Henderson County, Kentucky

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Key figures

Statistic	Henderson County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	44,280	4,534,824	334,922,499	1114th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,851	$63,726	$80,734	2186th of 3,221
Median Age	40.9	39.1	38.9	1830th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.1%	27.6%	35.7%	1979th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$171,900	$205,600	$332,700	1767th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$777	$967	$1,413	2290th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.6%	16.1%	12.5%	1347th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.5%	4.9%	5.2%	2773rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	101.5	114.8	n/a	965th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	4.7%	14.1%	2489th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.3	n/a	n/a	2045th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.9%	68.3%	65.2%	2750th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.8	24.0	26.4	1954th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.2%	10.2%	15.1%	2617th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.2%	n/a	n/a	2762nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.5%	46.6%	46.9%	1758th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.6%	n/a	n/a	920th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Henderson County, Kentucky

Statistic	Henderson County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.4%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	8.1%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	28.5	32.5	61.4

Age in Henderson County, Kentucky

Statistic	Henderson County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	40.9	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.6%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.2%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.0%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.2%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Henderson County, Kentucky

Statistic	Henderson County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	18,522	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.5%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.9%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.0%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.2%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	26.1%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Henderson County, Kentucky

Statistic	Henderson County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,844	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.1%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.8%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.4%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.5%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.6%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.2%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.4%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Henderson County, Kentucky

Statistic	Henderson County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	20,151	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.3%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	12.2%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.1%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.1%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.0%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,548	$1,544	n/a

Education in Henderson County, Kentucky

Statistic	Henderson County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	10.3%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.0%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.5%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.6%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.6%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Henderson County, Kentucky

Statistic	Henderson County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.9%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.9%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.3%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	35.8%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.2%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.0%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Henderson County, Kentucky

Statistic	Henderson County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	63.5%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.8%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.4%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.1%	5.5%	16.7%

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