Henderson County vs Schuyler County

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

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

Schuyler County has the higher population (6,826 vs 6,284 in Henderson County). Schuyler County has the higher median household income ($66,059 vs $65,651 in Henderson County). Schuyler County has the higher median home value ($106,200 vs $101,600 in Henderson County).

Population, income & housing

	Henderson County	Schuyler County
Population	6,284	6,826
Median age	49.8 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,651	$66,059
Median home value	$101,600	$106,200
Median gross rent	$834	$836
Housing units	3,374	3,317
Homeownership rate	85.5%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henderson County	Schuyler County
Population	6,809 → 6,284 (-7.7%)	6,953 → 6,826 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$53,676 → $65,651 (+22.3%)	$52,357 → $66,059 (+26.2%)
Median home value	$92,000 → $101,600 (+10.4%)	$86,600 → $106,200 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $834 (+49.5%)	$672 → $836 (+24.4%)

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

Schuyler County

Population

6,9536,826

Median household income

$52,357$66,059

Median home value

$86,600$106,200

Median gross rent

$672$836

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henderson County	Schuyler County
Under 5	4.7%	4.1%
5 to 17	14.2%	13.2%
18 to 24	5.9%	5.3%
25 to 34	9.2%	10.7%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	16.9%	16.8%
65 to 74	14.6%	14.9%
75 and over	12.1%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henderson County	Schuyler County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henderson County	Schuyler County
No high school diploma	7.9%	8.0%
High school graduate	43.4%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henderson County	Schuyler County
Drove alone	86.9%	83.3%
Carpooled	5.8%	6.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	4.9%
Other means	0.4%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henderson County	Schuyler County
1-unit, detached	83.6%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	2.1%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Henderson County	Schuyler County
Poverty rate	11.6%	19.3%
Average household size	2.34	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1973	1971