Henderson vs Norfork

A side-by-side comparison of Henderson and Norfork: population, income, housing, and more.

Henderson and Norfork are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Norfork has the higher population (599 vs 494 in Henderson). Henderson has the higher median household income ($42,948 vs $32,917 in Norfork). Henderson has the higher median home value ($196,600 vs $183,900 in Norfork).

Population, income & housing

	Henderson	Norfork
Population	494	599
Median age	67.8 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$42,948	$32,917
Median home value	$196,600	$183,900
Median gross rent	—	$730
Housing units	546	416
Homeownership rate	100.0%	52.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	17.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henderson	Norfork
Population	427 → 494 (+15.7%)	494 → 599 (+21.3%)
Median household income	$36,904 → $42,948 (+16.4%)	$33,750 → $32,917 (-2.5%)
Median home value	$162,000 → $196,600 (+21.4%)	$143,300 → $183,900 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$611 → $730 (+19.5%)

Henderson

Population

427494

Median household income

$36,904$42,948

Median home value

$162,000$196,600

Norfork

Population

494599

Median household income

$33,750$32,917

Median home value

$143,300$183,900

Median gross rent

$611$730

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henderson	Norfork
Under 5	0.0%	12.2%
5 to 17	0.6%	25.5%
18 to 24	3.4%	3.7%
25 to 34	14.2%	11.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	14.7%
45 to 54	10.1%	3.2%
55 to 64	7.7%	11.4%
65 to 74	39.1%	9.7%
75 and over	24.9%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henderson	Norfork
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	83.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	9.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henderson	Norfork
No high school diploma	18.4%	7.1%
High school graduate	38.2%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	17.9%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henderson	Norfork
Drove alone	84.8%	54.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	23.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	21.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.2%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henderson	Norfork
1-unit, detached	86.3%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Henderson	Norfork
Poverty rate	9.5%	42.2%
Average household size	1.66	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	35	20
Median year structure built	1978	1983