
3,321	12.9%

8,359
3.04

6,629	79.3%
5,205	78.5%
588	8.9%
1,730	20.7%

2022 Housing Data for Anson County, NC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	450	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	673	8.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	652	7.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	726	8.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	581	7.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	530	6.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	417	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	387	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	375	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	529	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	861	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	827	10.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	524	6.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	282	3.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	298	3.6%
$200,000 or more	154	1.9%

Median Household Income	42,000
Per Capita Income	22,854

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	96
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	645	7.8%
Public Assistance	149	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,348	28.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	7,380	55.2%
Unemployed	589	4.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	7,969	59.6%
Not in Labor Force	5,395	40.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		44.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,053	2,755	52.6%
Non-Profit	144	230	38.5%
Self-Employed	835	241	77.6%

Local Government	338	500	40.3%
State Government	213	332	39.1%
Federal Government	11	36	23.4%

Total Private + Self	3,888	2,996	56.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	706	1,098	39.1%
Total	4,594	4,094	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	16.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	605	6.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,304	14.9%
Professional, Technical	1,234	14.1%
Service Occupations	1,663	19.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	114	1.3%
All others	3,925	45.0%

White Collar		36.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	2,398	27.5%
Health care and social assistance	1,206	13.8%
Transportation and warehousing	652	7.5%
Retail trade	637	7.3%
Construction	592	6.8%
Public administration	547	6.3%
Other services	539	6.2%
Educational services	512	5.9%
Accommodation and food services	432	4.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	246	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	197	2.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	169	1.9%
Utilities	144	1.6%
Finance and insurance	130	1.5%
Wholesale trade	126	1.4%
Information	81	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	74	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	49	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	719	3.24%
Puerto Rican	181	0.82%
Cuban	5	0.02%
Dominican	4	0.02%

Total Central American	52	0.23%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	19	0.09%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	33	0.15%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	14	0.06%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	14	0.06%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	37	0.17%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	170	0.77%
Korean	80	0.36%
Indian	43	0.19%
Japanese	31	0.14%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	19,769	93.7%
Spanish	956	4.5%
Other Asian	148	0.7%
Korean	119	0.6%
German, other Germanic	64	0.3%
Other Indo-European	31	0.1%
Chinese	3	0.0%
Other	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,089	4.9%
American	1,048	4.7%
Irish	689	3.1%
German	541	2.4%
Scottish	356	1.6%
European	228	1.0%
Portuguese	227	1.0%
Italian	221	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	217	1.0%
African	156	0.7%
Welsh	102	0.5%
British	62	0.3%
Jamaican	46	0.2%
French	36	0.2%
Polish	33	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	21,775	98.1%
Not a citizen	425	1.9%

Native	21,469	96.7%
Foreign-born	731	3.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
725	4.6%	2,040	12.9%	6,931	43.9%	4,296	27.2%	1,380	8.7%	418	2.6%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	725	4.6%
9-12 Years	2,040	12.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	6,931	43.9%
Some College	4,296	27.2%
Bach. Degree	1,380	8.7%
Grad Degree	418	2.6%
Average years of education: 12.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	11,763	11,261	502	4.3%	4.1%
1991	12,155	11,096	1,059	8.7%	5.9%
1992	12,450	10,660	1,790	14.4%	6.3%
1993	11,742	10,666	1,076	9.2%	5.1%
1994	11,558	10,345	1,213	10.5%	4.4%
1995	11,520	10,447	1,073	9.3%	4.4%
1996	11,474	10,646	828	7.2%	4.4%
1997	11,521	10,807	714	6.2%	3.8%
1998	11,291	10,373	918	8.1%	3.5%
1999	10,722	9,949	773	7.2%	3.3%

2000	11,019	10,437	582	5.3%	3.7%
2001	11,293	10,326	967	8.6%	5.6%
2002	11,130	10,065	1,065	9.6%	6.9%
2003	11,081	9,977	1,104	10.0%	6.7%
2004	10,985	9,983	1,002	9.1%	5.9%
2005	10,656	9,811	845	7.9%	5.6%
2006	10,732	9,863	869	8.1%	5.1%
2007	10,361	9,541	820	7.9%	5.1%
2008	10,295	9,381	914	8.9%	6.2%
2009	10,209	8,639	1,570	15.4%	11.0%

2010	11,217	9,649	1,568	14.0%	10.7%
2011	11,157	9,787	1,370	12.3%	10.3%
2012	11,158	9,910	1,248	11.2%	9.5%
2013	10,934	9,928	1,006	9.2%	7.8%
2014	10,918	10,166	752	6.9%	6.1%
2015	10,817	10,119	698	6.5%	5.7%
2016	10,627	10,011	616	5.8%	5.1%
2017	10,510	9,966	544	5.2%	4.5%
2018	10,420	9,947	473	4.5%	4.0%
2019	10,791	10,356	435	4.0%	3.8%

2020	10,422	9,617	805	7.7%	7.3%
2021	10,083	9,439	644	6.4%	4.9%
2022	10,260	9,813	447	4.4%	3.7%
2023	10,263	9,849	414	4.0%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	9,963
Median Value	$116,300

Occupied	8,266	83.0%
Vacant	1,697	17.0%

Owned	5,572	67.4%
Rented	2,694	32.6%
Median Rent	$818

Single-Family Units	7,134	71.6%
Detached	7,039	70.7%
Attached	95	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	275	2.8%
Mobile Homes	2,376	23.8%

Anson County, NC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Anson County, NC

2022 Housing Data for Anson County, NC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Anson County, NC

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Anson County, NC

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Anson County, NC

Historical Labor Force Data for Anson County, NC