Anniston.
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Alabama·Calhoun County
12 tracts·21K people·$159K median·463/mi²
Black 50 · White 41 · Hispanic 4 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Living alone 40 · Married couple 31 · Other 29
Health 35 · Professional 17 · Manufacturing 17 · Retail 16 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 6 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 28 · Service 24 · Production · transport 22 · Sales · office 20 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 7 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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The median home value in Anniston is $158,800 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Anniston has 21,271 residents across 8 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.8; the population is 50.5% Black, 41.5% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Multiracial, 1.0% Other and 0.4% Asian; the average household has 2.3 people; 20.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 20.6% (Census ACS).
Golden Springs Elementary School (28%) and Randolph Park Elementary School (28%) lead the elementary schools; Anniston Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (16%); Anniston High School is the high school with reported scores (3%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $799/month, 49% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Anniston is $46,668 a year, 46% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Anniston, median rent is $799/month and the median home value is $158,800 (Census ACS).
Anniston reported 9.0 violent crimes and 50.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 56 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Anniston are tornado (98), landslide (89) and wildfire (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Anniston scores 7.8 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.9% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).