Henderson vs Thunderbolt

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

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

Henderson has the higher population (2,591 vs 2,552 in Thunderbolt). Henderson has the higher median household income ($72,347 vs $69,191 in Thunderbolt). Thunderbolt has the higher median home value ($303,500 vs $294,800 in Henderson).

Population, income & housing

	Henderson	Thunderbolt
Population	2,591	2,552
Median age	46.0 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,347	$69,191
Median home value	$294,800	$303,500
Median gross rent	$1,397	$1,614
Housing units	1,347	1,442
Homeownership rate	60.4%	65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.9%	42.1%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henderson	Thunderbolt
Population	2,219 → 2,591 (+16.8%)	2,651 → 2,552 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$57,063 → $72,347 (+26.8%)	$60,819 → $69,191 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$181,000 → $294,800 (+62.9%)	$212,000 → $303,500 (+43.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,101 → $1,397 (+26.9%)	$1,111 → $1,614 (+45.3%)

Henderson

Population

2,2192,591

Median household income

$57,063$72,347

Median home value

$181,000$294,800

Median gross rent

$1,101$1,397

Thunderbolt

Population

2,6512,552

Median household income

$60,819$69,191

Median home value

$212,000$303,500

Median gross rent

$1,111$1,614

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henderson	Thunderbolt
Under 5	2.8%	2.2%
5 to 17	13.6%	13.4%
18 to 24	5.2%	4.2%
25 to 34	14.3%	16.3%
35 to 44	14.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	10.5%	7.8%
55 to 64	13.9%	18.1%
65 to 74	23.2%	14.1%
75 and over	2.4%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henderson	Thunderbolt
White (non-Hispanic)	50.9%	61.9%
Black or African American	33.0%	32.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	12.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henderson	Thunderbolt
No high school diploma	8.4%	8.4%
High school graduate	15.6%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	35.8%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	22.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henderson	Thunderbolt
Drove alone	78.6%	75.2%
Carpooled	12.4%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	18.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henderson	Thunderbolt
1-unit, detached	52.6%	48.3%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	41.4%	35.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Henderson	Thunderbolt
Poverty rate	33.5%	17.8%
Average household size	2.22	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	29	21
Median year structure built	2004	1976