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Anderson County, KS

Demographic and economic profile of Anderson County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Anderson County, KS is a small rural county of 7,819 residents with a population that has held essentially flat, declining just 0.4% over five years. The labor force participation rate of 60.8% supports a workforce where median worker earnings sit at $37,412, college attainment is low at 15.8% with a bachelor's degree or higher, and unemployment stands at 4.1%. Housing costs are modest—median home value of $147,900 and median gross rent of $792/month—against a median household income of $70,614, and an 81.1% homeownership rate reflects the area's predominantly owner-occupied, rural character.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

7,819

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$70,614

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.4% since 2018

Anderson County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,199 (91.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races332 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race162 (2.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone83 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone51 (0.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone7 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic409
  2. 2.Spanish97
  3. 3.Other Indo-European15

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

466

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,079

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,213

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance867
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)488
  3. 3.Construction (Group)384
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)315
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)283

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,087
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations742
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations683
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations569
  5. 5.Service Occupations477

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.50×)300
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.76×)416
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.63×)556
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.61×)127
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.54×)248

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$147,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$792/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999420 (16.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999350 (13.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999221 (8.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999213 (8.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999181 (7.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999170 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,412

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,764 (79.6%)
  • Worked At Home398 (11.5%)
  • Carpooled220 (6.3%)
  • Other60 (1.7%)
  • Walked30 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.