Poverty in Anderson County More than 4,000 households live below the poverty line. - National Low Income Housing Coalition 17% of all people live below the poverty level. - US Census Bureau 43% of Anderson County's low-income households pay more than 30% of their income on housing costs. Another 21.4% pay more than 50% of their income on housing costs.  - US Census Bureau 38.6% of all families with children under 18 living in a single parent family with a female head of household live below the poverty level. - US Census Bureau 1598 homes have no other source of heat but wood fires. - US Census Bureau