Anderson vs Lanagan

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

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

Anderson has the higher population (2,415 vs 425 in Lanagan). Anderson has the higher median household income ($51,875 vs $43,125 in Lanagan). Anderson has the higher median home value ($97,900 vs $80,000 in Lanagan).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson	Lanagan
Population	2,415	425
Median age	35.7 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,875	$43,125
Median home value	$97,900	$80,000
Median gross rent	$732	$513
Housing units	900	212
Homeownership rate	48.7%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson	Lanagan
Population	2,069 → 2,415 (+16.7%)	438 → 425 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$41,618 → $51,875 (+24.6%)	$32,292 → $43,125 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$86,800 → $97,900 (+12.8%)	$47,500 → $80,000 (+68.4%)
Median gross rent	$698 → $732 (+4.9%)	$442 → $513 (+16.1%)

Anderson

Population

2,0692,415

Median household income

$41,618$51,875

Median home value

$86,800$97,900

Median gross rent

$698$732

Lanagan

Population

438425

Median household income

$32,292$43,125

Median home value

$47,500$80,000

Median gross rent

$442$513

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson	Lanagan
Under 5	8.2%	2.8%
5 to 17	15.4%	24.9%
18 to 24	6.1%	7.1%
25 to 34	20.0%	16.9%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.5%
45 to 54	13.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	8.1%	15.8%
65 to 74	7.4%	6.4%
75 and over	10.3%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson	Lanagan
White (non-Hispanic)	63.6%	70.6%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.9%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7.8%	1.9%
Some other race	0.2%	5.4%
Two or more races	8.9%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	16.8%	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson	Lanagan
No high school diploma	17.4%	37.2%
High school graduate	45.6%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson	Lanagan
Drove alone	74.2%	82.4%
Carpooled	17.8%	10.3%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson	Lanagan
1-unit, detached	67.9%	55.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	17.0%
5 to 19 units	15.3%	2.8%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	19.3%

Poverty & households

	Anderson	Lanagan
Poverty rate	20.2%	19.3%
Average household size	2.77	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1975	1963