Anniston, Alabama demographics

Anniston, AL demographics: median age 42.8; 20.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Anniston city, Alabama · Incorporated city · GEOID 0101852. The survey estimates a population of 21,271 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Anniston is 42.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.4 years. There are 8,881 households (±481). 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	42.8 ±2.4	39.3 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,271
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Under 18	4,433 ±467	20.8% ±2.2 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	4,024 ±541	18.9% ±2.5 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	8,045 ±645	37.8% ±3.0 pp	37.6%	38.0%
65 and older	4,769 ±490	22.4% ±2.3 pp	17.8%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,271
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Male	10,222 ±465	48.1% ±2.2 pp	48.6%	49.5%
Female	11,049 ±464	51.9% ±2.2 pp	51.4%	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: 21,271
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
White alone	9,118 ±637	42.9% ±3.0 pp	64.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	10,781 ±644	50.7% ±3.0 pp	25.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	70 ±62 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	108 ±81 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	429 ±249 · low precision	2.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	2.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	765 ±279	3.6% ±1.3 pp	5.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,271
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,384 ±393	95.8% ±1.8 pp	94.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	887 ±394	4.2% ±1.9 pp	5.6%	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: 8,881
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,760 ±348	31.1% ±3.5 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	455 ±149	5.1% ±1.7 pp	4.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,738 ±321	19.6% ±3.5 pp	14.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,552 ±544	40.0% ±5.7 pp	30.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	376 ±160	4.2% ±1.8 pp	4.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,881
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,246 ±311	25.3% ±3.2 pp	29.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,635 ±599	74.7% ±5.4 pp	71.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,881
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,552 ±544	40.0% ±5.7 pp	30.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,040 ±454	34.2% ±4.8 pp	34.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,005 ±212	11.3% ±2.3 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	797 ±212	9.0% ±2.3 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	239 ±104	2.7% ±1.2 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	140 ±117 · low precision	1.6% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	108 ±83 · low precision	1.2% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.9%	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: 21,271
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Native	20,687 ±239	97.3% ±1.1 pp	96.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	584 ±239	2.7% ±1.1 pp	4.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 20,196
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
English only	19,592 ±375	97.0% ±1.5 pp	94.0%	77.7%
Spanish	389 ±242 · low precision	1.9% ±1.2 pp · low precision	3.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	21 ±34 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	10 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	90 ±117 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	4 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	21 ±24 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	69 ±118 · low precision	0.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	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: 15,159
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,467 ±390	16.3% ±2.5 pp	11.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,963 ±565	32.7% ±3.5 pp	30.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,746 ±467	24.7% ±2.9 pp	20.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	879 ±224	5.8% ±1.5 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,934 ±318	12.8% ±2.0 pp	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,170 ±296	7.7% ±1.9 pp	11.1%	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: 21,132
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Same house	18,753 ±487	88.7% ±2.2 pp	88.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,415 ±320	6.7% ±1.5 pp	6.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	616 ±338 · low precision	2.9% ±1.6 pp · low precision	2.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	325 ±159	1.5% ±0.8 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	23 ±22 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	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

13.7% of Anniston residents (±2.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.2% in Alabama and 8.4% nationally. 84.2% 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	Anniston	Alabama	U.S.	Compared with Alabama
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	13.7% ±2.4 pp	9.2%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	84.2% ±2.4 pp	87.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	10.3% ±1.8 pp	7.7%	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 Anniston . 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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