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Henderson, NC Micro Area

42,322 Population
252.4 square miles 167.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,551 ±$1,404 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$50,465 ±$4,966 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.8% ±2.8% (8,296  ±1,152) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.9 minutes ±1.3 (409,235  ±29,382) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

16,147 ±422 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (41,724  ±12) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.6% ±2.1% (344  ±200) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

19,489 ±33 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$161,500 ±$11,509 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.1% ±1.9% (4,218  ±784.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.2% ±4.3% (24,299  ±1,235.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17.2% ±2.3% (4,906  ±641.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

5.7% (2,431  ±363) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.8% ±1.2% (2,169  ±372) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,169 Total veterans ±372 2,094 Male ±364 75 Female ±62

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