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Anchor is a village in McLean County, in the Bloomington-Normal metro area. [NOTE: This is not the only community in Illinois named Anchor. For links to other places called Anchor, IL, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Anchor is 40.568N. The longitude is -88.535W.
It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 778 feet.The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 175.
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$50,250National
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Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Anchor demographic reports
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31% of Anchor residents report German ancestry, and 26% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Anchor ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Anchor was $17,642, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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10% of Anchor residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Anchor, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $342. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $550.
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McLean County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Anchor political report.
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The average commute time for Anchor workers is 33 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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