Edwards County vs Henderson County

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

Edwards County and Henderson County are counties in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Henderson County has the higher population (6,284 vs 6,118 in Edwards County). Henderson County has the higher median household income ($65,651 vs $59,386 in Edwards County). Henderson County has the higher median home value ($101,600 vs $97,500 in Edwards County).

Population, income & housing

	Edwards County	Henderson County
Population	6,118	6,284
Median age	44.6 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,386	$65,651
Median home value	$97,500	$101,600
Median gross rent	$746	$834
Housing units	3,045	3,374
Homeownership rate	79.2%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edwards County	Henderson County
Population	6,455 → 6,118 (-5.2%)	6,809 → 6,284 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$51,080 → $59,386 (+16.3%)	$53,676 → $65,651 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$79,300 → $97,500 (+23.0%)	$92,000 → $101,600 (+10.4%)
Median gross rent	$495 → $746 (+50.7%)	$558 → $834 (+49.5%)

Edwards County

Population

6,4556,118

Median household income

$51,080$59,386

Median home value

$79,300$97,500

Median gross rent

$495$746

Henderson County

Population

6,8096,284

Median household income

$53,676$65,651

Median home value

$92,000$101,600

Median gross rent

$558$834

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edwards County	Henderson County
Under 5	5.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	16.7%	14.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	9.7%	9.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	10.7%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.7%
55 to 64	14.3%	16.9%
65 to 74	12.8%	14.6%
75 and over	9.4%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edwards County	Henderson County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edwards County	Henderson County
No high school diploma	8.1%	7.9%
High school graduate	36.2%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edwards County	Henderson County
Drove alone	76.1%	86.9%
Carpooled	12.3%	5.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.5%
Walked	4.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	5.5%
Other means	1.8%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edwards County	Henderson County
1-unit, detached	76.1%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.1%
20 or more units	0.1%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Edwards County	Henderson County
Poverty rate	17.0%	11.6%
Average household size	2.30	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1968	1973