Henderson vs Overton

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

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

Henderson has the higher population (13,348 vs 2,633 in Overton). Overton has the higher median household income ($76,384 vs $54,179 in Henderson). Henderson has the higher median home value ($166,900 vs $114,100 in Overton).

Population, income & housing

	Henderson	Overton
Population	13,348	2,633
Median age	37.2 yrs	31.7 yrs
Median household income	$54,179	$76,384
Median home value	$166,900	$114,100
Median gross rent	$1,011	$833
Housing units	4,978	990
Homeownership rate	66.5%	66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henderson	Overton
Population	13,237 → 13,348 (+0.8%)	2,896 → 2,633 (-9.1%)
Median household income	$48,672 → $54,179 (+11.3%)	$46,731 → $76,384 (+63.5%)
Median home value	$121,600 → $166,900 (+37.3%)	$87,800 → $114,100 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $1,011 (+36.8%)	$781 → $833 (+6.7%)

Henderson

Population

13,23713,348

Median household income

$48,672$54,179

Median home value

$121,600$166,900

Median gross rent

$739$1,011

Overton

Population

2,8962,633

Median household income

$46,731$76,384

Median home value

$87,800$114,100

Median gross rent

$781$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henderson	Overton
Under 5	5.7%	9.2%
5 to 17	14.6%	15.8%
18 to 24	9.0%	12.1%
25 to 34	15.8%	19.2%
35 to 44	16.7%	9.8%
45 to 54	10.2%	11.3%
55 to 64	11.4%	10.9%
65 to 74	10.0%	8.4%
75 and over	6.7%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henderson	Overton
White (non-Hispanic)	54.3%	60.0%
Black or African American	18.9%	11.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	21.9%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henderson	Overton
No high school diploma	16.7%	12.4%
High school graduate	32.3%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henderson	Overton
Drove alone	88.1%	74.9%
Carpooled	7.4%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	3.1%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	8.7%
Other means	0.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henderson	Overton
1-unit, detached	78.4%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	12.8%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	1.0%
20 or more units	3.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Henderson	Overton
Poverty rate	14.2%	13.0%
Average household size	2.52	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1972	1966