Henderson vs Parks

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

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

Henderson has the higher population (1,640 vs 838 in Parks). Parks has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $42,700 in Henderson). Parks has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $82,100 in Henderson).

Population, income & housing

	Henderson	Parks
Population	1,640	838
Median age	35.7 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$42,700	$66,250
Median home value	$82,100	$162,500
Median gross rent	$720	$518
Housing units	756	272
Homeownership rate	76.9%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.9%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henderson	Parks
Population	1,990 → 1,640 (-17.6%)	672 → 838 (+24.7%)
Median household income	$32,973 → $42,700 (+29.5%)	$45,568 → $66,250 (+45.4%)
Median home value	$63,400 → $82,100 (+29.5%)	$98,900 → $162,500 (+64.3%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $720 (+7.8%)	$475 → $518 (+9.1%)

Henderson

Population

1,9901,640

Median household income

$32,973$42,700

Median home value

$63,400$82,100

Median gross rent

$668$720

Parks

Population

672838

Median household income

$45,568$66,250

Median home value

$98,900$162,500

Median gross rent

$475$518

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henderson	Parks
Under 5	7.7%	2.7%
5 to 17	18.1%	27.0%
18 to 24	5.1%	6.9%
25 to 34	17.8%	16.6%
35 to 44	11.2%	9.8%
45 to 54	11.3%	13.7%
55 to 64	11.7%	9.2%
65 to 74	11.7%	7.6%
75 and over	5.5%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henderson	Parks
White (non-Hispanic)	57.4%	52.3%
Black or African American	6.3%	43.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	10.9%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henderson	Parks
No high school diploma	34.8%	6.0%
High school graduate	38.4%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	1.9%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henderson	Parks
Drove alone	85.0%	84.3%
Carpooled	7.8%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henderson	Parks
1-unit, detached	52.5%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42.9%	29.0%

Poverty & households

	Henderson	Parks
Poverty rate	16.3%	13.3%
Average household size	2.79	3.48
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1981	1985