Demographics of Anderson County, Kansas

Anderson County, Kansas had 8,018 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +177 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Anderson County, in four figures

8,018
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.3%
Change since July 2020: +177 people.; 40.0 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $70,614 ±$7,469
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Anderson County, Kansas's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Anderson County, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Anderson County, Kansas's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Anderson County, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,841	100.0	100.0
2021	7,812	99.6	100.2
2022	7,788	99.3	100.7
2023	7,840	100.0	101.6
2024	7,933	101.2	102.5
2025	8,018	102.3	103.1

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Population of Anderson County, Kansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	7,841	+5	−12	0	+16
2021	7,812	−29	−9	0	−24
2022	7,788	−24	−24	0	+1
2023	7,840	+52	+10	+3	+41
2024	7,933	+93	−8	+10	+92
2025	8,018	+85	−8	+10	+85

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.0 ±1.8: for men 38.6 ±1.9 and for women 40.6 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Anderson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Under 5	563 ±91	7.2% ±1.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,446 ±219	18.5% ±2.8	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	611 ±164	7.8% ±2.1	10.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,629 ±166	20.8% ±2.1	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,963 ±183	25.1% ±2.3	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,622 ±206	20.7% ±2.6	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $70,614 ±$7,469, and income per person $29,903 ±$2,124, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,275 ±$475 in Kansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Anderson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kansas	United States
Under $25,000	503 ±129	15.7% ±4.0	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	737 ±167	23.0% ±5.1	18.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	465 ±132	14.5% ±4.1	17.7% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	703 ±174	21.9% ±5.4	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	626 ±170	19.5% ±5.3	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	116 ±57	3.6% ±1.8	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	18 to 98	0.6% to 3.1%	9.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Anderson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kansas	United States
All ages	853 ±322	11.0% ±4.2	11.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	285 ±135	14.4% ±6.5	13.1% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	411 ±132	11.3% ±3.6	11.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	157 ±63	7.4% ±2.9	9.0% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Anderson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Anderson County	Kansas	United States
Housing units	3,586 ±22	1,293,635 ±880	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.5% ±3.3	90.8% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.5% ±3.3	9.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.9% ±3.7	67.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.1% ±4.9	32.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$171,400 ±$21,801	$217,200 ±$1,343	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$853 ±$171	$1,060 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1964 ±9	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Anderson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	64 to 220	0.8% to 2.8%	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,123 ±125	90.9% ±1.6	72.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8 to 158	0.1% to 2.0%	5.2% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	479 ±152	6.1% ±1.9	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Anderson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Born in the state	5,947 ±229	75.9% ±2.9	59.2% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,788 ±233	22.8% ±3.0	32.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	6 to 126	0.1% to 1.6%	1.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 72	0% to 0.9%	7.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 12	0% to 0.2%	3.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 66	0% to 0.8%	4.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Anderson County among the counties of Kansas

47th of 105 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kansas page.

Counties of Kansas near Anderson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pratt County	9,117	−0.3%
Brown County	9,104	−4.0%
Cloud County	8,833	−2.0%
Coffey County	8,467	+1.3%
Wilson County	8,299	−3.3%
Anderson County	8,018	+2.3%
Clay County	7,990	−1.7%
Thomas County	7,725	−2.5%
Doniphan County	7,594	+1.6%
Kingman County	7,029	−5.4%
Grant County	7,028	−4.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026