Anderson vs Killen

A side-by-side comparison of Anderson and Killen: population, income, housing, and more.

Anderson and Killen are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Killen has the higher population (1,431 vs 309 in Anderson). Anderson has the higher median household income ($86,250 vs $61,422 in Killen). Anderson has the higher median home value ($200,000 vs $162,800 in Killen).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson	Killen
Population	309	1,431
Median age	51.0 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$86,250	$61,422
Median home value	$200,000	$162,800
Median gross rent	$915	$954
Housing units	154	589
Homeownership rate	76.6%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson	Killen
Population	236 → 309 (+30.9%)	1,263 → 1,431 (+13.3%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $86,250 (+76.9%)	$54,286 → $61,422 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$120,100 → $200,000 (+66.5%)	$138,100 → $162,800 (+17.9%)
Median gross rent	$500 → $915 (+83.0%)	$781 → $954 (+22.2%)

Anderson

Population

236309

Median household income

$48,750$86,250

Median home value

$120,100$200,000

Median gross rent

$500$915

Killen

Population

1,2631,431

Median household income

$54,286$61,422

Median home value

$138,100$162,800

Median gross rent

$781$954

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson	Killen
Under 5	9.7%	7.0%
5 to 17	6.8%	21.1%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.6%
25 to 34	17.2%	10.4%
35 to 44	4.5%	17.4%
45 to 54	12.9%	10.6%
55 to 64	16.2%	9.3%
65 to 74	19.1%	10.3%
75 and over	7.4%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson	Killen
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	91.6%
Black or African American	2.3%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson	Killen
No high school diploma	3.8%	10.2%
High school graduate	37.7%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.4%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson	Killen
Drove alone	88.5%	87.2%
Carpooled	2.7%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	4.9%
Other means	3.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson	Killen
1-unit, detached	77.9%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Anderson	Killen
Poverty rate	2.9%	8.6%
Average household size	2.19	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	37	26
Median year structure built	1972	1982