Anderson County vs Van Zandt County

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

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

Van Zandt County has the higher population (61,323 vs 57,825 in Anderson County). Van Zandt County has the higher median household income ($68,274 vs $58,846 in Anderson County). Van Zandt County has the higher median home value ($199,500 vs $173,400 in Anderson County).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson County	Van Zandt County
Population	57,825	61,323
Median age	39.5 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,846	$68,274
Median home value	$173,400	$199,500
Median gross rent	$1,006	$1,010
Housing units	20,474	25,708
Homeownership rate	70.0%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson County	Van Zandt County
Population	57,810 → 57,825 (+0.0%)	55,103 → 61,323 (+11.3%)
Median household income	$43,455 → $58,846 (+35.4%)	$54,654 → $68,274 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$101,900 → $173,400 (+70.2%)	$132,300 → $199,500 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $1,006 (+30.6%)	$836 → $1,010 (+20.8%)

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

Van Zandt County

Population

55,10361,323

Median household income

$54,654$68,274

Median home value

$132,300$199,500

Median gross rent

$836$1,010

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson County	Van Zandt County
Under 5	5.2%	5.7%
5 to 17	14.2%	17.3%
18 to 24	8.4%	7.5%
25 to 34	14.8%	11.1%
35 to 44	16.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	14.5%	12.3%
55 to 64	11.6%	14.3%
65 to 74	9.1%	11.8%
75 and over	6.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson County	Van Zandt County
White (non-Hispanic)	55.8%	81.4%
Black or African American	18.2%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.3%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	19.3%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson County	Van Zandt County
No high school diploma	14.0%	12.7%
High school graduate	38.0%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson County	Van Zandt County
Drove alone	83.2%	77.8%
Carpooled	8.5%	10.4%
Public transit	1.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	10.1%
Other means	1.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson County	Van Zandt County
1-unit, detached	67.3%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.8%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	22.1%	21.8%

Poverty & households

	Anderson County	Van Zandt County
Poverty rate	17.1%	11.5%
Average household size	2.72	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	25	37
Median year structure built	1984	1991