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Anderson

California · 11,131 residents (2025 est.) · 7.03 sq mi
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The short version

Anderson is a city of 11,255 people in California. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 52% less than in California as a whole. The foreign-born share is 4%. The poverty rate is 21.2%, above the 12.5% national rate. Median household income is $47,375, under the $82,259 national median.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,375, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 81%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Anderson

Among the 30 cities and towns in the Redding metro

  • 18th in household income$47,375
  • 18th in share with a bachelor's degree15.6%
  • 17th in home value$283,000
  • 10th in diversity score52.2

Its weight in Shasta County

Anderson's population equals 6.2% of Shasta County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 3.9% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 9.9% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
11,255
+25%since 2000
from 9,022 in 2000
11,131 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,601 / sq mi
+25%since 2000
from 1,283 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
37.9
+18%since 2000
from 32.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
7.03 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
8K9K10K11K12K19902000201020202024Anderson
202411K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 57.2%(806)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 98.6%(970)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.1%(799)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.6%(518)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.3%(592)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.3%(1,382)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.5%(1,740)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 547.4%(831)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.9%(1,681)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.7%(1,200)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.5%(621)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1%(115)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$47,375
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $24,558 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$28,346
+141%since 2000
from $11,744 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
34.3%
+22.0 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
21.2%
−7.1 ptssince 2000
from 28.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.486
+21%since 2010
from 0.402 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Wholesale trade13.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Information12.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade8.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services8.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration5.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$283,000
+81%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $85,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$962
+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $478 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
58.1%
+4.6 ptssince 2000
from 53.4% in 2000
41.9% rent
Vacancy rate
7.0%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.31 people
−8%since 2009
from 2.52 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
36.1%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 39.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
61.0%
+12.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.0
+2%since 2009
from 5.8 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
40
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic83.4%(7,526)
Black0.6%(50)
Hispanic / Latino7.3%(659)
Asian1.7%(155)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic74.6%(8,392)
Black0%(0)
Hispanic / Latino11.8%(1,325)
Asian2.9%(332)
Other10.7%(1,206)
Diversity Score
52
+18%since 2009
from 44 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican9.5%(1,073)
Spaniard0.6%(63)
Puerto Rican0.2%(25)
Asian origin
Hmong1%(110)
Filipino0.8%(92)
Mien0.6%(69)
Korean0.2%(27)
Laotian0.2%(24)
Japanese0.2%(17)
Ancestry
Irish16.4%(1,841)
German16%(1,796)
English8.7%(978)
American5.7%(642)
Italian4.1%(466)
French1.6%(177)
Scottish1.6%(175)
Norwegian1.3%(150)
Portuguese1.2%(136)
Welsh1.1%(128)
Swedish1.1%(122)
Czech0.9%(97)
+ 13 more ancestry groups with data
Polish0.8%(88)
Arab0.6%(65)
Dutch0.5%(60)
Iraqi0.5%(59)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(57)
British0.5%(56)
Canadian0.3%(29)
Swiss0.2%(26)
Finnish0.1%(13)
Austrian0.1%(10)
Hungarian0.1%(10)
Lebanese0.1%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
15.6%
+8.6 ptssince 2000
from 7.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.3%
+12.3 ptssince 2000
from 76.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
3.5%
+1.8 ptssince 2000
from 1.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.7 min
+62%since 2000
from 12.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
69.6%
−6.0 ptssince 2009
from 75.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
13.2%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.5%
+8.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.5%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.5%
−8.3 ptssince 2009
from 16.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.5%
−7.8 ptssince 2011
from 15.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
53.8%
−2.0 ptssince 2011
from 55.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
63.8%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 60.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.9%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
25.5%
+7.9 ptssince 2009
from 17.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 46.8% in 2009
Female
52.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 53.2% in 2009
Foreign born
3.7%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.9%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
23.2%
+4.2 ptssince 2012
from 19.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.1%
−9.3 ptssince 2013
from 16.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
86.8%
+19.6 ptssince 2017
from 67.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.4%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 91.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.2%
+3.9 ptssince 2020
from 86.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
92.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 91.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2016
from 5.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32.5%(1,352)
Married46.1%(1,917)
Widowed6.1%(254)
Divorced15.2%(631)
Women 15+
Never married25.4%(1,150)
Married43.7%(1,979)
Widowed9.6%(433)
Divorced21.3%(964)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.1%
−9.3 ptssince 2013
from 16.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
46.1%
+6.0 ptssince 2020
from 40.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 11.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
22.2%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 20.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
33.9%
−5.6 ptssince 2020
from 39.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.9%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 3.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
56.3%
+4.5 ptssince 2020
from 51.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
47.6%
−4.2 ptssince 2020
from 51.8% 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)34.8%(259)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.3%(181)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.4%(219)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.6%(27)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 745 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
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
19908,299$45,709$149,2845.1%22.3
20009,022$44,736$156,4807.0%36.7
20109,932$50,137$279,51410.1%46.4
202011,323$49,777$255,86112.6%58.4
202411,255$47,375$283,00015.6%52.2

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Anderson, California?

Anderson, California has about 11,255 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Anderson, California?

The typical household in Anderson, California earns about $47,375 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Anderson, California expensive?

In Anderson, California, the median home is worth about $283,000, and the typical rent is about $962 a month.

How educated are people in Anderson, California?

About 15.6% of adults age 25 and over in Anderson, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Anderson, California?

About 21.2% of people in Anderson, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Anderson, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Anderson, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 2,956 residents, a change of about 36 percent over that period.

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