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Anderson, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Anderson is a Census city of 55,367 people across 41.67 square miles of land, in Madison County. Median household income is $46,909, 55.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 97 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $37.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Anderson
What Anderson is
- Census place typecity
- Land area41.67 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,329
- County holding the largest share of its areaMadison County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Anderson
- Population55,367
- Median age38.9
- Population under 1811,582
- Share under 1820.9 percent
- Population 65 and over10,705
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent
- Households24,218
- Family households12,728
- Share of households that are families52.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Anderson
- Median household income$46,909
- Per capita income$28,833
- Civilian labor force26,008
- Employed24,116
- Unemployed1,892
- Unemployment rate7.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over38,525
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Anderson
- Housing units27,483
- Occupied units24,218
- Vacant units3,265
- Vacancy rate11.9 percent
- Owner occupied13,431
- Renter occupied10,787
- Ownership rate55.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$119,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$925
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.7 percent
- Single family units20,556
- Share single family74.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5,595
- Share in buildings of two or more20.4 percent
- Mobile homes1,321
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Anderson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute21,186
- Commuting under 15 minutes7,860
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,644
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.1 percent
- Drove alone73.8 percent
- Carpooled11.9 percent
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home9.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Anderson (7(a))
- Approvals97
- Gross approval$37,862,000
- Average approval$390,330
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$832,040
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported911
- Jobs per approval9.4
- Loans with a final outcome22
- Paid in full21
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more23.7 percent
- Share to franchises12.4 percent
- Distinct lenders25
- Distinct industries by NAICS52
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Anderson, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 22 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Anderson (504)
- Approvals24
- Gross approval$12,871,000
- Average approval$536,292
- Median approval$376,500
- Largest approval$2,110,000
- Jobs supported298
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Anderson, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Anderson
- NFIP communityCity of Anderson
- NFIP community number180150
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date06/09/14
The City of Anderson participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180150 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Madison County, not Anderson
Madison County context, not Anderson figures
- Establishments in Madison County2,353
- Covered employment, Madison County40,192
- Average annual pay, Madison County$49,965
- Housing units permitted, Madison County186
Every figure in this section is published for Madison County as a whole and is not a measurement of Anderson.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Anderson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Anderson, Indiana?
55,367, in 24,218 households. Anderson city covers 41.67 square miles of land, which is 1,329 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Anderson in?
Madison County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Anderson?
$46,909. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $119,000. Median gross rent is $925 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Anderson businesses?
97 7(a) approvals totaling $37.9 m since FY2020, across 25 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 24 504 approvals worth $12.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Anderson, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Anderson borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Anderson. Only 22 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Anderson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Anderson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Anderson, city of, community 180150, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Anderson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Madison County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Anderson.
Is zoning published for Anderson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.