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A town of 414.

Population
414
residents
Median home value
$280K
Census ACS
Household income
$95K
median
Median age
27.4
years
Jobs based here
41
A commuter town
Small town

414 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Anderson

Most working residents leave Anderson for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Marshall (21%), Terre Haute (14%) and Casey (5%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Anderson1%
Marshall21%
Terre Haute14%
Casey5%
Effingham4%
22 mi
median commute distance
41
jobs based in Anderson
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Anderson has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–40°
Spring43–64°
Summer64–85°
Fall45–67°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Anderson is

Anderson beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

32 measures vs. Illinois
6 better22 too close to call4 worse
What stands outAndersonIL
Fewer uninsured adults7%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity9.5%13.2%
More adults who have had cancer9.8%7.6%
Terre Haute Regional Hospital
18.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

3.6% of Anderson is conserved land

8.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

3.6%conserved
3.6%
conserved · 751 of 20,819 acres
8.4 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Lincoln Trail State Park1.8 mi776
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 46% of U.S. communities.

46risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
46Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtEarthquakes
13
paid flood claims since 2005
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Anderson for work

Where Anderson’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

21% → Marshall Marshall 21% 14% → Terre Haute Terre Haute 14% 5% → Casey Casey 5% 4% → Effingham Effingham 4% 3% → Martinsville Martinsville 3% 3% → Robinson Robinson 3% Anderson · 1% stay
41jobs based in Anderson
1%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Anderson

Township in Illinois, United States

Anderson Township is one of fifteen townships in Clark County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 460 and it contained 183 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
460
Area
33 sq mi
Elevation
577 ft

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