Anderson vs Rogersville

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

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

Rogersville has the higher population (1,260 vs 309 in Anderson). Anderson has the higher median household income ($86,250 vs $63,164 in Rogersville). Anderson has the higher median home value ($200,000 vs $156,600 in Rogersville).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson	Rogersville
Population	309	1,260
Median age	51.0 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$86,250	$63,164
Median home value	$200,000	$156,600
Median gross rent	$915	$821
Housing units	154	646
Homeownership rate	76.6%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson	Rogersville
Population	236 → 309 (+30.9%)	1,424 → 1,260 (-11.5%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $86,250 (+76.9%)	$37,578 → $63,164 (+68.1%)
Median home value	$120,100 → $200,000 (+66.5%)	$122,200 → $156,600 (+28.2%)
Median gross rent	$500 → $915 (+83.0%)	$669 → $821 (+22.7%)

Anderson

Population

236309

Median household income

$48,750$86,250

Median home value

$120,100$200,000

Median gross rent

$500$915

Rogersville

Population

1,4241,260

Median household income

$37,578$63,164

Median home value

$122,200$156,600

Median gross rent

$669$821

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson	Rogersville
Under 5	9.7%	3.4%
5 to 17	6.8%	18.1%
18 to 24	6.1%	4.0%
25 to 34	17.2%	18.1%
35 to 44	4.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.9%	9.4%
55 to 64	16.2%	11.7%
65 to 74	19.1%	7.9%
75 and over	7.4%	15.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson	Rogersville
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	87.3%
Black or African American	2.3%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.4%
Two or more races	0.3%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson	Rogersville
No high school diploma	3.8%	5.9%
High school graduate	37.7%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	23.4%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson	Rogersville
Drove alone	88.5%	91.8%
Carpooled	2.7%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	1.5%
Other means	3.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson	Rogersville
1-unit, detached	77.9%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Anderson	Rogersville
Poverty rate	2.9%	11.0%
Average household size	2.19	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	37	34
Median year structure built	1972	1973