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Anderson, IN

54,930 Population
41.7 square miles 1,318.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±1.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 36.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Indiana: 38 ±0.1

Economics

$28,479 ±$1,694 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: $42,522 ±$426
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Indiana: $37,178 ±$184
$47,221 ±$2,791 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: $77,065 ±$873
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Indiana: $70,051 ±$293

20.4% ±2.1% (10,730  ±1,124) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 10.5% 217,654 (±0.3% / ±6,287)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Indiana: 12.2% 807,582 (±0.2% / ±11,348)

25.4 minutes ±1.4 (533,875  ±37,580) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 25.4 22,997,750 (±0.2 / ±235,957)
  • a little higher than the figure in Indiana: 24 70,444,496 (±0.1 / ±412,801)

Families

23,824 ±484 Number of households
  • the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 829,040 ±2,350
  • Indiana: 2,681,537 ±6,532
2.2 ±0.1 (52,913  ±558) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 2.5 2,073,549 (±0 / ±133)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Indiana: 2.5 6,633,174

5.6% ±1.3% (679  ±156) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 5.4% 27,704 (±0.3% / ±1,470)
  • about the same as the rate in Indiana: 5.5% 86,259 (±0.1% / ±2,195)

Housing

27,465 ±547 Number of housing units
  • the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 898,849 ±254
  • Indiana: 2,953,344 ±390

$104,300 ±$6,588 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: $244,000 ±$1,676
  • about half the amount in Indiana: $201,600 ±$922

18.4% ±2% (9,997  ±1,062.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 13.3% 276,546 (±0.4% / ±7,521.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Indiana: 13.1% 880,515 (±0.2% / ±12,438.1)

Social

87.5% ±3% (33,140  ±1,275.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 91.1% 1,282,288 (±0.6% / ±9,083.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Indiana: 90.2% 4,113,653 (±0.3% / ±15,656.6)
16.1% ±1.4% (6,107  ±524.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 37.9% 532,685 (±0.4% / ±6,009.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Indiana: 28.8% 1,313,086 (±0.2% / ±9,554.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.4% ±0.4% (1,316  ±236) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 8.4% 176,375
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Indiana: 5.9% 404,588

8.7% ±1.2% (3,749  ±532) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 6% 94,904 (±0.2% / ±2,334)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Indiana: 6.5% 338,153 (±0.1% / ±3,149)
3,749 Total veterans ±532 3,527 Male ±505 222 Female ±100

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