Anderson vs Bella Vista

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

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

Anderson has the higher population (11,282 vs 3,843 in Bella Vista). Bella Vista has the higher median household income ($88,318 vs $50,306 in Anderson). Bella Vista has the higher median home value ($439,600 vs $272,000 in Anderson).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson	Bella Vista
Population	11,282	3,843
Median age	37.1 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,306	$88,318
Median home value	$272,000	$439,600
Median gross rent	$985	$862
Housing units	5,129	1,409
Homeownership rate	57.6%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson	Bella Vista
Population	10,407 → 11,282 (+8.4%)	2,427 → 3,843 (+58.3%)
Median household income	$42,649 → $50,306 (+18.0%)	$64,258 → $88,318 (+37.4%)
Median home value	$200,200 → $272,000 (+35.9%)	$320,500 → $439,600 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$912 → $985 (+8.0%)	$1,344 → $862 (-35.9%)

Anderson

Population

10,40711,282

Median household income

$42,649$50,306

Median home value

$200,200$272,000

Median gross rent

$912$985

Bella Vista

Population

2,4273,843

Median household income

$64,258$88,318

Median home value

$320,500$439,600

Median gross rent

$1,344$862

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson	Bella Vista
Under 5	6.4%	6.4%
5 to 17	17.8%	18.3%
18 to 24	6.7%	4.0%
25 to 34	15.6%	9.1%
35 to 44	15.6%	10.0%
45 to 54	6.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	15.0%	15.1%
65 to 74	9.4%	12.2%
75 and over	6.8%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson	Bella Vista
White (non-Hispanic)	76.3%	81.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.6%	1.4%
Asian	2.6%	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	14.6%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson	Bella Vista
No high school diploma	11.6%	9.6%
High school graduate	34.4%	18.8%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson	Bella Vista
Drove alone	73.8%	79.3%
Carpooled	13.1%	10.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.2%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.1%	9.2%
Other means	1.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson	Bella Vista
1-unit, detached	66.6%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.1%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	25.8%

Poverty & households

	Anderson	Bella Vista
Poverty rate	20.4%	5.6%
Average household size	2.32	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	15	22
Median year structure built	1980	1985