Calloway County vs Henderson County

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

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

Henderson County has the higher population (44,493 vs 37,882 in Calloway County). Henderson County has the higher median household income ($58,239 vs $51,854 in Calloway County). Calloway County has the higher median home value ($181,200 vs $165,700 in Henderson County).

Population, income & housing

	Calloway County	Henderson County
Population	37,882	44,493
Median age	35.4 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,854	$58,239
Median home value	$181,200	$165,700
Median gross rent	$828	$794
Housing units	18,034	20,109
Homeownership rate	63.7%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calloway County	Henderson County
Population	38,837 → 37,882 (-2.5%)	45,829 → 44,493 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$42,273 → $51,854 (+22.7%)	$48,926 → $58,239 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$137,300 → $181,200 (+32.0%)	$128,400 → $165,700 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$705 → $828 (+17.4%)	$689 → $794 (+15.2%)

Calloway County

Population

38,83737,882

Median household income

$42,273$51,854

Median home value

$137,300$181,200

Median gross rent

$705$828

Henderson County

Population

45,82944,493

Median household income

$48,926$58,239

Median home value

$128,400$165,700

Median gross rent

$689$794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calloway County	Henderson County
Under 5	4.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.8%	17.2%
18 to 24	20.1%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.3%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.6%
45 to 54	10.3%	12.4%
55 to 64	12.1%	14.0%
65 to 74	9.9%	11.4%
75 and over	6.9%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calloway County	Henderson County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.7%	84.4%
Black or African American	3.6%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	1.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calloway County	Henderson County
No high school diploma	8.6%	10.9%
High school graduate	31.4%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calloway County	Henderson County
Drove alone	77.7%	80.2%
Carpooled	8.5%	11.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	7.4%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	5.3%	4.9%
Other means	0.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calloway County	Henderson County
1-unit, detached	64.0%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	7.7%
20 or more units	1.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	14.1%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Calloway County	Henderson County
Poverty rate	17.2%	15.4%
Average household size	2.31	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1985	1976