Hendersonville.
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North Carolina·Henderson County
7 tracts·15K people·$317K median·1,924/mi²
White 78 · Hispanic 9 · Black 8 · Multiracial 3 · Other 2 · Asian 1
Living alone 47 · Married couple 35 · Other 18
Health 38 · Professional 17 · Retail 16 · Leisure 13 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 2 · Other 7
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Service 23 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 10 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 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 Hendersonville is $317,000 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Hendersonville has 15,408 residents across 4 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 53.2; the population is 77.7% White, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.0% Black, 3.1% Multiracial, 1.8% Other and 0.8% Asian; the average household has 1.9 people; 38.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.6% (Census ACS).
Hendersonville Elementary (78%) and Bruce Drysdale Elementary (53%) lead the elementary schools; Hendersonville Middle is the middle school with reported scores (64%); Hendersonville High is the high school with reported scores (63%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,332/month, 16% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Hendersonville is $53,449 a year, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Hendersonville, median rent is $1,332/month and the median home value is $317,000 (Census ACS).
Hendersonville reported 3.2 violent crimes and 29.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 94 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 58 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Hendersonville are ice storm (98), cold wave (97) and lightning (96), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Hendersonville, 1.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).