Henderson vs Salesville

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

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

Salesville has the higher population (498 vs 494 in Henderson). Salesville has the higher median household income ($49,063 vs $42,948 in Henderson). Henderson has the higher median home value ($196,600 vs $105,400 in Salesville).

Population, income & housing

	Henderson	Salesville
Population	494	498
Median age	67.8 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$42,948	$49,063
Median home value	$196,600	$105,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,025
Housing units	546	318
Homeownership rate	100.0%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	17.7%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henderson	Salesville
Population	427 → 494 (+15.7%)	374 → 498 (+33.2%)
Median household income	$36,904 → $42,948 (+16.4%)	$35,000 → $49,063 (+40.2%)
Median home value	$162,000 → $196,600 (+21.4%)	$83,700 → $105,400 (+25.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$625 → $1,025 (+64.0%)

Henderson

Population

427494

Median household income

$36,904$42,948

Median home value

$162,000$196,600

Salesville

Population

374498

Median household income

$35,000$49,063

Median home value

$83,700$105,400

Median gross rent

$625$1,025

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henderson	Salesville
Under 5	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	0.6%	16.9%
18 to 24	3.4%	8.8%
25 to 34	14.2%	6.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.6%
45 to 54	10.1%	14.3%
55 to 64	7.7%	15.3%
65 to 74	39.1%	15.1%
75 and over	24.9%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henderson	Salesville
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henderson	Salesville
No high school diploma	18.4%	9.7%
High school graduate	38.2%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	17.9%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henderson	Salesville
Drove alone	84.8%	85.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.2%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henderson	Salesville
1-unit, detached	86.3%	54.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	45.9%

Poverty & households

	Henderson	Salesville
Poverty rate	9.5%	26.3%
Average household size	1.66	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	35	22
Median year structure built	1978	1981