With 410 people, Anderson is a city in Alabama. That is roughly 73% ahead of the Alabama median. Owners hold 90% of the housing stock. At a median age of 47.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. People stay put here: 99% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $110,682, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 167%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Anderson
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$96,483 → $304,300(+215%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$48,335 → $110,682(+129%)US over the same years: +14%
White share97.5% → 89.8%(−7.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)2.6%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era84.6%(33)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.1%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 39 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Anderson, decade by decade
Anderson population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
317
$48,335
$96,483
13.2%
6.1
2000
354
$48,729
$113,853
12.7%
2.1
2010
282
$61,499
$154,359
22.5%
7.0
2020
254
$86,358
$190,896
23.9%
17.8
2024
410
$110,682
$304,300
26.1%
23.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
