County profile
Anson County
A profile of Anson County (9 Census tracts) across 68 demographic and quality-of-life indicators in the Charlotte 14-county region.
- Census tracts
- 9
- State
- North Carolina
Character
Older adults (65+)
19.7% ▲ 4.6% since 2014
Region: 14.9%
Youth (under 18)
19.9% ▼ 1.4% since 2014
Region: 23.0%
Veterans
6.6% ▼ 3.4% since 2014
Region: 6.2%
Asian residents
1.6% ▲ 0.4% since 2014
Region: 4.2%
Black residents
44.6% ▼ 4.0% since 2014
Region: 20.6%
Hispanic or Latino residents
4.2% ▲ 0.9% since 2014
Region: 12.1%
White residents
43.7% ▼ 1.8% since 2014
Region: 58.5%
Other races
5.9% ▲ 4.6% since 2014
Region: 4.7%
Median age
41.9 yrs ▲ 1.9 yrs since 2014
Region: 38.5 yrs
Limited-English-speaking households
6.6% ▲ 3.0% since 2016
Region: 15.1%
Total population
22,289 ▼ 4,020 since 2014
Region: 3,097,622
Population density (per sq mi)
42 ▼ 8 since 2014
Region: 452
Households with children
24.3% ▼ 5.9% since 2014
Region: 31.5%
Households with seniors
38.8% ▲ 9.4% since 2014
Region: 27.2%
Foreign-born residents
3.3% ▲ 0.2% since 2014
Region: 11.2%
Economy
Employment rate
48.6% ▲ 3.0% since 2014
Region: 63.7%
Households with internet access
85.4% ▲ 23.4% since 2017
Region: 92.1%
Median household income
$47,302 ▲ $13,914 since 2014
Region: $82,163
Poverty rate
21.7% ▼ 2.4% since 2014
Region: 11.0%
Unemployment rate
5.5% ▼ 14.0% since 2014
Region: 4.4%
Households receiving SNAP
33.8% ▲ 12.3% since 2014
Region: 10.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.464 ▲ 0.012 since 2014
Region: 0.467
Management & professional occupations
19.4% ▼ 1.6% since 2014
Region: 43.4%
Child poverty (families w/ children)
26.6% ▲ 0.1% since 2014
Region: 12.3%
Total jobs (workplace)
6,719 ▼ 753 since 2014
Region: 1,495,055
Job density
13 ▼ 1 since 2014
Region: 218
Jobs–housing balance
0.81 ▲ 0.03 since 2014
Region: 1.3
Education
Engagement
Environment
Forest cover
57.4% ▼ 1.6% since 2001
Region: 46.5%
Cropland & farmland
16.2% ▲ 0.1% since 2001
Region: 23.6%
Wetlands
5.4% ▲ 0.0% since 2001
Region: 1.3%
Developed land
6.3% ▲ 0.4% since 2001
Region: 21.3%
Impervious surface
18.5% ▲ 2.4% since 2001
Region: 21.9%
Light pollution (night lights)
0.64 ▼ 0.01 since 2014
Region: 4.49
Tree canopy
55.3% ▼ 1.9% since 2015
Region: 43.5%
Health
No health insurance (adults 18–64)
14.0%
Region: 10.2%
Obesity (adults)
43.3%
Region: 33.5%
Diabetes (adults)
17.2%
Region: 11.3%
Frequent mental distress (adults)
18.9%
Region: 16.2%
Depression (adults)
23.4%
Region: 23.6%
High blood pressure (adults)
46.6%
Region: 34.5%
Current asthma (adults)
12.0%
Region: 10.4%
Current smoking (adults)
19.7%
Region: 12.6%
No leisure-time physical activity (adults)
33.1%
Region: 22.9%
Fair or poor health (adults)
27.8%
Region: 17.6%
Health insurance coverage
86.7% ▲ 6.0% since 2014
Region: 90.1%
Disability (any)
21.7% ▲ 2.5% since 2014
Region: 11.5%
Routine checkup (adults)
81.2%
Region: 79.2%
Food insecurity (adults)
27.0%
Region: 14.6%
Housing insecurity (adults)
19.8%
Region: 12.0%
Transportation barriers (adults)
13.6%
Region: 7.8%
Lack of social & emotional support (adults)
28.3%
Region: 23.0%
Loneliness (adults)
35.4%
Region: 32.1%
Housing
Owner-occupied homes
68.5% ▼ 0.9% since 2014
Region: 66.6%
Occupied homes
85.9% ▲ 3.2% since 2014
Region: 92.0%
Vacant homes
14.1% ▼ 3.2% since 2014
Region: 8.0%
Rent-burdened households
39.6% ▼ 13.3% since 2014
Region: 48.5%
Average household size
2.41 ▼ 0.14 since 2014
Region: 2.54
Owner cost burden
28.3% ▲ 2.8% since 2014
Region: 19.0%
Homes built since 2010
4.3% ▲ 4.1% since 2014
Region: 19.9%
Transportation
About this profile
Values are authoritative county-level estimates from the source (U.S. Census ACS county tables, CDC PLACES county model, or county zonal statistics), not an average of tracts. Each card links to the full indicator definition. See Methods for details and limitations.