Henderson County vs Orange County

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

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

Orange County has the higher population (84,993 vs 83,658 in Henderson County). Orange County has the higher median household income ($73,372 vs $63,955 in Henderson County). Henderson County has the higher median home value ($189,600 vs $163,400 in Orange County).

Population, income & housing

	Henderson County	Orange County
Population	83,658	84,993
Median age	43.8 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$63,955	$73,372
Median home value	$189,600	$163,400
Median gross rent	$978	$1,018
Housing units	41,352	37,681
Homeownership rate	76.5%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henderson County	Orange County
Population	81,070 → 83,658 (+3.2%)	84,069 → 84,993 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$47,355 → $63,955 (+35.1%)	$59,399 → $73,372 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$108,500 → $189,600 (+74.7%)	$113,500 → $163,400 (+44.0%)
Median gross rent	$785 → $978 (+24.6%)	$825 → $1,018 (+23.4%)

Henderson County

Population

81,07083,658

Median household income

$47,355$63,955

Median home value

$108,500$189,600

Median gross rent

$785$978

Orange County

Population

84,06984,993

Median household income

$59,399$73,372

Median home value

$113,500$163,400

Median gross rent

$825$1,018

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henderson County	Orange County
Under 5	5.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	15.9%	18.9%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.0%
25 to 34	11.1%	12.7%
35 to 44	10.8%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	13.2%	9.6%
75 and over	9.2%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henderson County	Orange County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.2%	77.9%
Black or African American	5.3%	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henderson County	Orange County
No high school diploma	12.5%	9.0%
High school graduate	33.6%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henderson County	Orange County
Drove alone	76.8%	87.1%
Carpooled	11.4%	7.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	1.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.4%	3.6%
Other means	1.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henderson County	Orange County
1-unit, detached	64.2%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	5.6%
20 or more units	1.8%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	26.3%	17.8%

Poverty & households

	Henderson County	Orange County
Poverty rate	14.2%	12.7%
Average household size	2.52	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	30	25
Median year structure built	1987	1982