Population 293 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Anniston
Household size in Anniston
| Period | Anniston | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.25 | 2.49 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.46 | 2.52 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.27 | 2.49 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.02 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Anniston are small: just 2.27 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Anniston
| Period | Anniston | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 44.0 | 38.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 41.9 | 39.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 33.5 | 40.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 46.3 | 40.1 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.3 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 46.3, Anniston is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees. The median age has climbed from 44.0 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Anniston
| Period | Anniston | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.8% | 11.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.8% | 11.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 16.0% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.0% | 11.0% | 11.6% |
| Change | +3.2 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in ten households in Anniston (10.0%), a little below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Anniston
Renters in Anniston
| Period | Anniston | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.6% | 30.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 26.3% | 32.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 19.3% | 33.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 18.6% | 31.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | +3.9 pts | +1.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 18.6% of households in Anniston rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About six in ten owners (60.6%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Anniston
| Period | Anniston | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.9% | 11.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.9% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.7% | 12.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.5% | 10.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | −4.4 pts | −1.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Anniston is close to the national rate: 9.5% of homes are empty, against 9.6%.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Anniston
| Period | Anniston | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1982 | 1974 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1983 | 1975 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1979 | 1976 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1985 | 1978 | 1980 |
| Change | +3 | +4 | +6 |
The housing in Anniston is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1985, against 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Anniston
| Period | Anniston | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $521 | $740 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $667 | $816 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $651 | $899 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $677 | $1,122 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$156 | +$383 | +$606 |
Rent in Anniston runs $677 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 14.0% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Anniston
Bachelor's degrees in Anniston
| Period | Anniston | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.5% | 26.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.1% | 27.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.5% | 29.6% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.9% | 32.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | −0.6 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Anniston: 10.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Anniston
| Period | Anniston | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 72.9% | 86.8% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 73.0% | 88.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 86.0% | 90.0% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 90.8% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +17.9 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in Anniston have finished high school (90.8%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. The picture is much the same across Missouri.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Anniston
| Period | Anniston | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.5% | 7.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.6% | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.0% | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −7.5 pts | −3.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
The survey found almost no one in Anniston out of work and looking, against 5.4% of the labor force nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Anniston compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anniston | 2.27 | 46.3 | 10.0% | 18.6% | 9.5% | 1985 | $677 | 10.9% | 90.8% | 0.0% |
| Samos | 2.10 | 45.8 | 3.0% | 18.8% | 13.9% | 1980 | $840 | 11.9% | 82.0% | 0.4% |
| East Prairie | 2.37 | 40.5 | 14.4% | 39.1% | 14.2% | 1973 | $790 | 15.8% | 82.3% | 4.0% |
| Whiting | 2.69 | 40.5 | 5.0% | 16.2% | 10.8% | 1980 | $663 | 27.6% | 92.4% | 0.6% |
| Charleston | 2.38 | 38.3 | 14.1% | 45.3% | 14.9% | 1969 | $781 | 13.5% | 85.3% | 4.2% |
| Bertrand | 2.28 | 48.8 | 12.3% | 19.4% | 14.5% | 1979 | $738 | 11.6% | 81.8% | 0.3% |
| Wyatt | 2.39 | 40.6 | 14.3% | 19.9% | 25.8% | 1958 | $594 | 15.7% | 73.6% | 6.1% |
| Diehlstadt | 3.17 | 41.0 | 9.9% | 25.3% | 5.8% | 1978 | $997 | 14.0% | 80.1% | 2.0% |
| Miner | 2.51 | 38.5 | 14.7% | 18.0% | 4.9% | 1977 | $1,000 | 15.8% | 88.5% | 2.1% |
| Sikeston | 2.50 | 39.3 | 17.7% | 36.3% | 10.7% | 1975 | $902 | 24.6% | 87.1% | 3.4% |
| Matthews | 2.11 | 51.3 | 6.3% | 33.6% | 23.1% | 1977 | $754 | 5.8% | 86.4% | 9.8% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Anniston. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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