Henderson.
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North Carolina·Vance County
7 tracts·12K people·$124K median·1,437/mi²
Black 63 · White 21 · Hispanic 10 · Other 3 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 1
Other 44 · Living alone 34 · Married couple 22
Health 32 · Retail 25 · Public admin 12 · Leisure 11 · Professional 11 · Manufacturing 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Production · transport 22 · Service 21 · Sales · office 18 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 31 · Work from home 7 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · 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 $123,800 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Henderson has 14,885 residents across 3 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.7; the population is 63.3% Black, 21.1% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Other, 1.9% Multiracial and 1.4% Asian; the average household has 2.3 people; 15.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 27.3% (Census ACS).
E M Rollins Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (47%); STEM Early High is the middle school with reported scores (65%); Vance Virtual Village Academy (32%) and AdVance Academy (8%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $848/month, 46% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Henderson is $39,969 a year, 54% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Henderson, median rent is $848/month and the median home value is $123,800 (Census ACS).
Henderson reported 18.4 violent crimes and 51.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 30°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 48 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Henderson are winter weather (95), lightning (78) and strong wind (78), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Henderson, 1.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).