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Henderson, NC Micro Area

42,361 Population
252.4 square miles 167.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$27,223 ±$1,621 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$46,943 ±$3,266 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

19% ±2.9% (7,936  ±1,215) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

26.4 minutes ±1.8 (424,970  ±32,925) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

16,081 ±399 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.6 ±0.1 (41,730  ±12) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

3.8% ±1.8% (356  ±169) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

19,423 ±23 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$146,300 ±$16,684 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

9.7% ±1.9% (4,067  ±789.8) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

85.4% ±4.2% (24,482  ±1,211.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
18.5% ±2.4% (5,294  ±679.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • 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

4.9% (2,074  ±345) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

6.9% ±1.2% (2,210  ±381) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
2,210 Total veterans ±381 2,066 Male ±356 144 Female ±101

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