Henderson vs Waco

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

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

Henderson has the higher population (918 vs 155 in Waco). Waco has the higher median household income ($80,417 vs $76,538 in Henderson). Henderson has the higher median home value ($142,700 vs $140,000 in Waco).

Population, income & housing

	Henderson	Waco
Population	918	155
Median age	42.5 yrs	61.4 yrs
Median household income	$76,538	$80,417
Median home value	$142,700	$140,000
Housing units	410	92
Homeownership rate	85.0%	98.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.6%	36.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henderson	Waco
Population	1,006 → 918 (-8.7%)	272 → 155 (-43.0%)
Median household income	$59,559 → $76,538 (+28.5%)	$68,500 → $80,417 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$114,700 → $142,700 (+24.4%)	$108,200 → $140,000 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $764 (+3.5%)	$656 → $696 (+6.1%)

Henderson

Population

1,006918

Median household income

$59,559$76,538

Median home value

$114,700$142,700

Median gross rent

$738$764

Waco

Population

272155

Median household income

$68,500$80,417

Median home value

$108,200$140,000

Median gross rent

$656$696

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henderson	Waco
Under 5	9.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.8%	9.7%
18 to 24	1.7%	5.2%
25 to 34	11.4%	7.7%
35 to 44	11.3%	3.9%
45 to 54	5.6%	8.4%
55 to 64	10.3%	23.9%
65 to 74	14.1%	29.0%
75 and over	18.2%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henderson	Waco
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.8%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henderson	Waco
No high school diploma	3.7%	2.3%
High school graduate	24.0%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13.8%	22.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henderson	Waco
Drove alone	88.4%	66.2%
Carpooled	4.2%	14.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	11.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henderson	Waco
1-unit, detached	86.3%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Henderson	Waco
Poverty rate	10.9%	2.0%
Average household size	2.32	1.69
Mean commute (minutes)	10	23
Median year structure built	1964	1966