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Anderson County

Tennessee · 82,066 residents (2025 est.) · 337 sq mi
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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
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
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
79,153
+11%since 2000
from 71,330 in 2000
82,066 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
235 / sq mi
+8%since 2009
from 218 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
41.5
+4%since 2000
from 39.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
337 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
67K70K74K77K80K19902000201020202024Anderson County
202479K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(4,167)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(4,902)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.1%(4,796)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.8%(4,565)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.3%(4,169)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.5%(10,651)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.8%(9,310)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.4%(9,809)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.7%(10,806)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.9%(9,458)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846%(4,748)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.2%(1,772)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$66,183
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,483 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$37,400
+97%since 2000
from $19,009 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
44.9%
+22.7 ptssince 2009
from 22.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 13.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.453
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.453 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade12.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services4.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food0.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$239,400
+58%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $83,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,031
+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $450 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2000
from 72.5% in 2000
28.3% rent
Vacancy rate
8.7%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.38 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.35 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.3%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 20.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
39.2%
+2.5 ptssince 2009
from 36.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.6
+40%since 2009
from 2.6 in 2009
2009 – 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
55
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic92.7%(66,124)
Black3.9%(2,749)
Hispanic / Latino1.1%(787)
Asian0.8%(577)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic86.4%(68,364)
Black3.3%(2,604)
Hispanic / Latino4.1%(3,226)
Asian1.4%(1,102)
Other4.9%(3,857)
Diversity Score
31
+50%since 2009
from 21 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
29
−29%since 2020
from 41 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.3%(1,828)
Puerto Rican0.5%(367)
Cuban0.3%(206)
Honduran0.3%(198)
Peruvian0.2%(163)
Salvadoran0.1%(65)
Guatemalan0.1%(57)
Colombian0.1%(55)
Spaniard0.1%(41)
Uruguayan0%(19)
+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data
Asian origin
Chinese0.8%(611)
Korean0.2%(131)
Thai0.1%(89)
Filipino0.1%(82)
Asian Indian0.1%(41)
Japanese0%(33)
Cambodian0%(20)
Pacific Islander origin
Guamanian0%(36)
Ancestry
English15.6%(12,358)
German11.5%(9,089)
Irish10.3%(8,166)
American10%(7,895)
Scottish2.8%(2,194)
Scotch-Irish2.7%(2,116)
Polish1.9%(1,508)
Italian1.9%(1,471)
French1.5%(1,194)
Welsh1.4%(1,124)
Swedish1%(807)
Dutch0.8%(642)
+ 31 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.4%(333)
Russian0.4%(292)
British0.3%(265)
Danish0.3%(215)
Swiss0.3%(204)
West Indian0.2%(147)
Hungarian0.2%(127)
Arab0.1%(106)
Canadian0.1%(96)
Brazilian0.1%(94)
Czech0.1%(81)
Romanian0.1%(61)
Egyptian0.1%(59)
Lithuanian0.1%(53)
Greek0.1%(44)
Portuguese0.1%(44)
Armenian0%(36)
Slovak0%(34)
Turkish0%(29)
Lebanese0%(25)
Finnish0%(24)
Austrian0%(22)
Jamaican0%(22)
Latvian0%(12)
Iranian0%(9)
Belgian0%(8)
Kenyan0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
27.5%
+6.8 ptssince 2000
from 20.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.3%
+12.5 ptssince 2000
from 78.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.3%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 8.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.5 min
+63%since 2000
from 15.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.8%
−8.8 ptssince 2009
from 85.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.1%
+10.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.6%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.7%
−4.3 ptssince 2011
from 8.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
58.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2011
from 57.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.2%
+6.8 ptssince 2020
from 64.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.1%
+6.9 ptssince 2009
from 32.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
Female
50.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.5% in 2009
Foreign born
3.2%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
9.0%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
20.4%
+1.8 ptssince 2012
from 18.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.5%
−2.9 ptssince 2013
from 11.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.2%
+18.8 ptssince 2017
from 71.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.7%
+5.3 ptssince 2020
from 89.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 84.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
95.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2016
from 95.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.8%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 2.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.1%(9,936)
Married52.4%(16,753)
Widowed4%(1,277)
Divorced12.5%(3,995)
Women 15+
Never married23.4%(7,815)
Married50.9%(16,959)
Widowed11.3%(3,751)
Divorced14.4%(4,802)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.5%
−2.9 ptssince 2013
from 11.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.2%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 52.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 15.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
22.8%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 22.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
23.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 23.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 66.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
42.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 42.5% 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)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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Anderson County, Tennessee?

Anderson County, Tennessee has about 79,153 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Anderson County, Tennessee?

The typical household in Anderson County, Tennessee earns about $66,183 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Anderson County, Tennessee expensive?

In Anderson County, Tennessee, the median home is worth about $239,400, and the typical rent is about $1,031 a month.

How educated are people in Anderson County, Tennessee?

About 27.5% of adults age 25 and over in Anderson County, Tennessee hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Anderson County, Tennessee?

About 13.4% of people in Anderson County, Tennessee live below the federal poverty line.

Has Anderson County, Tennessee grown since 1990?

Yes, Anderson County, Tennessee has grown since 1990. The population has added about 10,903 residents, a change of about 16 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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