Henderson County vs Putnam County

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

Henderson County and Putnam 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 5,600 in Putnam County). Putnam County has the higher median household income ($77,526 vs $65,651 in Henderson County). Putnam County has the higher median home value ($167,800 vs $101,600 in Henderson County).

Population, income & housing

	Henderson County	Putnam County
Population	6,284	5,600
Median age	49.8 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,651	$77,526
Median home value	$101,600	$167,800
Median gross rent	$834	$804
Housing units	3,374	3,069
Homeownership rate	85.5%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henderson County	Putnam County
Population	6,809 → 6,284 (-7.7%)	5,721 → 5,600 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$53,676 → $65,651 (+22.3%)	$63,638 → $77,526 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$92,000 → $101,600 (+10.4%)	$126,800 → $167,800 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $834 (+49.5%)	$693 → $804 (+16.0%)

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

Putnam County

Population

5,7215,600

Median household income

$63,638$77,526

Median home value

$126,800$167,800

Median gross rent

$693$804

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henderson County	Putnam County
Under 5	4.7%	4.7%
5 to 17	14.2%	15.0%
18 to 24	5.9%	6.5%
25 to 34	9.2%	10.6%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.4%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	16.9%	16.1%
65 to 74	14.6%	14.4%
75 and over	12.1%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henderson County	Putnam County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henderson County	Putnam County
No high school diploma	7.9%	6.4%
High school graduate	43.4%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henderson County	Putnam County
Drove alone	86.9%	87.8%
Carpooled	5.8%	4.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.1%
Walked	0.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.5%	5.8%
Other means	0.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henderson County	Putnam County
1-unit, detached	83.6%	88.8%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	1.2%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Henderson County	Putnam County
Poverty rate	11.6%	9.9%
Average household size	2.34	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1973	1975