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Henderson County, IL

6,284 Population
378.8 square miles 16.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.8 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Illinois: 38.9 ±0.1
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$32,763 ±$1,873 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Illinois: $45,104 ±$196
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$65,651 ±$4,272 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $81,702 ±$363
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

11.6% ±2.9% (714  ±180) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,454,217 (±0.2% / ±18,530)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

27.6 minutes ±2.5 (70,115  ±7,805) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 28.1 148,440,910 (±0.1 / ±701,124)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

2,662 ±129 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,001,904 ±7,673
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.3 ±0.1 (6,223  ±8) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,414,044
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

4.7% ±3% (52  ±33) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 5% 150,099 (±0.1% / ±3,035)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

3,374 ±22 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,443,501 ±767
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$101,600 ±$9,551 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $250,500 ±$863
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

7.8% ±1.8% (490  ±112.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,442,284 (±0.1% / ±14,975.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

92.1% ±5.5% (4,350  ±262.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 90.3% 7,887,284 (±0.3% / ±22,684.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
19.2% ±2.8% (909  ±130.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 37.2% 3,249,494 (±0.2% / ±13,788.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.5% (32  ±26) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 14.5% 1,833,810
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

9.2% ±1.6% (470  ±82) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in Illinois: 5% 493,667 (±0.1% / ±4,919)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
470 Total veterans ±82 440 Male ±79 30 Female ±20

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