Arlington vs Henderson

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

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

Arlington has the higher population (2,298 vs 933 in Henderson). Henderson has the higher median household income ($88,750 vs $66,458 in Arlington). Henderson has the higher median home value ($207,800 vs $181,600 in Arlington).

Population, income & housing

	Arlington	Henderson
Population	2,298	933
Median age	34.1 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,458	$88,750
Median home value	$181,600	$207,800
Median gross rent	$839	$926
Housing units	973	413
Homeownership rate	70.7%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arlington	Henderson
Population	2,463 → 2,298 (-6.7%)	888 → 933 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$53,125 → $66,458 (+25.1%)	$70,673 → $88,750 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$131,600 → $181,600 (+38.0%)	$137,300 → $207,800 (+51.3%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $839 (+17.5%)	$788 → $926 (+17.5%)

Arlington

Population

2,4632,298

Median household income

$53,125$66,458

Median home value

$131,600$181,600

Median gross rent

$714$839

Henderson

Population

888933

Median household income

$70,673$88,750

Median home value

$137,300$207,800

Median gross rent

$788$926

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arlington	Henderson
Under 5	8.6%	9.4%
5 to 17	18.6%	18.5%
18 to 24	5.7%	3.5%
25 to 34	20.1%	12.1%
35 to 44	9.4%	19.5%
45 to 54	11.4%	13.1%
55 to 64	9.0%	10.0%
65 to 74	7.3%	8.1%
75 and over	9.9%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arlington	Henderson
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	19.3%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arlington	Henderson
No high school diploma	14.8%	4.2%
High school graduate	31.6%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arlington	Henderson
Drove alone	79.9%	76.1%
Carpooled	8.8%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.2%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	13.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arlington	Henderson
1-unit, detached	65.7%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	3.9%
20 or more units	5.3%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Arlington	Henderson
Poverty rate	14.9%	9.9%
Average household size	2.66	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	28	33
Median year structure built	1970	1953