Demographics of Anderson County, Kentucky

Anderson County, Kentucky had 25,225 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,323 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

25,225
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.5%
Change since July 2020: +1,323 people.; 41.7 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,488 ±$5,424
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, Kentucky's population grew 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Anderson County, Kentucky'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, Kentucky's population grew 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Anderson County, Kentucky'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	23,902	100.0	100.0
2021	24,106	100.9	100.2
2022	24,298	101.7	100.7
2023	24,636	103.1	101.6
2024	24,958	104.4	102.5
2025	25,225	105.5	103.1

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Population of Anderson County, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	23,902	+22	−12	0	+30
2021	24,106	+204	−16	+1	+206
2022	24,298	+192	−53	+14	+232
2023	24,636	+338	+4	+24	+309
2024	24,958	+322	+22	+79	+219
2025	25,225	+267	+25	+48	+194

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.7 ±0.5: for men 41.5 ±0.7 and for women 42.0 ±0.7. 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	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	1,400 ±119	5.7% ±0.5	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,234 ±395	17.4% ±1.6	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,759 ±191	7.2% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,850 ±349	24.0% ±1.4	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,978 ±340	28.7% ±1.4	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,132 ±329	17.0% ±1.3	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,488 ±$5,424, and income per person $35,735 ±$2,337, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky 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	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	1,054 ±273	10.9% ±2.8	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,141 ±314	22.2% ±3.2	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,670 ±302	17.3% ±3.1	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,371 ±286	14.2% ±2.9	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,960 ±299	20.3% ±3.1	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	975 ±217	10.1% ±2.2	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	482 ±179	5.0% ±1.8	7.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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	Kentucky	United States
All ages	2,776 ±646	11.5% ±2.7	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	817 ±316	14.6% ±5.5	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,427 ±363	10.8% ±2.7	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	532 ±196	9.8% ±3.5	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Anderson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Anderson County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	10,326 ±37	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.5% ±2.4	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.5% ±2.4	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.6% ±3.7	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.4% ±3.7	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$225,100 ±$8,884	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$927 ±$35	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±2	1982 ±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	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	639 ±0	2.6% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	22,361 ±127	91.8% ±0.5	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	523 ±214	2.1% ±0.9	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9 to 155	< 0.1% to 0.6%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	5 to 133	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	679 ±235	2.8% ±1.0	3.9% ±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	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	18,497 ±565	76.0% ±2.3	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,292 ±602	21.7% ±2.5	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	84 to 248	0.3% to 1.0%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	398 ±190	1.6% ±0.8	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	39 to 235	0.2% to 1.0%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	111 to 411	0.5% to 1.7%	2.8% ±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 Kentucky

46th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Anderson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Taylor County	26,763	+2.9%
Perry County	26,555	−6.4%
Grant County	26,181	+4.7%
Carter County	26,149	−1.7%
Lincoln County	25,353	+4.6%
Anderson County	25,225	+5.5%
Harlan County	24,725	−7.6%
Rowan County	24,476	−1.0%
Ohio County	23,934	+0.8%
Mercer County	23,733	+4.8%
Bell County	22,829	−4.8%

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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