Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Demographic Profile for Anderson County, Texas

Since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Anderson from outside the country. The immigration into Anderson accounts for 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This percent of international migration is medium-high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Anderson County, Texas to be 35.6 years old. The median age in Anderson is greater than the median in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen a decline in this median, when at that time it was 35.8 years of age. With a total of 20.2 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Anderson can be described as having a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high presence of the population, with 67.9 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 11.9 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Anderson County, Texas had a population of 56,408 in the year 2005. The population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 55,092. This growth represents an increase of 2.4 percent. Anderson ranks 80 of 254 counties when analyzing total population change in Texas and the county ranks 990 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Anderson County, Texas has a population base that is comprised of 63 percent White, 22.3 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 13.2 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 36.1 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Anderson has stayed the same the percent of minority makeup when 36.1 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Anderson extends a total area of 1071 total square miles. The area has a medium-low average area density of 53 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Waldo, ME (53 per sq. mile ), Barron, WI (53 per sq. mile ), Lamoille, VT (53 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Alpena, MI (53 per sq. mile ), Martin, KY (53 per sq. mile ), Miami, KS (53 per sq. mile ).

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

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