Anderson vs Plantersville

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

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

Plantersville has the higher population (551 vs 214 in Anderson). Since 2019, Plantersville's population has grown faster (+27.8% vs -16.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson	Plantersville
Population	214	551
Median age	31.6 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$100,192
Median home value	—	$236,000
Median gross rent	—	$943
Housing units	94	230
Homeownership rate	90.0%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson	Plantersville
Population	256 → 214 (-16.4%)	431 → 551 (+27.8%)
Median household income	$36,875 → $41,806 (+13.4%)	$34,531 → $100,192 (+190.2%)
Median home value	$68,100 → $165,600 (+143.2%)	$137,500 → $236,000 (+71.6%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $971 (+16.6%)	$832 → $943 (+13.3%)

Anderson

Population

256214

Median household income

$36,875$41,806

Median home value

$68,100$165,600

Median gross rent

$833$971

Plantersville

Population

431551

Median household income

$34,531$100,192

Median home value

$137,500$236,000

Median gross rent

$832$943

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson	Plantersville
Under 5	12.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	22.0%	12.7%
18 to 24	3.3%	5.3%
25 to 34	16.8%	18.1%
35 to 44	17.3%	7.4%
45 to 54	7.5%	18.3%
55 to 64	9.3%	11.6%
65 to 74	10.3%	14.3%
75 and over	1.4%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson	Plantersville
White (non-Hispanic)	48.1%	56.4%
Black or African American	26.2%	17.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	23.4%	18.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson	Plantersville
No high school diploma	16.4%	21.3%
High school graduate	41.8%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	16.4%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson	Plantersville
Drove alone	71.6%	66.5%
Carpooled	14.8%	19.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	13.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson	Plantersville
1-unit, detached	60.6%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	39.4%	36.1%

Poverty & households

	Anderson	Plantersville
Poverty rate	18.8%	24.7%
Average household size	3.20	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	19	40
Median year structure built	1968	2002