Henderson vs Leon

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

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

Leon has the higher population (322 vs 172 in Henderson). Henderson has the higher median household income ($34,375 vs $30,688 in Leon). Since 2019, Leon's population has grown faster (+47.0% vs -50.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Henderson	Leon
Population	172	322
Median age	59.3 yrs	14.6 yrs
Median household income	$34,375	$30,688
Median home value	—	$109,400
Median gross rent	$831	—
Housing units	94	102
Homeownership rate	71.3%	46.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	12.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henderson	Leon
Population	345 → 172 (-50.1%)	219 → 322 (+47.0%)
Median household income	$22,500 → $34,375 (+52.8%)	$28,125 → $30,688 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$48,300 → $65,000 (+34.6%)	$88,300 → $109,400 (+23.9%)
Median gross rent	$689 → $831 (+20.6%)	$807 → $800 (-0.9%)

Henderson

Population

345172

Median household income

$22,500$34,375

Median home value

$48,300$65,000

Median gross rent

$689$831

Leon

Population

219322

Median household income

$28,125$30,688

Median home value

$88,300$109,400

Median gross rent

$807$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henderson	Leon
Under 5	0.0%	14.3%
5 to 17	7.6%	38.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	13.4%
25 to 34	5.2%	3.7%
35 to 44	9.3%	14.6%
45 to 54	10.5%	3.7%
55 to 64	32.6%	3.4%
65 to 74	18.0%	5.0%
75 and over	10.5%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henderson	Leon
White (non-Hispanic)	99.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henderson	Leon
No high school diploma	16.9%	18.5%
High school graduate	42.6%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henderson	Leon
Drove alone	70.2%	75.0%
Carpooled	8.8%	22.6%
Public transit	7.0%	0.0%
Walked	14.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henderson	Leon
1-unit, detached	57.4%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	19.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35.1%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Henderson	Leon
Poverty rate	29.7%	43.6%
Average household size	1.83	4.41
Mean commute (minutes)	19	37
Median year structure built	1984	1954