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- Anderson is 0% more densely populated than Griffin.
- People are 1.7% more likely to be married in Anderson.
- The Median Age is 1.8 years older in Anderson.
 Griffin, GAAnderson, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock28,796329,725,481
 Female Population53.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.138.4
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 Population - 201023,154  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock25,514285,036,114
 Population - 199021,347  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now6.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,984.093.4
 Land Area13.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Griffin, GAAnderson, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Griffin, GAAnderson, SCUnited States
 White37.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock33.0%12.2%
 Asian1.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Griffin, GAAnderson, SCUnited States
 Married Population37.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock34.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock62.2%50.2%
 Never Married44.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.0%10.8%
 Widowed6.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.282.60
 Households9,624  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,61880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,685  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Griffin    3 Reviews

Gang violence plagues the city I went inside a retail store and a bloods flag was flying I asked the manager about it and the manager told me that there was nothing he  More

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Over 12 years ago

Use to be "Griffin Great and Growing" Then after vote the slogan became "Griffin what's in it for Me" Nothing here. Old Mill town with no jobs. Lots of Tire Shops,  More

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There is nothing to say good about Griffin GA. A former mill town with that same mentality still to this day-even with all the mills defunct. The main employer is  More

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Reviews for Anderson    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Anderson is a wonderful place to live! We’ve moved around quite abit. We had searched many places and one day by accident I came across Anderson on the internet. We  More

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Anderson has much to offer! Two well know established colleges, Lake Hartwell, Lake Secession, parks galore, plenty of shopping, two Wal-Marts, plenty of grocery stores,  More

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Over 16 years ago

To be quite honest I came to Anderson with City Snobbery... "these hicks and their camping stores every 5 feet, damn john deer, redneck fools" etc. I was miserable  More

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