Editing Anniston, Alabama (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 942
|1890= 9998
|1900= 9695
|1910= 12794
|1920= 17734
|1930= 22345
|1940= 25523
|1950= 31066
|1960= 33320
|1970= 31533
|1980= 29135
|1990= 26623
|2000= 24276
|2010= 23106
|2020= 21564
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="United States Census Bureau">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 10, 2013}}</ref><br />2018 Estimate<ref name="2018 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=https://census.gov/data/tables/2018/demo/popest/total-cities-and-towns.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref>
}}
Anniston first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census<ref>{{cite web |title=Table III - Population of Civil Divisions less than counties, in the aggregate at the Censuses of 1880 and 1870 |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-09.pdf |publisher=United States Census Bureau |date=1880}}</ref> as an incorporated town.

===2020 census data===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Anniston racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0101852&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 11, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|9,012
|41.79%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|10,565
|48.99%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|52
|0.24%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|245
|1.14%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|10
|0.05%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|768
|3.56%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|912
|4.23%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 21,564 people, 9,277 households, and 5,455 families residing in the city.

=== 2010 census data ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 23,106 people living in the city. The population density was {{convert|506.3|PD/sqmi}}. There were 11,599 housing units at an average density of {{convert|281.5|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the city was 51.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 43.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Non-Hispanic White]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 1.7% from two or more races. 2.7% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 9,603 households, out of which 20.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 21.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 21.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,400, and the median income for a family was $37,067. Males had a median income of $31,429 versus $21,614 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,689.  About 25.1% of families and 29.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.2% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over.

===Anniston Precinct/Division (1880–)===
{{US Census population|align=left
|1880= 1401
|1890= 10918
|1900= 11008
|1910= 14602
|1920= 18185
|1930= 22807
|1940= 28836
|1950= 37457
|1960= 33689
|1970= 31637
|1980= 83265
|1990= 75674
|2000= 69376
|2010= 68662
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref>
}}
Anniston Beat (Precinct) (Calhoun County 15th Beat) first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census. In 1890, "beat" was changed to "precinct." In 1960, the precinct was changed to "census division" as part of a general reorganization of counties.<ref>{{cite web |title=Number of Inhabitants - Alabama |url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37721510v1p2ch2.pdf |publisher=United States Census Bureau |date=1960}}</ref> In 1980, three additional census divisions were consolidated into Anniston, including [[Oxford, Alabama|Oxford]], [[Weaver, Alabama|Weaver]] and [[West End-Cobb Town, Alabama|West End]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Bureau of the Census |title=1980 Census Characteristics of the Population - Number of Inhabitants - Alabama |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_alABC-01.pdf |date=April 1982}}</ref>

===Crime===
====Homicides====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
! 2002
! 2003
! 2004
! 2005
! 2006
! 2007
! 2008
! 2009
! 2010
! 2011
! 2012
! 2013
! 2014
! 2015
! 2016
|-
| Homicides (city, number)<ref name="Crime Rate in Anniston, Alabama">{{cite web|title=Crime Rate in Anniston, Alabama|url=http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Anniston-Alabama.html|website=City Data|access-date= February 15, 2018}}</ref>
| align=right | 7
| align=right | 2
| align=right | 6
| align=right | 5
| align=right | 14
| align=right | 9
| align=right | 13
| align=right | 5
| align=right | 3
| align=right | 11
| align=right | 5
| align=right | 5
| align=right | 4
| align=right | 8
| align=right | 7
|-
| Homicides (city, rate)<ref name="Crime Rate in Anniston, Alabama"/>
| align=right | 28.6
| align=right | 8.4
| align=right | 25.1
| align=right | 20.9
| align=right | 58.4
| align=right | 37.9
| align=right | 55.0
| align=right | 21.2
| align=right | 12.7
| align=right | 47.4
| align=right | 21.7
| align=right | 22.1
| align=right | 17.7
| align=right | 35.9
| align=right | 31.5
|-
| Homicides (US, rate)<ref name="Crime Rate in Anniston, Alabama"/>
| align=right | 5.6
| align=right | 5.7
| align=right | 5.5
| align=right | 5.7
| align=right | 5.8
| align=right | 5.7
| align=right | 5.4
| align=right | 5.0
| align=right | 4.8
| align=right | 4.7
| align=right | 4.7
| align=right | 4.5
| align=right | 4.4
| align=right | 4.9
| align=right | 5.1
|}
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