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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:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

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

55,199

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.6%
5 - 17:
14.5%
18 - 24:
9.9%
25 - 34:
14.8%
35 - 54:
22.6%
55 - 64:
12.2%
Over 65 Years:
19.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.0%
4.0%
87.5%
87.5%
16.1%
16.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Anderson
USA
$28,479
$28,479
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Anderson
USA
$47,221
$47,221
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

20.4%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Accommodation
Construction
Education
Administration
Transportation
Other
Public Service
Arts
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
15.0%
15.0%
14.4%
14.4%
12.4%
12.4%
10.6%
10.6%
8.1%
8.1%
6.6%
6.6%
6.5%
6.5%
5.6%
5.6%
4.5%
4.5%
3.1%
3.1%
2.8%
2.8%
2.7%
2.7%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
72.4%
72.4%
11.9%
11.9%
8.4%
8.4%
6.6%
6.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Italian
Scottish
European
Dutch
French
Scots-Irish
African
British
Polish
Swedish
Welsh
Austrian
Scandinavian
Greek
Belgian
Norwegian
Danish
15.0%
15.0%
11.1%
11.1%
9.3%
9.3%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.4%
1.4%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
German/Yiddish
Vietnamese
Tagalog
Langs. of India
Native American languages
Korean
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Japanese
Chinese
92.6%
92.6%
6.1%
6.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
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%
0.0%
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

2.4%