Anderson County, Texas

Anderson County is a one of the county from Texas's 254 counties, located in Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. The population of county in 2000 stood at 55109 as per the Census data. The July 2008 population estimate is 56838, It is Texas's 56th most populous county. It has total area of 1077.95 sq mi (2791.88 sq km), of which, 1070.79 square miles (2773.33 sq km) of it is land and 7.16 square miles (18.54 sq km) of it is water, it is the 62nd largest by area in the U.S. state of Texas.

Anderson County Texas
Map of Anderson County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 55109 people in the county, organized into 15678 households, and 11343 families living in the county. The population density was 51.5 people per square mile (19.88/kmē), making it the 66th most densely populated county in Texas. There were 18436 housing units at an average density of 17.2 per square mile (6.64/kmē). The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.07. In the county Age distribution was 20.7% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 37.7% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 64.2 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 57.7 females. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 56838, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 42660 White, 12859 Black or African American, 392 American Indian, 371 Asian, 23 Native Hawaiian, and 533 from two or more races.

Anderson County Texas Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Anderson County Texas School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Anderson County Texas GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $31957, it is 116th wealthiest county by median household income in Texas. The median income for a family in the county was $37513, it is the 128th highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Texas. The per capita income for the county was $13838, it would be the 45th lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Texas.

In 2000, 11231 pupils and students, of which 6089 are male and 5142 are female, 20.38% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 546 nursery or pri school, 545 kindergarten, 5379 elementary school, 3323 high school and 1438 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Elkhart TownAnderson County1.551.55012157831380925927
2Frankston TownAnderson County2.472.4701209488.61560928125
3Palestine CityAnderson County17.8817.70.1817598994.31551430497
YearPopulation
April 2000 census55109
April 2000 Estimate55106
July 2000 Estimate55060
July 2001 Estimate54102
July 2002 Estimate54357
July 2003 Estimate55563
July 2004 Estimate55562
July 2005 Estimate56020
July 2006 Estimate56354
July 2007 Estimate56716
July 2008 Estimate56838
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school283263546
Kindergarten338207545
Elementary school266727125379
High school198813353323
College or graduate school8136251438
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Anderson County, Texas$31957$37513$13838
Texas, United States$39927$45861$19617
United States$41994$50046$21587