Emerson vs Henderson

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

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

Emerson has the higher population (547 vs 205 in Henderson). Henderson has the higher median household income ($51,250 vs $47,426 in Emerson). Emerson has the higher median home value ($113,600 vs $87,100 in Henderson).

Population, income & housing

	Emerson	Henderson
Population	547	205
Median age	45.1 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$47,426	$51,250
Median home value	$113,600	$87,100
Median gross rent	$913	$950
Housing units	271	76
Homeownership rate	80.3%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	5.9%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerson	Henderson
Population	491 → 547 (+11.4%)	272 → 205 (-24.6%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $47,426 (-11.8%)	$52,500 → $51,250 (-2.4%)
Median home value	$77,900 → $113,600 (+45.8%)	$71,600 → $87,100 (+21.6%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $913 (+24.6%)	$769 → $950 (+23.5%)

Emerson

Population

491547

Median household income

$53,750$47,426

Median home value

$77,900$113,600

Median gross rent

$733$913

Henderson

Population

272205

Median household income

$52,500$51,250

Median home value

$71,600$87,100

Median gross rent

$769$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerson	Henderson
Under 5	2.9%	9.3%
5 to 17	20.7%	27.8%
18 to 24	8.6%	5.4%
25 to 34	6.9%	11.7%
35 to 44	10.6%	6.8%
45 to 54	19.4%	5.4%
55 to 64	12.2%	14.1%
65 to 74	11.5%	17.1%
75 and over	7.1%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerson	Henderson
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	99.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerson	Henderson
No high school diploma	15.9%	16.9%
High school graduate	35.6%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerson	Henderson
Drove alone	88.9%	81.9%
Carpooled	4.5%	13.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.8%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerson	Henderson
1-unit, detached	90.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Emerson	Henderson
Poverty rate	16.3%	20.5%
Average household size	2.35	3.73
Mean commute (minutes)	27	34
Median year structure built	1938	1938