Hamilton County vs Henderson County

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

Hamilton 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.

Hamilton County has the higher population (7,972 vs 6,284 in Henderson County). Henderson County has the higher median household income ($65,651 vs $61,520 in Hamilton County). Hamilton County has the higher median home value ($108,800 vs $101,600 in Henderson County).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton County	Henderson County
Population	7,972	6,284
Median age	43.5 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,520	$65,651
Median home value	$108,800	$101,600
Median gross rent	$566	$834
Housing units	3,809	3,374
Homeownership rate	78.3%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton County	Henderson County
Population	8,176 → 7,972 (-2.5%)	6,809 → 6,284 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$54,046 → $61,520 (+13.8%)	$53,676 → $65,651 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$93,500 → $108,800 (+16.4%)	$92,000 → $101,600 (+10.4%)
Median gross rent	$609 → $566 (-7.1%)	$558 → $834 (+49.5%)

Hamilton County

Population

8,1767,972

Median household income

$54,046$61,520

Median home value

$93,500$108,800

Median gross rent

$609$566

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)

	Hamilton County	Henderson County
Under 5	5.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	17.1%	14.2%
18 to 24	6.6%	5.9%
25 to 34	10.8%	9.2%
35 to 44	12.0%	10.7%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.7%
55 to 64	13.8%	16.9%
65 to 74	12.0%	14.6%
75 and over	10.2%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton County	Henderson County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton County	Henderson County
No high school diploma	11.0%	7.9%
High school graduate	31.9%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton County	Henderson County
Drove alone	86.3%	86.9%
Carpooled	6.8%	5.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.5%
Walked	2.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	5.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton County	Henderson County
1-unit, detached	76.3%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.1%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	17.6%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton County	Henderson County
Poverty rate	12.5%	11.6%
Average household size	2.35	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1971	1973