Henderson vs Shaftsburg

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

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

Shaftsburg has the higher population (498 vs 330 in Henderson). Shaftsburg has the higher median household income ($90,054 vs $83,571 in Henderson). Shaftsburg has the higher median home value ($235,900 vs $212,500 in Henderson).

Population, income & housing

	Henderson	Shaftsburg
Population	330	498
Median age	55.4 yrs	54.0 yrs
Median household income	$83,571	$90,054
Median home value	$212,500	$235,900
Median gross rent	$1,047	—
Housing units	168	296
Homeownership rate	84.2%	94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henderson	Shaftsburg
Population	370 → 330 (-10.8%)	293 → 498 (+70.0%)
Median household income	$66,979 → $83,571 (+24.8%)	$49,432 → $90,054 (+82.2%)
Median home value	$158,200 → $212,500 (+34.3%)	$193,500 → $235,900 (+21.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,083 → $1,047 (-3.3%)	$777 → $855 (+10.0%)

Henderson

Population

370330

Median household income

$66,979$83,571

Median home value

$158,200$212,500

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,047

Shaftsburg

Population

293498

Median household income

$49,432$90,054

Median home value

$193,500$235,900

Median gross rent

$777$855

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henderson	Shaftsburg
Under 5	0.3%	1.0%
5 to 17	5.5%	10.2%
18 to 24	4.2%	7.6%
25 to 34	12.1%	4.8%
35 to 44	10.0%	12.2%
45 to 54	15.8%	19.1%
55 to 64	32.4%	20.7%
65 to 74	14.8%	20.1%
75 and over	4.8%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henderson	Shaftsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	2.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henderson	Shaftsburg
No high school diploma	12.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	21.2%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	47.1%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henderson	Shaftsburg
Drove alone	85.2%	77.9%
Carpooled	8.2%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	19.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henderson	Shaftsburg
1-unit, detached	92.9%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Henderson	Shaftsburg
Poverty rate	7.6%	4.0%
Average household size	2.09	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	32	22
Median year structure built	1959	1979