Anderson, Indiana demographics

Anderson, IN demographics: median age 38.9; 15.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Anderson city, Indiana · Incorporated city · GEOID 1801468. The survey estimates a population of 55,367 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Anderson is 38.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 24,218 households (±595). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.9 ±1.4	38.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 55,367
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Under 18	11,582 ±664	20.9% ±1.2 pp	23.3%	22.0%
18–34	13,516 ±714	24.4% ±1.3 pp	22.8%	22.8%
35–64	19,564 ±886	35.3% ±1.6 pp	37.2%	38.0%
65 and older	10,705 ±678	19.3% ±1.2 pp	16.8%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 55,367
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Male	27,369 ±627	49.4% ±1.0 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	27,998 ±557	50.6% ±0.8 pp	50.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 55,367
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
White alone	41,611 ±935	75.2% ±1.5 pp	77.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	6,456 ±595	11.7% ±1.1 pp	9.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	222 ±145 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	354 ±126	0.6% ±0.2 pp	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	7 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,545 ±441	2.8% ±0.8 pp	3.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	5,172 ±713	9.3% ±1.3 pp	7.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 55,367
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	50,879 ±792	91.9% ±1.0 pp	91.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,488 ±514	8.1% ±0.9 pp	8.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,218
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Married-couple family	7,531 ±531	31.1% ±2.1 pp	47.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,296 ±240	5.4% ±1.0 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,901 ±471	16.1% ±1.9 pp	11.3%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	9,649 ±727	39.8% ±2.8 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,841 ±320	7.6% ±1.3 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,218
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Households with people under 18	6,412 ±369	26.5% ±1.4 pp	29.9%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	17,806 ±711	73.5% ±2.3 pp	70.1%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,218
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	9,649 ±727	39.8% ±2.8 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	7,336 ±577	30.3% ±2.3 pp	34.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,481 ±397	14.4% ±1.6 pp	14.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,503 ±368	10.3% ±1.5 pp	11.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	686 ±189	2.8% ±0.8 pp	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	287 ±125	1.2% ±0.5 pp	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	276 ±131	1.1% ±0.5 pp	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 55,367
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Native	53,800 ±696	97.2% ±0.7 pp	93.7%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,567 ±297	2.8% ±0.5 pp	6.3%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 51,817
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
English only	48,061 ±948	92.8% ±1.4 pp	89.7%	77.7%
Spanish	3,236 ±534	6.2% ±1.0 pp	5.5%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	6 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	16 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	43 ±44 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	30 ±51 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	99 ±127 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	130 ±69 · low precision	0.3% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	82 ±57 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	33 ±28 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	81 ±75 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 38,525
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,767 ±497	12.4% ±1.3 pp	9.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	16,211 ±733	42.1% ±1.8 pp	32.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	7,995 ±712	20.8% ±1.8 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,504 ±432	9.1% ±1.1 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,733 ±346	9.7% ±0.9 pp	18.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,315 ±328	6.0% ±0.8 pp	10.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 54,783
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Same house	44,948 ±1,169	82.0% ±1.9 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	6,388 ±729	11.7% ±1.3 pp	6.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,403 ±460	4.4% ±0.8 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	714 ±291	1.3% ±0.5 pp	2.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	330 ±227 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.2% of Anderson residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.4% in Indiana and 8.4% nationally. 87.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Anderson	Indiana	U.S.	Compared with Indiana
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.2% ±1.1 pp	7.4%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.8% ±1.1 pp	89.9%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.6% ±1.2 pp	6.3%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Anderson . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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