Anna is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 23,558 people and two associated neighborhoods, Anna is the 171st largest community in Texas. Anna has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Anna, where the median household income is $93,785.00. Anna real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Anna house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Anna is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Anna is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Anna who work in sales jobs (13.38%), office and administrative support (11.90%), and management occupations (10.70%). Also of interest is that Anna has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.15% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Because of many things, Anna is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Anna a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Anna has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Anna’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. In Anna, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.85 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small city, Anna does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Anna citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.04% of adults in Anna have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Anna in 2022 was $36,340, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $145,360 for a family of four. However, Anna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Anna is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Anna home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Anna residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Anna also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.76% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Anna include Irish, English, German, European, and French. The most common language spoken in Anna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
