Anderson County, KY
County
Add ComparisonNone of the households in Anderson County, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
98.9% of the residents in Anderson County, KY are U.S. citizens.
In 2024, the median property value in Anderson County, KY was $225,100, and the homeownership rate was 77.6%.
Anderson County, KY is home to a population of 24.4k people, from which 98.9% are citizens.
As of 2024, 1.63% of Anderson County, KY residents were born outside of the country (398 people).
In 2024, there were 41.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (22.4k people) in Anderson County, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 539 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 523 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 98.9% of Anderson County, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Anderson County, KY was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Anderson County, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 41.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (22.4k people) in Anderson County, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 539 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 523 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
2.62% of the people in Anderson County, KY are hispanic (639 people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Anderson County, KY as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.
As of 2024, 1.63% of Anderson County, KY residents (398 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Anderson County, KY was 1.27%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Anderson County, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
Anderson County, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.3 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Anderson County, KY.
N/A% of the population of Anderson County, KY has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.
Primary care physicians in N/A see an average of N/A patients per year. This represents a N/A N/A from the previous year (N/A patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in N/A in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.4% under 18 years, 18.2% between 18 and 34 years, 40.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.7% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 5.93% in Anderson County, KY.
The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Anderson County, KY.
The economy of Anderson County, KY employs 11.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Anderson County, KY were Manufacturing (2,051 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,850 people), and Public Administration (1,300 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($68,216), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,866), and Construction ($60,671).
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Anderson County, KY grew at a rate of 2.81%, from 11.1k employees to 11.5k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Anderson County, KY, are Production Occupations (1,403 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,306 people), and Management Occupations (1,303 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Anderson County, KY.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Anderson County, KY grew at a rate of 2.81%, from 11.1k employees to 11.5k employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Anderson County, KY, are Manufacturing (2,051 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,850 people), and Public Administration (1,300 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Anderson County, KY, though some of these residents may live in Anderson County, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.
The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.
The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).
Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
N/A is currently represented by N/A in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
The median property value in Anderson County, KY was $225,100 in 2024, which is 0.677 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $213,200 to $225,100, a 5.58% increase. The homeownership rate in Anderson County, KY is 77.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65.2%.
In 2025, 9.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Anderson County, KY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.899%.
The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Anderson County, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Anderson County, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, 77.6% of the housing units in Anderson County, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.9%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Anderson County, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the N/A households in Anderson County, KY grew to $74,488 from the previous year's value of $71,747.
The following chart displays the households in Anderson County, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.
In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 80.5% of workers in Anderson County, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.49%) and those who carpooled to work (7.77%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
The following chart displays the households in Anderson County, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Anderson County, KY have 2 cars.
In 2025, 9.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Anderson County, KY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.899%.
The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.
11.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Anderson County, KY (2.78k out of 24.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Anderson County, KY is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
In 2025, 12.2% of the children was living in poverty in Anderson County, KY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.8%.
The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.
In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 88.6 in Anderson County, KY. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 8.83% per 100,000 population.
The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.
