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Union, SC vs Anderson, SC

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- Anderson is 0% more densely populated than Union.
- People are 6.4% less likely to be married in Anderson.
- The Median Age is 12.0 years younger in Anderson.
 Union, SCAnderson, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock28,796329,725,481
 Female Population54.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.138.4
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 Population - 20108,352  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock25,514285,036,114
 Population - 19909,836  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-23.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,984.093.4
 Land Area8.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Union, SCAnderson, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Union, SCAnderson, SCUnited States
 White49.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock33.0%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Union, SCAnderson, SCUnited States
 Married Population40.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock34.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock62.2%50.2%
 Never Married36.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.0%10.8%
 Widowed10.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.282.60
 Households3,716  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,61880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children18.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,697  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Union    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Union SC is a great place to live, with a steady income a person can easily rent or purchace a home, most people, work outside the city limits, due to shortage of jobs.  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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