Henderson vs Rio

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

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

Henderson has the higher population (253 vs 210 in Rio). Rio has the higher median household income ($62,917 vs $51,875 in Henderson). Rio has the higher median home value ($104,700 vs $98,800 in Henderson).

Population, income & housing

	Henderson	Rio
Population	253	210
Median age	26.6 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,875	$62,917
Median home value	$98,800	$104,700
Median gross rent	$675	$771
Housing units	118	86
Homeownership rate	79.6%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henderson	Rio
Population	225 → 253 (+12.4%)	182 → 210 (+15.4%)
Median household income	$57,857 → $51,875 (-10.3%)	$54,167 → $62,917 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$84,300 → $98,800 (+17.2%)	$86,100 → $104,700 (+21.6%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $675 (-6.4%)	$575 → $771 (+34.1%)

Henderson

Population

225253

Median household income

$57,857$51,875

Median home value

$84,300$98,800

Median gross rent

$721$675

Rio

Population

182210

Median household income

$54,167$62,917

Median home value

$86,100$104,700

Median gross rent

$575$771

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henderson	Rio
Under 5	11.1%	14.3%
5 to 17	25.7%	11.0%
18 to 24	11.1%	9.0%
25 to 34	4.0%	14.8%
35 to 44	7.1%	7.1%
45 to 54	5.9%	14.3%
55 to 64	11.9%	9.5%
65 to 74	16.2%	9.5%
75 and over	7.1%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henderson	Rio
White (non-Hispanic)	78.7%	87.6%
Black or African American	4.3%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henderson	Rio
No high school diploma	21.2%	8.7%
High school graduate	28.0%	44.2%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henderson	Rio
Drove alone	98.8%	85.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	14.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henderson	Rio
1-unit, detached	83.1%	94.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Henderson	Rio
Poverty rate	29.4%	25.2%
Average household size	2.46	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1970	1968