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27537

24,708 Population
185.7 square miles 133.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±1.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 39.9 ±0.5
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,352 ±$2,039 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: $27,551 ±$1,404
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$57,834 ±$5,017 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: $50,465 ±$4,966
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

15.4% ±2.9% (3,784  ±722) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 19.8% † 8,296 (±2.8% / ±1,152)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.4 minutes ±2.2 (271,040  ±31,626) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 25.9 409,235 (±1.3 / ±29,382)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

8,986 ±476 Number of households
  • the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 16,147 ±422
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.2 (24,555  ±1,063) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 2.6 41,724 (±0.1 / ±12)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3% ±2.1% (170  ±120) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 3.6% † 344 (±2.1% / ±200)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

10,796 ±447 Number of housing units
  • the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 19,489 ±33
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$165,500 ±$15,893 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: $161,500 ±$11,509
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.8% ±1.8% (1,661  ±443.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 10.1% † 4,218 (±1.9% / ±784.2)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.4% ±4.6% (14,380  ±1,019.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 85.2% 24,299 (±4.3% / ±1,235.1)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.5% ±3.3% (3,083  ±562.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 17.2% † 4,906 (±2.3% / ±641.6)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • 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

5.9% ±1.2% (1,468  ±306) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 5.7% 2,431
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.2% ±1.6% (1,353  ±308) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 6.8% † 2,169 (±1.2% / ±372)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,353 Total veterans ±308 1,307 Male ±305 46 Female ±39

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