Anderson

Population: 11,282
Median household income: $50,306
Median home value: $272,000

Anderson is a community in Shasta County, California, home to 11,282 residents. The median household income of $50,306 is below the Shasta County median ($71,931).

Between 2019 and 2023, Anderson's population grew 8.4% from 10,407 to 11,282, while its median home value rose 35.9% from $200,200 to $272,000.

15.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 57.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,282
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $50,306
Median home value: $272,000
Median gross rent: $985
Housing units: 5,129
Homeownership rate: 57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,40711,282

Median household income

$42,649$50,306

Median home value

$200,200$272,000

Median gross rent

$912$985

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,407	$42,649	$200,200	$912
2020	10,479	$41,069	$211,100	$893
2021	11,208	$40,954	$222,100	$889
2022	11,267	$45,896	$248,500	$979
2023	11,282	$50,306	$272,000	$985

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 546.7%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	718	6.4%
5 to 17	2,007	17.8%
18 to 24	751	6.7%
25 to 34	1,765	15.6%
35 to 44	1,764	15.6%
45 to 54	761	6.7%
55 to 64	1,694	15.0%
65 to 74	1,059	9.4%
75 and over	763	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,609	76.3%
Black or African American	4	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	294	2.6%
Asian	294	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	130	1.2%
Two or more races	308	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,643	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's38.9%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	903	11.6%
High school graduate	2,688	34.4%
Some college or associate's	3,037	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	931	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	247	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone73.8%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,446	73.8%
Carpooled	613	13.1%
Public transit	6	0.1%
Walked	29	0.6%
Bicycle	68	1.5%
Worked from home	425	9.1%
Other means	83	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,056	48.4%
15 to 29 min	1,826	43.0%
30 to 44 min	246	5.8%
45 to 59 min	87	2.0%
60+ min	30	0.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 20.4% (2,285 of 11,207)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,556	53.0%
Nonfamily households	2,269	47.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,825	94.1%
Vacant	304	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,780	57.6%
Renter-occupied	2,045	42.4%

1-unit, detached66.6%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units11.1%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,414	66.6%
1-unit, attached	162	3.2%
2 to 4 units	489	9.5%
5 to 19 units	567	11.1%
20 or more units	364	7.1%
Mobile home & other	133	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0602042
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.03 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 40.4498, -122.2951