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Anderson, IN

55,367 Population
41.7 square miles 1,328.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±1.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 36.9 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Indiana: 38.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,833 ±$1,543 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: $43,743 ±$435
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Indiana: $38,351 ±$197
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$46,909 ±$2,013 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: $79,852 ±$856
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Indiana: $71,957 ±$352
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

21% ±2% (11,145  ±1,082) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 10.7% 224,015 (±0.3% / ±7,195)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Indiana: 12.3% 821,528 (±0.2% / ±13,330)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.7 minutes ±1.6 (523,805  ±42,285) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 25.5 23,008,200 (±0.2 / ±248,543)
  • about the same as the figure in Indiana: 24.1 70,277,840 (±0.1 / ±387,394)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

24,218 ±595 Number of households
  • the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 842,765 ±2,618
  • Indiana: 2,716,009 ±6,039
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (53,344  ±590) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 2.5 2,095,544 (±0 / ±171)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Indiana: 2.5 6,671,685
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.9% ±1.5% (728  ±192) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 5.4% 27,781 (±0.3% / ±1,443)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Indiana: 5.4% 85,809 (±0.2% / ±2,404)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

27,483 ±524 Number of housing units
  • the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 909,926 ±365
  • Indiana: 2,976,568 ±617
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$119,000 ±$7,357 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: $265,900 ±$1,972
  • about half the amount in Indiana: $218,200 ±$739
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

18% ±1.7% (9,835  ±937.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 13% 273,007 (±0.4% / ±7,727.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Indiana: 12.7% 860,071 (±0.2% / ±12,028.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.6% ±2.9% (33,758  ±1,257.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 91.3% 1,302,745 (±0.7% / ±9,624.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Indiana: 90.4% 4,153,503 (±0.4% / ±16,066.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.7% ±1.3% (6,048  ±517.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 38.5% 549,785 (±0.4% / ±6,014)
  • about half the rate in Indiana: 29.5% 1,354,639 (±0.2% / ±9,464)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

2.8% ±0.5% (1,567  ±297) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 9.2% 195,701
  • about half the rate in Indiana: 6.3% 431,255
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.6% ±1.2% (3,750  ±537) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area: 5.8% 93,869 (±0.2% / ±2,702)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Indiana: 6.3% 328,414 (±0.1% / ±4,168)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
3,750 Total veterans ±537 3,490 Male ±521 260 Female ±118

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