Henderson vs South Henderson

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

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

Henderson has the higher population (14,922 vs 1,274 in South Henderson). Henderson has the higher median household income ($38,780 vs $36,417 in South Henderson). Since 2019, South Henderson's population has grown faster (+12.1% vs -0.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Henderson	South Henderson
Population	14,922	1,274
Median age	36.6 yrs	28.6 yrs
Median household income	$38,780	$36,417
Median home value	$116,800	—
Median gross rent	$835	$794
Housing units	7,148	461
Homeownership rate	39.6%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	5.7%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	21.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henderson	South Henderson
Population	14,948 → 14,922 (-0.2%)	1,136 → 1,274 (+12.1%)
Median household income	$31,408 → $38,780 (+23.5%)	$22,768 → $36,417 (+59.9%)
Median home value	$100,100 → $116,800 (+16.7%)	$60,000 → $37,400 (-37.7%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $835 (+24.8%)	$630 → $794 (+26.0%)

Henderson

Population

14,94814,922

Median household income

$31,408$38,780

Median home value

$100,100$116,800

Median gross rent

$669$835

South Henderson

Population

1,1361,274

Median household income

$22,768$36,417

Median home value

$60,000$37,400

Median gross rent

$630$794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henderson	South Henderson
Under 5	8.1%	13.1%
5 to 17	18.0%	18.6%
18 to 24	8.5%	13.6%
25 to 34	13.0%	10.4%
35 to 44	10.1%	14.2%
45 to 54	10.7%	13.3%
55 to 64	13.8%	11.2%
65 to 74	10.2%	4.0%
75 and over	7.7%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henderson	South Henderson
White (non-Hispanic)	25.3%	14.1%
Black or African American	61.7%	62.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.7%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	22.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henderson	South Henderson
No high school diploma	17.7%	24.1%
High school graduate	29.8%	51.5%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henderson	South Henderson
Drove alone	79.8%	81.3%
Carpooled	9.3%	17.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	1.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henderson	South Henderson
1-unit, detached	67.3%	67.0%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	33.0%

Poverty & households

	Henderson	South Henderson
Poverty rate	27.4%	41.1%
Average household size	2.37	3.26
Mean commute (minutes)	22	30
Median year structure built	1969	1972