Anderson County vs Navarro County

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

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

Anderson County has the higher population (57,825 vs 53,735 in Navarro County). Navarro County has the higher median household income ($59,310 vs $58,846 in Anderson County). Anderson County has the higher median home value ($173,400 vs $159,900 in Navarro County).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson County	Navarro County
Population	57,825	53,735
Median age	39.5 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,846	$59,310
Median home value	$173,400	$159,900
Median gross rent	$1,006	$1,039
Housing units	20,474	21,790
Homeownership rate	70.0%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson County	Navarro County
Population	57,810 → 57,825 (+0.0%)	48,995 → 53,735 (+9.7%)
Median household income	$43,455 → $58,846 (+35.4%)	$48,529 → $59,310 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$101,900 → $173,400 (+70.2%)	$97,600 → $159,900 (+63.8%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $1,006 (+30.6%)	$817 → $1,039 (+27.2%)

Anderson County

Population

57,81057,825

Median household income

$43,455$58,846

Median home value

$101,900$173,400

Median gross rent

$770$1,006

Navarro County

Population

48,99553,735

Median household income

$48,529$59,310

Median home value

$97,600$159,900

Median gross rent

$817$1,039

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson County	Navarro County
Under 5	5.2%	6.8%
5 to 17	14.2%	20.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	9.8%
25 to 34	14.8%	11.3%
35 to 44	16.2%	11.8%
45 to 54	14.5%	11.4%
55 to 64	11.6%	12.4%
65 to 74	9.1%	10.2%
75 and over	6.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson County	Navarro County
White (non-Hispanic)	55.8%	50.8%
Black or African American	18.2%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.8%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.0%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	19.3%	31.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson County	Navarro County
No high school diploma	14.0%	20.6%
High school graduate	38.0%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson County	Navarro County
Drove alone	83.2%	80.6%
Carpooled	8.5%	11.1%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	6.3%
Other means	1.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson County	Navarro County
1-unit, detached	67.3%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	3.1%
20 or more units	1.9%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	22.1%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Anderson County	Navarro County
Poverty rate	17.1%	16.8%
Average household size	2.72	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1984	1982