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Anderson, CA
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Living in Anderson



Anderson is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 11,307 people and five associated neighborhoods, Anderson is the 405th largest community in California.

A relatively large number of people in Anderson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.47% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Anderson is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.04 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The rate of college-level education in Anderson is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.75% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Anderson in 2018 was $27,095, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,380 for a family of four. However, Anderson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Anderson is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Anderson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Anderson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Anderson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.54% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Anderson include Irish, German, English, European, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Anderson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.