Anderson, AL Population

Overview

255

Total Population

52.8

Median age

47.45%

Female population %

110.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

90.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Anderson's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Anderson is 52.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Anderson's population under 18 was 12.94%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Anderson's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Anderson, 12.55% were under the age of 15, 10.98% aged 15 to 29, 41.57% aged 30 to 64, 29.02% aged 65 to 84, and 5.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 less females than males in Anderson:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.45% females and 52.55% males in Anderson, AL.
The Anderson, AL gender ratio is 110.7:100 i.e. 110.7 men to 100 women (1.107).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 25.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 18.

Anderson's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Anderson population: 90.59% are White, 9.02% are Asian and 0.39% are multiracial.
Anderson's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 251 (98.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Anderson is White with a population of 231 (90.59% of the total population).

Anderson's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 329 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Anderson's population decreased by 45 (13.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Anderson's population decreased by 28 (9.96%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Anderson's population was lowest in year 2020 at 253.