CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Anderson

Alabama · 317 residents · 1.29 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

Anderson is home to 317 people in Alabama. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. At a median age of 37.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $40,200. Median rent is $229 a month. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

317

−10%vs 2000

vs 354 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.6

−1%vs 2000

vs 37.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.29 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024410

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(22)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(28)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(22)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.1%(13)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 241.3%(4)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.7%(53)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(46)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.6%(21)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.7%(34)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(27)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.7%(34)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.1%(13)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,139

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,750 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,640

−41%vs 2000

vs $16,477 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.4%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,200

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$229

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $283 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.5%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.4% in 2000

18.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(351)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(317)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(8)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American0.7%(3)

Nicaraguan0.7%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian5.1%(21)

Ancestry

American44.1%(181)

English10.5%(43)

Irish4.1%(17)

Scotch-Irish2.4%(10)

German1.2%(5)

Scottish1%(4)

Dutch0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.2%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.1%

−13.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.9%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.1 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 25.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married26.1%(57)

Married69.3%(151)

Widowed1.8%(4)

Divorced2.8%(6)

Women 15+

Never married9.9%(15)

Married77.5%(117)

Widowed8.6%(13)

Divorced4%(6)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.2%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 6.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.0%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 59.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

25.6%

+8.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.9%

−18.0 ptssince 2020

from 40.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.3%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 8.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

84.1%

+9.5 ptssince 2020

from 74.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.0%

−18.8 ptssince 2020

from 46.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper