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Indiana·Madison County
24 tracts·59K people·$119K median·1,411/mi²
White 72 · Black 12 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 7 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 40 · Married couple 31 · Other 29
Health 31 · Retail 21 · Leisure 17 · Professional 13 · Public admin 7 · Manufacturing 7 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 27 · Service 24 · Production · transport 21 · Sales · office 18 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 24 · Work from home 9 · Walk 2 · Bike 1 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Anderson is $119,000 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Anderson has 55,367 residents across 20 census tracts and 19 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.9; the population is 72.5% White, 11.6% Black, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% Multiracial, 0.6% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 15.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.0% (Census ACS).
Eastside Elementary School (34%), Edgewood Elementary School (28%) and Erskine Elementary School (21%) lead the elementary schools; Anderson Intermediate School (15%) and Highland Middle School (15%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $925/month, 41% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Anderson is $46,909 a year, 45% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Anderson, median rent is $925/month and the median home value is $119,000 (Census ACS).
Anderson reported 4.2 violent crimes and 29.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 88 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 43 inches; snowfall averages 19 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Anderson are strong wind (76), hail (71) and drought (70), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.13g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Anderson, 1.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).