Anderson County vs Grant County

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

Anderson County and Grant County are counties in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Anderson County has the higher population (7,819 vs 7,284 in Grant County). Grant County has the higher median household income ($72,484 vs $64,925 in Anderson County). Anderson County has the higher median home value ($147,900 vs $146,200 in Grant County).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson County	Grant County
Population	7,819	7,284
Median age	40.4 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,925	$72,484
Median home value	$147,900	$146,200
Median gross rent	$792	$696
Housing units	3,569	2,932
Homeownership rate	81.1%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson County	Grant County
Population	7,835 → 7,819 (-0.2%)	7,467 → 7,284 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$50,213 → $64,925 (+29.3%)	$53,413 → $72,484 (+35.7%)
Median home value	$95,700 → $147,900 (+54.5%)	$116,100 → $146,200 (+25.9%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $792 (+22.4%)	$647 → $696 (+7.6%)

Anderson County

Population

7,8357,819

Median household income

$50,213$64,925

Median home value

$95,700$147,900

Median gross rent

$647$792

Grant County

Population

7,4677,284

Median household income

$53,413$72,484

Median home value

$116,100$146,200

Median gross rent

$647$696

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson County	Grant County
Under 5	6.9%	7.8%
5 to 17	19.5%	22.8%
18 to 24	7.0%	9.7%
25 to 34	9.6%	13.9%
35 to 44	10.2%	9.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.6%	12.1%
65 to 74	11.4%	7.7%
75 and over	9.3%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson County	Grant County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	44.3%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	52.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson County	Grant County
No high school diploma	10.5%	18.9%
High school graduate	44.5%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson County	Grant County
Drove alone	76.2%	79.4%
Carpooled	9.6%	13.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	4.3%
Other means	1.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson County	Grant County
1-unit, detached	88.5%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Anderson County	Grant County
Poverty rate	10.9%	5.4%
Average household size	2.34	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1962	1979