Anderson County, Texas Population 2024

58,245

Anderson County, Texas's estimated 2024 population is 58,245 with a growth rate of 0.88% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Anderson County, Texas is the 60th largest county in Texas. The 2010 population was 58,498 and has seen a growth of -0.43% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
202960,7905090.84%
202860,2815090.85%
202759,7725090.86%
202659,2635090.87%
202558,7545090.87%
202458,2455090.88%
202357,7365090.89%
202257,227-1,075-1.84%
202158,3023720.64%
202057,9301140.2%
201957,816-322-0.55%
201858,138-94-0.16%
201758,2326371.11%
201657,595-70-0.12%
201557,665-181-0.31%
201457,846-136-0.23%
201357,982-92-0.16%
201258,074-330-0.57%
201158,404-94-0.16%
201058,49800%
199048,0249,64325.12%
198038,38110,59238.12%
197027,789-373-1.32%
196028,162-3,713-11.65%
195031,875-5,217-14.07%
194037,0922,4497.07%
193034,6433250.95%
192034,3184,66815.74%
191029,6501,6355.84%
190028,0157,09233.9%
189020,9233,52820.28%
188017,3958,16688.48%
18709,229-1,169-11.24%
186010,3987,514260.54%
18502,884-57,906-95.26%
2024 Growth Rate
0.88% (509)
County Website
Anderson County
State
Texas
County Seat
Palestine
2020 Population
57,930
Area
1063 mi²
Density
55 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
0.54% (315)
Founded
1846

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White34,82460.22%
Black or African American10,86018.78%
Two or more races9,35916.19%
Other race1,9003.29%
Native American4940.85%
Asian3300.57%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander580.1%

White

Black or African American

Two or more races

Other race

Native American

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Anderson County, Texas Population by Race

Anderson County, Texas Population Pyramid 2024

Anderson County, Texas Median Age

39.5

Total

39.1

Male

41.2

Female

Anderson County, Texas Adults

There are 46,608 adults, (8,698 of whom are seniors) in Anderson County, Texas.

Anderson County, Texas Age Dependency

52.5

Age Dependency Ratio

22.9

Old Age Dependency Ratio

29.6

Child Dependency Ratio

Anderson County, Texas Sex Ratio

Female22,49038.89%
Male35,33561.11%

Anderson County, Texas Population by Age

Anderson County, Texas Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All17,1422.727030
Married8,7953.2581.918.1
Non Family4,7721.258.441.6
Female2,7693.5553.146.9
Male8063.1767.132.9

3.2

Average Family Size

2.72

Average Household Size

70.0%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Anderson County, Texas Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade3,8619.25%
Associates Degree4,0459.69%
Bachelors Degree4,34410.41%
Graduate Degree1,7254.13%
High School Graduate15,88438.05%
Less Than 9th Grade1,9904.77%
Some College9,90023.71%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Anderson County, Texas Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Anderson County, Texas Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White24,31822,4684,599
Black8,3777,000556
Hispanic6,7464,462459
2+ Races5,7374,175548
Other Race1,12468565
Native American283255155
Asian23518482
Islander37370

The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among native american people with a rate of 54.77%.

Anderson County, Texas Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$49,503$57,500$48,397
Graduate Degree$61,126$60,563$62,218
High School Graduate$32,959$44,849$23,356
Less Than 9th Grade$28,660$31,423$24,528
Overall$41,638$49,716$30,229
Some College$44,057$58,074$30,877

$41,638

Average Earnings

$49,716

Average Male

$30,229

Average Female

Anderson County, Texas Earnings by Educational Attainment

Anderson County, Texas Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Anderson County, Texas Language

85.57% of Anderson County, Texas residents speak only English, while 14.43% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 12.14% of the population.

Anderson County, Texas Language

Anderson County, Texas Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White28,9733,69812.76%
Hispanic7,6582,07427.08%
Black7,0481,81925.81%
Multiple6,8641,65524.11%
Other1,42439227.53%
Asian3155718.1%
Islander58915.52%
Native46171.52%

17.05%

Overall Poverty Rate

16.93%

Male Poverty Rate

17.19%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Anderson County, Texas

The race most likely to be in poverty in Anderson County, Texas is Other, with 27.53% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Anderson County, Texas is Native, with 1.52% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 4.22%. Among those working part-time, it was 23.04%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 22.08%.

Anderson County, Texas Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade22.43%
High School13.02%
Some College12.21%
Bachelors or Greater7.51%

Anderson County, Texas Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Male Unemployed57.3%
Female Unemployed18.34%
Female Employed10.45%
Male Employed5.44%

Anderson County, Texas Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Anderson County, Texas Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$71,192$90,096
Households$58,846$77,422
Married Families$86,365$-999,999,999
Non Families$30,191$41,696

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Anderson County, Texas Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

42.3%

Overall Marriage Rate

39.1%

Male Marriage Rate

47.7%

Female Marriage Rate

Anderson County, Texas Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Anderson County, Texas Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Anderson County, Texas Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Anderson County, Texas Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

3,644

Number of Veterans

3,384

Male Veterans

260

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam1,237
First Gulf War896
Second Gulf War595
Korea109
World War II2

Anderson County, Texas Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
35 to 541,151
65 to 74938
75+641
55 to 64505
18 to 34409

Anderson County, Texas Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White2,7369.68%
Black4384.74%
Hispanic4345.24%
2+ Races2804.07%
Native American15053%
Other Race312.04%
Asian51.61%
Islander410.81%

Anderson County, Texas Veterans by Race

Anderson County, Texas Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

5.91%

Veteran Poverty Rate

32.16%

Veteran Disability Rate

Anderson County, Texas Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

45.3%

Labor Force Participation

42.7%

Employment Rate

5.3%

Unemployment Rate

Anderson County, Texas Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Anderson County, Texas Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Anderson County, Texas Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

76.63%

Born in Anderson County, Texas

93.48%

Native Born

6.52%

Foreign Born

3.87%

Non Citizen

2.65%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

93.48% of Anderson County, Texas residents were born in the United States, with 76.63% having been born in Texas. 3.87% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Anderson County, Texas Place of Birth

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