Henderson County vs Victoria County

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

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

Victoria County has the higher population (91,281 vs 83,658 in Henderson County). Victoria County has the higher median household income ($70,101 vs $63,955 in Henderson County). Victoria County has the higher median home value ($197,600 vs $189,600 in Henderson County).

Population, income & housing

	Henderson County	Victoria County
Population	83,658	91,281
Median age	43.8 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,955	$70,101
Median home value	$189,600	$197,600
Median gross rent	$978	$1,151
Housing units	41,352	39,238
Homeownership rate	76.5%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henderson County	Victoria County
Population	81,070 → 83,658 (+3.2%)	92,109 → 91,281 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$47,355 → $63,955 (+35.1%)	$56,834 → $70,101 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$108,500 → $189,600 (+74.7%)	$142,800 → $197,600 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$785 → $978 (+24.6%)	$918 → $1,151 (+25.4%)

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

Victoria County

Population

92,10991,281

Median household income

$56,834$70,101

Median home value

$142,800$197,600

Median gross rent

$918$1,151

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henderson County	Victoria County
Under 5	5.5%	6.6%
5 to 17	15.9%	18.7%
18 to 24	7.8%	9.0%
25 to 34	11.1%	13.4%
35 to 44	10.8%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.8%	10.8%
55 to 64	14.6%	12.2%
65 to 74	13.2%	9.8%
75 and over	9.2%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henderson County	Victoria County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.2%	43.0%
Black or African American	5.3%	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	47.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henderson County	Victoria County
No high school diploma	12.5%	14.9%
High school graduate	33.6%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henderson County	Victoria County
Drove alone	76.8%	80.5%
Carpooled	11.4%	9.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.6%
Walked	1.3%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.4%	6.4%
Other means	1.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henderson County	Victoria County
1-unit, detached	64.2%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	7.8%
20 or more units	1.8%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	26.3%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Henderson County	Victoria County
Poverty rate	14.2%	16.0%
Average household size	2.52	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1987	1982