Craven County vs Henderson County

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

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

Henderson County has the higher population (117,387 vs 101,074 in Craven County). Henderson County has the higher median household income ($67,623 vs $64,635 in Craven County). Henderson County has the higher median home value ($317,800 vs $206,200 in Craven County).

Population, income & housing

	Craven County	Henderson County
Population	101,074	117,387
Median age	39.2 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,635	$67,623
Median home value	$206,200	$317,800
Median gross rent	$1,100	$1,120
Housing units	47,404	57,338
Homeownership rate	69.9%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Craven County	Henderson County
Population	102,491 → 101,074 (-1.4%)	114,913 → 117,387 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$52,687 → $64,635 (+22.7%)	$55,945 → $67,623 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$157,900 → $206,200 (+30.6%)	$214,000 → $317,800 (+48.5%)
Median gross rent	$910 → $1,100 (+20.9%)	$853 → $1,120 (+31.3%)

Craven County

Population

102,491101,074

Median household income

$52,687$64,635

Median home value

$157,900$206,200

Median gross rent

$910$1,100

Henderson County

Population

114,913117,387

Median household income

$55,945$67,623

Median home value

$214,000$317,800

Median gross rent

$853$1,120

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Craven County	Henderson County
Under 5	6.1%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.6%	14.4%
18 to 24	10.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	13.1%	10.4%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.5%
45 to 54	10.7%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.9%	14.4%
65 to 74	12.0%	14.9%
75 and over	8.5%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Craven County	Henderson County
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	79.9%
Black or African American	20.1%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	2.7%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.8%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Craven County	Henderson County
No high school diploma	8.2%	8.9%
High school graduate	26.6%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Craven County	Henderson County
Drove alone	79.1%	78.8%
Carpooled	9.7%	9.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.8%	9.2%
Other means	2.2%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Craven County	Henderson County
1-unit, detached	69.2%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	3.8%
20 or more units	3.3%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	15.1%

Poverty & households

	Craven County	Henderson County
Poverty rate	13.9%	11.7%
Average household size	2.32	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1990	1989