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Kentucky·Henderson County
12 tracts·19K people·$160K median·1,125/mi²
White 78 · Black 12 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 39 · Living alone 37 · Other 24
Health 27 · Retail 19 · Manufacturing 17 · Professional 14 · Leisure 11 · Public admin 7 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 26 · Production · transport 22 · Sales · office 21 · Service 20 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 26 · Work from home 7 · Walk 4 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Henderson is $160,100 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Henderson has 27,852 residents across 8 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.9; the population is 78.0% White, 12.3% Black, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% Multiracial, 0.6% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 19.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.7% (Census ACS).
Bend Gate Elementary School (55%), East Heights Elementary School (55%) and Jefferson Elementary School (47%) lead the elementary schools; Henderson County South Middle School (55%) and Henderson County North Middle School (47%) lead the middle schools; Henderson County High School (63%) and The Central Academy (16%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $771/month, 51% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Henderson is $48,186 a year, 44% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Henderson, median rent is $771/month and the median home value is $160,100 (Census ACS).
Henderson reported 2.9 violent crimes and 23.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 71 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 48 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Henderson are ice storm (87), earthquake (83) and strong wind (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.49g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Henderson, 4.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).