Anderson County vs Putnam County

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

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

Putnam County has the higher population (81,366 vs 78,175 in Anderson County). Anderson County has the higher median household income ($63,171 vs $56,537 in Putnam County). Putnam County has the higher median home value ($246,800 vs $215,800 in Anderson County).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson County	Putnam County
Population	78,175	81,366
Median age	42.0 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,171	$56,537
Median home value	$215,800	$246,800
Median gross rent	$960	$881
Housing units	35,570	35,991
Homeownership rate	71.0%	60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	29.2%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson County	Putnam County
Population	76,061 → 78,175 (+2.8%)	77,447 → 81,366 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$50,392 → $63,171 (+25.4%)	$44,259 → $56,537 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$146,200 → $215,800 (+47.6%)	$159,600 → $246,800 (+54.6%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $960 (+28.0%)	$715 → $881 (+23.2%)

Anderson County

Population

76,06178,175

Median household income

$50,392$63,171

Median home value

$146,200$215,800

Median gross rent

$750$960

Putnam County

Population

77,44781,366

Median household income

$44,259$56,537

Median home value

$159,600$246,800

Median gross rent

$715$881

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson County	Putnam County
Under 5	5.2%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.1%	15.4%
18 to 24	7.2%	14.8%
25 to 34	13.1%	13.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.9%	11.7%
65 to 74	12.1%	10.0%
75 and over	8.0%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson County	Putnam County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	85.4%
Black or African American	3.3%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson County	Putnam County
No high school diploma	8.7%	11.2%
High school graduate	33.2%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson County	Putnam County
Drove alone	78.7%	79.6%
Carpooled	8.5%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	8.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson County	Putnam County
1-unit, detached	70.6%	64.9%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	11.4%
20 or more units	4.5%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Anderson County	Putnam County
Poverty rate	14.8%	16.9%
Average household size	2.40	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1977	1990