Anniston

Population: 21,377
Median household income: $44,806
Median home value: $141,600

Anniston, a community in Calhoun County, Alabama, has 21,377 residents. At $44,806, its median household income sits below Calhoun County's $55,826.

From 2019 to 2023, Anniston's population declined 1.4% from 21,688 to 21,377, while its median home value rose 45.1% from $97,600 to $141,600.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 49.1% of the population. 80.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,377
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $44,806
Median home value: $141,600
Median gross rent: $777
Housing units: 11,749
Homeownership rate: 59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,68821,377

Median household income

$36,051$44,806

Median home value

$97,600$141,600

Median gross rent

$672$777

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,688	$36,051	$97,600	$672
2020	21,518	$41,366	$117,500	$734
2021	21,455	$39,928	$117,900	$761
2022	21,502	$45,642	$131,800	$806
2023	21,377	$44,806	$141,600	$777

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,246	5.8%
5 to 17	3,009	14.1%
18 to 24	1,805	8.4%
25 to 34	2,475	11.6%
35 to 44	2,409	11.3%
45 to 54	2,638	12.3%
55 to 64	2,748	12.9%
65 to 74	3,302	15.4%
75 and over	1,745	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,146	42.8%
Black or African American	10,493	49.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	102	0.5%
Asian	99	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	129	0.6%
Two or more races	454	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	954	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.4%

High school graduate32.0%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,354	15.4%
High school graduate	4,901	32.0%
Some college or associate's	4,772	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,163	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,127	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,553	80.1%
Carpooled	931	11.4%
Public transit	43	0.5%
Walked	170	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	371	4.5%
Other means	114	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,984	38.2%
15 to 29 min	2,690	34.4%
30 to 44 min	968	12.4%
45 to 59 min	627	8.0%
60+ min	542	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 20.1% (4,100 of 20,377)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,969	52.6%
Nonfamily households	4,475	47.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,444	80.4%
Vacant	2,305	19.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,581	59.1%
Renter-occupied	3,863	40.9%

1-unit, detached74.7%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units6.4%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,780	74.7%
1-unit, attached	259	2.2%
2 to 4 units	954	8.1%
5 to 19 units	840	7.1%
20 or more units	756	6.4%
Mobile home & other	160	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0101852
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 46 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 33.6735, -85.8109