Anderson County, Texas (TX)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,301
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 11,585
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,786 (it was 4,093 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 36% |
Land area: 1071 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 56 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.1%), Retail trade (13.7%), Public administration (12.6%), Manufacturing (10.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 71%
- Government: 23%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 32,97456.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 11,92620.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 10,96118.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,2323.8%Two or more races
- 5110.9%Asian alone
- 1620.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1000.2%Some other race alone
- 390.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 39.8 years |
| Texas median age: | 35.5 years |
| Males: 36,860 |  (62.0%) |
| Females: 22,613 |  (38.0%) |
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| Anderson County: | 2.0 people |
| Texas: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $49,471 ($31,957 in 1999)
| This county: | $49,471 |
| Texas: | $66,963 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $702 (lower quartile is $577, upper quartile is $922)
| This county: | $702 |
| State: | $1007 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $140,261 (it was $56,500 in 2000)
| Anderson: | $140,261 |
| Texas: | $237,400 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,158
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $471
Institutionalized population: 13,460
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 3
- Assaults: 27
- Burglaries: 130
- Thefts: 203
- Auto thefts: 26
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 3
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 23
- Burglaries: 150
- Thefts: 171
- Auto thefts: 42
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 27 buildings, average cost: $111,200
- 2020: 21 buildings, average cost: $109,700
- 2019: 20 buildings, average cost: $113,700
- 2018: 24 buildings, average cost: $195,200
- 2017: 14 buildings, average cost: $148,600
- 2016: 13 buildings, average cost: $161,500
- 2015: 7 buildings, average cost: $164,000
- 2014: 2 buildings, average cost: $116,200
- 2013: 4 buildings, average cost: $116,000
- 2012: 3 buildings, average cost: $163,200
- 2011: 13 buildings, average cost: $178,600
- 2010: 16 buildings, average cost: $176,900
- 2009: 13 buildings, average cost: $177,500
- 2008: 23 buildings, average cost: $175,100
- 2007: 214 buildings, average cost: $14,500
- 2006: 18 buildings, average cost: $520,000
- 2005: 23 buildings, average cost: $67,700
- 2004: 17 buildings, average cost: $180,400
- 2003: 24 buildings, average cost: $59,400
- 2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $78,100
- 2001: 24 buildings, average cost: $71,500
- 2000: 34 buildings, average cost: $93,900
- 1999: 21 buildings, average cost: $87,400
- 1998: 26 buildings, average cost: $68,500
- 1997: 20 buildings, average cost: $64,500
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,850 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,386 (1.0%)
| Anderson County: | 15.5% |
| Texas: | 14.2% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 39.8 years old
(Males: 39.6 years old, Females: 40.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.3 years old, Black residents: 38.2 years old, American Indian residents: 25.0 years old, Asian residents: 39.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.5 years old, Other race residents: 24.5 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Anderson County is $453 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $522 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $687 a month.
Cities in this county include: Montalba-Tennessee Colony, Palestine, Elkhart, Frankston, Cayuga.
Local government website: www.co.anderson.tx.us
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Anderson County: Winters Country Club (A), Allen Number One Windmill (B), Crews (C), Herring Ranch (D), Kristoff School (E), Marie (F), Tokeen (G), Rowena Volunteer Fire Department (H), Wingate Volunteer Fire Department (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Anderson County include: Valley View Church (A), Saint Boniface Church (B), Brookshier Church (C), Harmony Church (D), Hopewell Church (E), Old Norton Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Boniface Cemetery (1), Evergreen Cemetery (2), Mount Victory Cemetery (3), Castleberry Cemetery (4), Crews Cemetery (5), Pumphrey Cemetery (6), Norton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Country Club Lake (A), Lake Winters (B), Ballinger City Lake (C), Mitchell Lake (D), Odom Currie Wylie Estate Lake Number 1 (E), Odom Currie Wylie Estate Lake Number 2 (F), Billups Lake (G), Kuhn Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wagon Tire Creek (A), Valley Creek (B), Turkey Creek (C), Bears Foot Creek (D), Salt Branch (E), Rocky Creek (F), Red Bank Creek (G), Rattlesnake Creek (H), Quarry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Andrews County 
, Bacon County, Georgia 
, Ector County , Houston County 
, Martin County , Runnels County .
| Here: | 3.7% |
| Texas: | 4.2% |
Current college students: 1,438
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,637 (34.6% naturalized citizens)
| Anderson County: | 6.1% |
| Whole state: | 17.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,0172010 or later
- 8822000 to 2009
- 5351990 to 1999
- 6431980 to 1989
- 2511970 to 1979
- 71Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 13,990
- One, attached: 457
- Two: 136
- 3 or 4: 333
- 5 to 9: 507
- 10 to 19: 368
- 20 to 49: 56
- 50 or more: 230
- Mobile homes: 4,431
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 158
Housing units in Anderson County with a mortgage: 5,126 (104 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 71 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 160
| Here: | 3.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.3% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Anderson County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 20,569 | 86 |
| Catholic | 4,476 | 2 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,477 | 15 |
| Black Protestant | 1,179 | 8 |
| Other | 365 | 3 |
| None | 29,392 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 7
| Anderson County: | 1.23 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
| This county: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26
| Anderson County: | 4.58 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 26
| This county: | 4.58 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Anderson County: | 10.4% |
| Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Anderson County: | 28.6% |
| State: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 17.8% |
| State: | 15.7% |
Agriculture in Anderson County:
Average size of farms: 210 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $13,293
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $128.75
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 71.36%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $15,485
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.05%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $25,800
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.37%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.04
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.55%
Vegetables: 472 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 666 acres
Tornado activity:
Anderson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 2014288.8 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 17 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/14/1982, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 14 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Anderson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 337% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 74.6 miles away from Anderson County center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 266.4 miles away from the county center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 328.6 miles away from the county center
On 9/2/2013 at 23:51:15, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 71.0 miles away from the county center
On 9/2/2013 at 21:52:38, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 65.9 miles away from Anderson County center
On 1/25/2013 at 07:01:19, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
- Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 17, 2016 to April 30, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4269: April 25, 2016, FEMA Id: 4269, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: August 30, 2011 to December 31, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4029: September 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 4029, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to October 02, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1791: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1791, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 03, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1709: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Texas Extreme Wildfire Threat, Incident Period: November 27, 2005 to May 14, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1624: January 11, 2006, FEMA Id: 1624, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Anderson County (22) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 8
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 7, Fires: 6, Hurricanes: 5, Tornadoes: 4, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 15,015 (77.6%)
- Carpooled: 1,810 (9.4%)
- Bus: 97 (0.5%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 189 (1.0%)
- Walked: 113 (0.6%)
- Worked at home: 1,144 (5.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (16%)
- Material moving occupations (12%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Mexico (54%)
- Cameroon (7%)
- Indonesia (5%)
- El Salvador (4%)
- Nigeria (3%)
- Burma (3%)
- Honduras (3%)
- American (15%)
- English (9%)
- German (3%)
- Irish (3%)
- Polish (1%)
- African (1%)
- Scottish (1%)
People in group quarters in Anderson County, Texas in 2010:
- 12,987 people in state prisons
- 680 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 297 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 176 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 54 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 23 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in Anderson County, Texas in 2000:
- 10,750 people in state prisons
- 3,288 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 487 people in nursing homes
- 33 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 26 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 7 people in other group homes
- 4 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 3 people in religious group quarters
9.88% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($35,981 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.88% |
| Texas average: | 8.12% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.12% relocated from other counties in Texas ($27,429 average AGI)
1.76% relocated from other states ($8,551 average AGI)
Anderson County: 1.76% Texas average: 2.83%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Dallas County, TX |  0.81% ($21,892 average AGI) |
| from Smith County, TX | 0.72% ($41,231) |
| from Harris County, TX | 0.64% ($27,342) |
| from Henderson County, TX | 0.62% ($54,239) |
| from Tarrant County, TX | 0.50% ($42,780) |
| from Houston County, TX | 0.34% ($40,885) |
| from Cherokee County, TX | 0.29% ($35,538) |
7.59% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($35,429 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.59% |
| Texas average: | 7.40% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.63% relocated to other counties in Texas ($30,851 average AGI)
0.96% relocated to other states ($4,578 average AGI)
Anderson County: 0.96% Texas average: 2.08%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Smith County, TX | 0.95% ($43,438 average AGI) |
| to Henderson County, TX | 0.48% ($46,024) |
| to Dallas County, TX | 0.43% ($42,403) |
| to Houston County, TX | 0.33% ($38,339) |
| to Harris County, TX | 0.32% ($25,661) |
| to Cherokee County, TX | 0.30% ($38,259) |
| to Tarrant County, TX | 0.28% ($32,510) |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 11.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 7,968 (6,512 aged, 1,456 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,756 (15%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Anderson County, Texas in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (916)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (718)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (518)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (496)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (491)
- Pulmonary embolism without mention of acute cor pulmonale (343)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (320)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (216)
- Congestive heart failure (207)
- Heart failure, unspecified (207)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,768
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 221
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 45,188
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,234
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,090
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 36
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 48
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 186.0. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 105.9
- Suffocation - 62.0
- Other - 18.1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 59,473- Male householders: 8,205 (2,317 living alone), Female householders: 9,186 (2,087 living alone)
8,739 spouses (8,515 opposite-sex spouses), 1,037 unmarried partners, (1,030 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 14,488 children (12,805 natural, 870 adopted, 836 stepchildren), 1,868 grandchildren, 434 brothers or sisters, 553 parents, 5 foster children, 1,084 other relatives, 831 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 12,692
Size of family households: 5,230 2-persons, 3,320 3-persons, 2,384 4-persons, 819 5-persons, 453 6-persons, 175 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,401 1-person, 587 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 2 5-persons.
5,802 married couples with children.
3,555 single-parent households (873 men, 2,682 women).
87.8% of residents of Anderson speak English at home.
11.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $280,345,000 ($4,996 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,249,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $128,900,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $74,049,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $162,000
Federal grants: $65,563,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,405,000 ($59,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,266,000 ($273,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $715,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,181,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,944,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,428| Here: | 61 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 85 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,131
| Here: | 56 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +314
| Here: | +6 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +29 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +752
| Here: | +13 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.44 millions of gallons per day (49% from ground, 51% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 |
| State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Anderson County, Texas
- 202020 or later
- 1,9862010 to 2019
- 3,5192000 to 2009
- 2,3171990 to 1999
- 3,9821980 to 1989
- 3,0201970 to 1979
- 1,8591960 to 1969
- 1,4951950 to 1959
- 5341940 to 1949
- 1,4821939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Anderson County, Texas
- 561 room
- 1132 rooms
- 3633 rooms
- 1,0094 rooms
- 3,5635 rooms
- 2,5936 rooms
- 1,8197 rooms
- 1,6118 rooms
- 9169+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Anderson County, Texas
- 4431 room
- 3082 rooms
- 4533 rooms
- 1,2524 rooms
- 1,4995 rooms
- 7066 rooms
- 3527 rooms
- 2268 rooms
- 1009+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Anderson County, Texas
- 57no bedroom
- 5191 bedroom
- 2,1522 bedrooms
- 7,0083 bedrooms
- 2,1294 bedrooms
- 1075+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Anderson County, Texas
- 442no bedroom
- 5441 bedroom
- 1,8632 bedrooms
- 2,1013 bedrooms
- 3684 bedrooms
- 215+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Anderson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 256no vehicle
- 3,3021 vehicle
- 5,3352 vehicles
- 2,1673 vehicles
- 6664 vehicles
- 3045+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Anderson County in renter-occupied apartments
- 772no vehicle
- 2,3391 vehicle
- 1,8902 vehicles
- 3013 vehicles
- 394 vehicles
- 105+ vehicles
82.8% of Anderson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 92% lived in Texas.
| Anderson County: | 82.8% |
| State average: | 85.1% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 45,195
- Other state: 9,844
- Northeast: 524
- Midwest: 2,406
- South: 4,287
- West: 2,589
- 73.3%Electricity
- 18.4%Utility gas
- 5.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.1%Wood
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 75.1%Electricity
- 15.9%Utility gas
- 7.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 252
| Here: | 5.1% |
| Texas: | 9.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 143
| Here: | 4.5% |
| Texas: | 8.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 114
| Here: | 5.1% |
| Texas: | 17.8% |
Anderson County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,873,000
- Charges - Other: $3,604,000
Other: $2,654,000
Regular Highways: $681,000
- Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $9,053,000
Regular Highways: $5,353,000
Regular Highways: $4,798,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,105,000
Police Protection: $3,814,000
Police Protection: $3,491,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,261,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,009,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,566,000
Financial Administration: $2,464,000
General - Other: $2,225,000
Central Staff Services: $1,784,000
General - Other: $1,720,000
Financial Administration: $1,564,000
Corrections - Other: $1,127,000
General Public Buildings: $904,000
Public Welfare - Other: $698,000
Central Staff Services: $636,000
General Public Buildings: $634,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $176,000
Natural Resources - Other: $164,000
Health - Other: $119,000
Corrections - Other: $109,000
Natural Resources - Other: $109,000
Parks and Recreation: $84,000
Public Welfare - Other: $36,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $175,000
Highways: $41,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $599,000
Interest on Debt: $404,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $334,000
Highways: $116,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,995,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,311,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,440,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,810,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,630,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $684,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,153,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,008,000
General Revenue - Other: $527,000
Interest Earnings: $284,000
General Revenue - Other: $138,000
Sale of Property: $89,000
Interest Earnings: $88,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $933,000
Regular Highways: $257,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $98,000
Police Protection: $83,000
General Public Building: $68,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $68,000
Central Staff Services: $63,000
Police Protection: $45,000
General - Other: $33,000
Corrections - Other: $28,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,467,000
Cash and Securities: $13,452,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,075,000
Cash and Securities: $153,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,483,000
Other: $980,000
General Local Government Support: $452,000
General Local Government Support: $440,000
Highways: $253,000
Highways: $89,000
Public Welfare: $13,000
- Tax - Property: $16,506,000
Property: $16,100,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,235,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,196,000
Motor Vehicle License: $738,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $250,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $18,583,000
: $9,003,000
Anderson County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,873,000
- Charges - Other: $3,604,000
Other: $2,654,000
Regular Highways: $681,000
- Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $9,053,000
Regular Highways: $5,353,000
Regular Highways: $4,798,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,105,000
Police Protection: $3,814,000
Police Protection: $3,491,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,261,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,009,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,566,000
Financial Administration: $2,464,000
General - Other: $2,225,000
Central Staff Services: $1,784,000
General - Other: $1,720,000
Financial Administration: $1,564,000
Corrections - Other: $1,127,000
General Public Buildings: $904,000
Public Welfare - Other: $698,000
Central Staff Services: $636,000
General Public Buildings: $634,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $176,000
Natural Resources - Other: $164,000
Health - Other: $119,000
Corrections - Other: $109,000
Natural Resources - Other: $109,000
Parks and Recreation: $84,000
Public Welfare - Other: $36,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $175,000
Highways: $41,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $599,000
Interest on Debt: $404,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $334,000
Highways: $116,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,995,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,311,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,440,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,810,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,630,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $684,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,153,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,008,000
General Revenue - Other: $527,000
Interest Earnings: $284,000
General Revenue - Other: $138,000
Sale of Property: $89,000
Interest Earnings: $88,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $933,000
Regular Highways: $257,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $98,000
Police Protection: $83,000
General Public Building: $68,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $68,000
Central Staff Services: $63,000
Police Protection: $45,000
General - Other: $33,000
Corrections - Other: $28,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,467,000
Cash and Securities: $13,452,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,075,000
Cash and Securities: $153,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,483,000
Other: $980,000
General Local Government Support: $452,000
General Local Government Support: $440,000
Highways: $253,000
Highways: $89,000
Public Welfare: $13,000
- Tax - Property: $16,506,000
Property: $16,100,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,235,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,196,000
Motor Vehicle License: $738,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $250,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $18,583,000
: $9,003,000
Anderson County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,873,000
- Charges - Other: $3,604,000
Other: $2,654,000
Regular Highways: $681,000
- Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $9,053,000
Regular Highways: $5,353,000
Regular Highways: $4,798,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,105,000
Police Protection: $3,814,000
Police Protection: $3,491,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,261,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,009,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,566,000
Financial Administration: $2,464,000
General - Other: $2,225,000
Central Staff Services: $1,784,000
General - Other: $1,720,000
Financial Administration: $1,564,000
Corrections - Other: $1,127,000
General Public Buildings: $904,000
Public Welfare - Other: $698,000
Central Staff Services: $636,000
General Public Buildings: $634,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $176,000
Natural Resources - Other: $164,000
Health - Other: $119,000
Corrections - Other: $109,000
Natural Resources - Other: $109,000
Parks and Recreation: $84,000
Public Welfare - Other: $36,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $175,000
Highways: $41,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $599,000
Interest on Debt: $404,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $334,000
Highways: $116,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,995,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,311,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,440,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,810,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,630,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $684,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,153,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,008,000
General Revenue - Other: $527,000
Interest Earnings: $284,000
General Revenue - Other: $138,000
Sale of Property: $89,000
Interest Earnings: $88,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $933,000
Regular Highways: $257,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $98,000
Police Protection: $83,000
General Public Building: $68,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $68,000
Central Staff Services: $63,000
Police Protection: $45,000
General - Other: $33,000
Corrections - Other: $28,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,467,000
Cash and Securities: $13,452,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,075,000
Cash and Securities: $153,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,483,000
Other: $980,000
General Local Government Support: $452,000
General Local Government Support: $440,000
Highways: $253,000
Highways: $89,000
Public Welfare: $13,000
- Tax - Property: $16,506,000
Property: $16,100,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,235,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,196,000
Motor Vehicle License: $738,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $250,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $18,583,000
: $9,003,000
Anderson County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,873,000
- Charges - Other: $3,604,000
Other: $2,654,000
Regular Highways: $681,000
- Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $9,053,000
Regular Highways: $5,353,000
Regular Highways: $4,798,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,105,000
Police Protection: $3,814,000
Police Protection: $3,491,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,261,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,009,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,566,000
Financial Administration: $2,464,000
General - Other: $2,225,000
Central Staff Services: $1,784,000
General - Other: $1,720,000
Financial Administration: $1,564,000
Corrections - Other: $1,127,000
General Public Buildings: $904,000
Public Welfare - Other: $698,000
Central Staff Services: $636,000
General Public Buildings: $634,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $176,000
Natural Resources - Other: $164,000
Health - Other: $119,000
Corrections - Other: $109,000
Natural Resources - Other: $109,000
Parks and Recreation: $84,000
Public Welfare - Other: $36,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $175,000
Highways: $41,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $599,000
Interest on Debt: $404,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $334,000
Highways: $116,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,995,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,311,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,440,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,810,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,630,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $684,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,153,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,008,000
General Revenue - Other: $527,000
Interest Earnings: $284,000
General Revenue - Other: $138,000
Sale of Property: $89,000
Interest Earnings: $88,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $933,000
Regular Highways: $257,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $98,000
Police Protection: $83,000
General Public Building: $68,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $68,000
Central Staff Services: $63,000
Police Protection: $45,000
General - Other: $33,000
Corrections - Other: $28,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,467,000
Cash and Securities: $13,452,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,075,000
Cash and Securities: $153,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,483,000
Other: $980,000
General Local Government Support: $452,000
General Local Government Support: $440,000
Highways: $253,000
Highways: $89,000
Public Welfare: $13,000
- Tax - Property: $16,506,000
Property: $16,100,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,235,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,196,000
Motor Vehicle License: $738,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $250,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $18,583,000
: $9,003,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,250
- Number of aged recipients: 202
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,048
- Number of recipients under 18: 223
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 695
- Number of recipients older than 64: 332
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 502
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 486
| Most common first names in Anderson County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 280 | 71.3 years |
| Mary | 280 | 79.6 years |
| John | 252 | 73.8 years |
| William | 235 | 75.4 years |
| Robert | 163 | 72.0 years |
| Willie | 150 | 78.0 years |
| George | 128 | 76.9 years |
| Charles | 115 | 70.1 years |
| Annie | 101 | 83.3 years |
| Joe | 89 | 72.2 years |
| Most common last names in Anderson County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 208 | 75.0 years |
| Davis | 130 | 75.8 years |
| Johnson | 128 | 73.4 years |
| Jones | 119 | 75.5 years |
| Williams | 107 | 74.9 years |
| Brown | 96 | 76.2 years |
| Wilson | 80 | 76.5 years |
| Taylor | 80 | 74.0 years |
| Miller | 72 | 75.8 years |
| Jackson | 70 | 71.9 years |
| Businesses in Anderson County, TX | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
| Blockbuster | 1 | Nike | 4 | |
| CVS | 1 | Office Depot | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| Church's Chicken | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
| FedEx | 3 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
| GNC | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 2 | |
| GameStop | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 2 | Subway | 3 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Hilton | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | UPS | 6 | |
| Jack In The Box | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| Kroger | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| La Quinta | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 2 | YMCA | 1 | |
Anderson County on our top lists:
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"