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Anderson Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Anderson Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

29,771

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.6%
5 - 17:
17.0%
18 - 24:
13.8%
25 - 34:
15.5%
35 - 54:
18.5%
55 - 64:
11.7%
Over 65 Years:
16.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
8.7%
8.7%
87.6%
87.6%
25.7%
25.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Anderson
USA
$26,102
$26,102
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Anderson
USA
$40,445
$40,445
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

25.1%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Education
Retail
Accommodation
Other
Construction
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Administration
Transportation
18.9%
18.9%
18.5%
18.5%
12.1%
12.1%
11.6%
11.6%
10.9%
10.9%
5.8%
5.8%
4.3%
4.3%
3.7%
3.7%
2.9%
2.9%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
61.0%
61.0%
28.6%
28.6%
4.1%
4.1%
3.7%
3.7%
2.4%
2.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
Irish
German
Scottish
European
Italian
Scots-Irish
Dutch
Ukrainian
French
African
Polish
Swedish
Lebanese
British
Scandinavian
Russian
Portuguese
Norwegian
Ethiopian
11.4%
11.4%
8.7%
8.7%
5.7%
5.7%
2.1%
2.1%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
Tagalog
African languages
German/Yiddish
Arabic
French
Chinese
Vietnamese
Native American languages
Other Indo-European
French Creole
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
93.4%
93.4%
2.9%
2.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Anderson Residents

5.1%