People QuickFacts Anderson Indiana Population, 2011 estimate 55,957 6,516,922 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 56,129 6,483,800 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 -0.3% 0.5% Population, 2010 56,129 6,483,802 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.7% 6.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 22.4% 24.8% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 16.3% 13.0% Female persons, percent, 2010 52.1% 50.8%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 78.8% 84.3% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 15.2% 9.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.5% 1.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.6% 2.0% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 4.8% 6.0% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 76.9% 81.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 77.7% 83.9% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 2.5% 4.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 3.6% 7.8% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 83.4% 86.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 14.4% 22.4% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 23.7 22.8  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 62.6% 71.5% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 21.6% 18.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $75,500 $123,000 Households, 2006-2010 23,480 2,465,402 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.33 2.53 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $18,460 $24,058 Median household income 2006-2010 $34,782 $47,697 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 22.2% 13.5%     Business QuickFacts Anderson Indiana Total number of firms, 2007 2,853 482,847 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 4.6% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.8% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.1% 26.8%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 221,877,814 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 212,267 67,634,947 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 862,998 78,745,589 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,140 $12,408 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 117,031 11,669,759     Geography QuickFacts Anderson Indiana Land area in square miles, 2010 41.37 35,826.11 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,356.7 181.0 FIPS Code 01468 18 Counties Madison County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts