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- Anderson is 0% more densely populated than College Station.
- People are 15.4% more likely to be married in Anderson.
- The Median Age is 11.0 years older in Anderson.
 College Station, TXAnderson, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock28,796329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.138.4
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 Population - 201094,692  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock25,514285,036,114
 Population - 199052,456  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now127.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,984.093.4
 Land Area51.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 College Station, TXAnderson, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2019.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 546.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 642.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.7%1.9%
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 Race
 College Station, TXAnderson, SCUnited States
 White61.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock33.0%12.2%
 Asian9.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 College Station, TXAnderson, SCUnited States
 Married Population32.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock34.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock62.2%50.2%
 Never Married59.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.0%10.8%
 Widowed2.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.282.60
 Households41,592  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,61880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households21,637  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for College Station    21 Reviews

I moved here seven years ago for my job and I have to say it was better than I expected. First off, it is a small city not a small town. After you live here for  More

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Pros: - Safe - Easy access to Houston & Austin - Growing Bio Tech Scene - Lots of food choices - City of Bryan has character - Plenty of stuff to do because of the  More

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Over 4 years ago

A Huge portion of you liking this city is if you like the Aggies. If you don't this is probably not the place for you because many of the things to do are based around  More

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Reviews for Anderson    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Anderson is a wonderful place to live! We’ve moved around quite abit. We had searched many places and one day by accident I came across Anderson on the internet. We  More

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Anderson has much to offer! Two well know established colleges, Lake Hartwell, Lake Secession, parks galore, plenty of shopping, two Wal-Marts, plenty of grocery stores,  More

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Over 16 years ago

To be quite honest I came to Anderson with City Snobbery... "these hicks and their camping stores every 5 feet, damn john deer, redneck fools" etc. I was miserable  More

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