Henderson County vs Marion County

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

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

Marion County has the higher population (29,010 vs 27,906 in Henderson County). Marion County has the higher median household income ($58,103 vs $53,471 in Henderson County). Marion County has the higher median home value ($173,600 vs $156,000 in Henderson County).

Population, income & housing

	Henderson County	Marion County
Population	27,906	29,010
Median age	40.3 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$53,471	$58,103
Median home value	$156,000	$173,600
Median gross rent	$812	$840
Housing units	12,944	13,837
Homeownership rate	71.5%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henderson County	Marion County
Population	27,977 → 27,906 (-0.3%)	28,538 → 29,010 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$43,305 → $53,471 (+23.5%)	$49,432 → $58,103 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$102,000 → $156,000 (+52.9%)	$125,700 → $173,600 (+38.1%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $812 (+25.3%)	$696 → $840 (+20.7%)

Henderson County

Population

27,97727,906

Median household income

$43,305$53,471

Median home value

$102,000$156,000

Median gross rent

$648$812

Marion County

Population

28,53829,010

Median household income

$49,432$58,103

Median home value

$125,700$173,600

Median gross rent

$696$840

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henderson County	Marion County
Under 5	5.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.9%	15.3%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.7%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.5%	15.1%
65 to 74	10.5%	12.7%
75 and over	7.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henderson County	Marion County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	90.4%
Black or African American	7.6%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henderson County	Marion County
No high school diploma	10.8%	17.7%
High school graduate	49.6%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henderson County	Marion County
Drove alone	84.6%	76.4%
Carpooled	4.1%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.9%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.4%	9.4%
Other means	1.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henderson County	Marion County
1-unit, detached	71.5%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	21.9%	20.5%

Poverty & households

	Henderson County	Marion County
Poverty rate	16.8%	16.9%
Average household size	2.52	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	27	33
Median year structure built	1987	1985