Anderson vs Southwest City

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

Anderson and Southwest City 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 845 in Southwest City). Anderson has the higher median household income ($51,875 vs $38,750 in Southwest City). Anderson has the higher median home value ($97,900 vs $67,200 in Southwest City).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson	Southwest City
Population	2,415	845
Median age	35.7 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,875	$38,750
Median home value	$97,900	$67,200
Median gross rent	$732	$555
Housing units	900	361
Homeownership rate	48.7%	57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson	Southwest City
Population	2,069 → 2,415 (+16.7%)	1,056 → 845 (-20.0%)
Median household income	$41,618 → $51,875 (+24.6%)	$41,250 → $38,750 (-6.1%)
Median home value	$86,800 → $97,900 (+12.8%)	$82,100 → $67,200 (-18.1%)
Median gross rent	$698 → $732 (+4.9%)	$688 → $555 (-19.3%)

Anderson

Population

2,0692,415

Median household income

$41,618$51,875

Median home value

$86,800$97,900

Median gross rent

$698$732

Southwest City

Population

1,056845

Median household income

$41,250$38,750

Median home value

$82,100$67,200

Median gross rent

$688$555

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson	Southwest City
Under 5	8.2%	10.3%
5 to 17	15.4%	25.3%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.9%
25 to 34	20.0%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.1%	18.5%
45 to 54	13.4%	11.2%
55 to 64	8.1%	6.7%
65 to 74	7.4%	3.1%
75 and over	10.3%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson	Southwest City
White (non-Hispanic)	63.6%	26.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	2.6%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.9%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	16.8%	64.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson	Southwest City
No high school diploma	17.4%	37.9%
High school graduate	45.6%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	16.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson	Southwest City
Drove alone	74.2%	73.5%
Carpooled	17.8%	12.6%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson	Southwest City
1-unit, detached	67.9%	62.3%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	19.1%
5 to 19 units	15.3%	7.8%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Anderson	Southwest City
Poverty rate	20.2%	15.1%
Average household size	2.77	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1975	1985