Demographics of Anderson city, California

Anderson city, California had 11,131 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −189 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Anderson city, in four figures

11,131
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,255 ±22.; −1.7%
Change since July 2020: −189 people.; 37.9 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,375 ±$6,676
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Anderson city, California's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Anderson city, California'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Anderson city, California's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Anderson city, California'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	11,320	100.0	100.0
2021	11,336	100.1	100.2
2022	11,228	99.2	100.7
2023	11,190	98.9	101.6
2024	11,174	98.7	102.5
2025	11,131	98.3	103.1

Population of Anderson city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,320	—
2021	11,336	+16
2022	11,228	−108
2023	11,190	−38
2024	11,174	−16
2025	11,131	−43

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.9 ±1.8: for men 36.9 ±2.4 and for women 40.2 ±3.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Anderson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	806 ±238	7.2% ±2.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,089 ±361	18.6% ±3.2	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	790 ±201	7.0% ±1.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,122 ±454	27.7% ±4.0	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,512 ±407	22.3% ±3.6	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,936 ±326	17.2% ±2.9	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,375 ±$6,676, and income per person $28,346 ±$2,533, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Anderson city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,521 ±360	31.5% ±7.3	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	995 ±269	20.6% ±5.5	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	654 ±169	13.6% ±3.4	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	638 ±164	13.2% ±3.3	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	502 ±157	10.4% ±3.2	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	145 to 461	3.0% to 9.5%	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	212 ±98	4.4% ±2.0	20.5% ±0.1	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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	2,363 ±649	21.2% ±5.8	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	301 to 903	20.9% ±9.8	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,063 ±345	19.2% ±5.9	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	698 ±293	25.5% ±9.9	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Anderson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Anderson city	California	United States
Housing units	5,187 ±263	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.0% ±1.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.0% ±3.2	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.1% ±4.0	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.9% ±6.5	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$283,000 ±$14,663	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$962 ±$130	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±4	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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,325 ±383	11.8% ±3.4	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,392 ±532	74.6% ±4.7	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	25 to 639	0.2% to 5.7%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	137 to 491	1.2% to 4.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	57 to 567	0.5% to 5.0%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	580 ±257	5.2% ±2.3	4.4% ±<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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	8,194 ±572	72.8% ±5.1	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,561 ±552	22.8% ±4.9	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	19 to 139	0.2% to 1.2%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	421 ±166	3.7% ±1.5	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	209 ±103	1.9% ±0.9	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	94 to 330	0.8% to 2.9%	12.3% ±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 city among the places of California

462nd of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Anderson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Quartz Hill CDP	11,510 ±1,153
La Riviera CDP	11,492 ±1,378
Signal Hill city	11,468 ±30
Big Bear City CDP	11,431 ±1,184
Half Moon Bay city	11,391 ±34
Anderson city	11,255 ±22
Healdsburg city	11,243 ±47
View Park-Windsor Hills CDP	11,230 ±1,284
Canyon Lake city	11,119 ±40
Valley Center CDP	11,119 ±1,479
Del Aire CDP	11,115 ±1,159

Rankings this appears in

No. 8 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 201 Places in California by median age
No. 273 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 448 Places in California by per capita income
No. 496 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 543 Places in California by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026