Gallipolis Ferry vs Henderson

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

Gallipolis Ferry and Henderson are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gallipolis Ferry has the higher population (766 vs 172 in Henderson). Gallipolis Ferry has the higher median household income ($44,250 vs $34,375 in Henderson). Since 2019, Gallipolis Ferry's population has grown faster (+5.9% vs -50.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Gallipolis Ferry	Henderson
Population	766	172
Median age	30.5 yrs	59.3 yrs
Median household income	$44,250	$34,375
Median home value	$92,200	—
Median gross rent	—	$831
Housing units	357	94
Homeownership rate	96.4%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gallipolis Ferry	Henderson
Population	723 → 766 (+5.9%)	345 → 172 (-50.1%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $44,250 (-4.3%)	$22,500 → $34,375 (+52.8%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $92,200 (+5.7%)	$48,300 → $65,000 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$689 → $831 (+20.6%)

Gallipolis Ferry

Population

723766

Median household income

$46,250$44,250

Median home value

$87,200$92,200

Henderson

Population

345172

Median household income

$22,500$34,375

Median home value

$48,300$65,000

Median gross rent

$689$831

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gallipolis Ferry	Henderson
Under 5	16.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	3.3%	7.6%
18 to 24	3.0%	6.4%
25 to 34	30.5%	5.2%
35 to 44	0.9%	9.3%
45 to 54	9.9%	10.5%
55 to 64	13.4%	32.6%
65 to 74	12.3%	18.0%
75 and over	10.1%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gallipolis Ferry	Henderson
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	99.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gallipolis Ferry	Henderson
No high school diploma	8.6%	16.9%
High school graduate	45.2%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gallipolis Ferry	Henderson
Drove alone	93.6%	70.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	7.0%
Walked	0.0%	14.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gallipolis Ferry	Henderson
1-unit, detached	39.5%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	57.1%	35.1%

Poverty & households

	Gallipolis Ferry	Henderson
Poverty rate	33.4%	29.7%
Average household size	2.32	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1992	1984