Anderson County is home to 79,153 people in Tennessee. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. About 28% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $239,400, having roughly tripled since 2000. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. Renters pay $1,031 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,183, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Anderson County
What changed most since 1990
White share94.2% → 86.4%(−7.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.9% → 4.1%(+3.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree18.6% → 27.5%(+9.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)21.8%(1,223)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.7%(1,441)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.5%(2,102)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(122)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5,608 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 County, decade by decade
Anderson County 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
68,250
$63,592
$132,244
18.6%
13.9
2000
71,330
$64,638
$151,926
20.8%
17.3
2010
75,129
$64,232
$167,450
22.1%
21.9
2020
77,123
$63,436
$184,957
22.8%
32.9
2024
79,153
$66,183
$239,400
27.5%
31.1
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.
