Henderson County, Tennessee

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Key figures

Statistic	Henderson County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	27,980	7,066,383	334,922,499	1542nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$55,136	$69,595	$80,734	2469th of 3,221
Median Age	40.4	38.9	38.9	2008th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.1%	31.1%	35.7%	2655th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$164,800	$286,700	$332,700	1915th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$745	$1,189	$1,413	2506th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.9%	13.8%	12.5%	948th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.1%	4.7%	5.2%	680th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	53.8	171.4	n/a	1469th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.4%	6.1%	14.1%	2437th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.8	n/a	n/a	2489th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.2%	66.9%	65.2%	1843rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.9	25.7	26.4	1018th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.8%	12.9%	15.1%	1274th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.6%	n/a	n/a	930th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.3%	46.8%	46.9%	1994th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.2%	n/a	n/a	2154th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Henderson County, Tennessee

Statistic	Henderson County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.0%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	7.9%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	25.7	46.4	61.4

Age in Henderson County, Tennessee

Statistic	Henderson County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	40.4	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	22.7%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.3%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.9%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.1%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.3%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Henderson County, Tennessee

Statistic	Henderson County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	10,920	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.4%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.2%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.1%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.3%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	27.0%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Henderson County, Tennessee

Statistic	Henderson County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,236	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.1%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.0%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.0%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.1%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.9%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	43.4%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.5%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Henderson County, Tennessee

Statistic	Henderson County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	12,963	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.2%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.6%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.8%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.8%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.1%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$794	$1,442	n/a

Education in Henderson County, Tennessee

Statistic	Henderson County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	11.4%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	48.5%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.0%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.8%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.2%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Henderson County, Tennessee

Statistic	Henderson County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.1%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.0%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.1%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.9%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.3%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.5%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Henderson County, Tennessee

Statistic	Henderson County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.6%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.6%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.7%	6.1%	16.7%

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