Henderson County, North Carolina Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Henderson County is 8th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Henderson County is 9th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Henderson County is 10th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Income per capita

Henderson County is 13th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Foreign born residents

Henderson County is 13th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Home median value

Henderson County is 15th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Henderson County is 16th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Henderson County is 16th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Henderson County is 16th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Henderson County is 18th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Size Demographics
	Henderson County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	108,266	26th	9,752,073	313,914,040
Size in square miles	373.1	70th	48,617.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	286.1	16th	196.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Henderson County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	5.3%	63rd	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.1%	73rd	23.4%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	23.4%	9th	13.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Henderson County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.2%	16th	84.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	27.5%	15th	26.5%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Henderson County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Race - White	93.3%	18th	71.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	3.2%	86th	22.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	59th	1.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.1%	34th	2.5%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	8th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.6%	46th	2.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	21st	8.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	84.0%	29th	64.7%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Henderson County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Female residents	51.6%	30th	51.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	8.1%	13th	7.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Henderson County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Housing units	55,380	23rd	4,362,740	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	10.0%	37th	17.0%	25.9%
Households	45,180	24th	3,664,119	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	76.9%	25th	67.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$190,700	13th	$152,700	$186,200
People per household	2.3	86th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	462	18th	48,692	829,658

Income Demographics
	Henderson County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Income per capita	$27,175	10th	$25,256	$27,915
Income per household	$47,371	19th	$46,291	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.6%	88th	16.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Henderson County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,514	21st	215,113	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	29,509	26th	3,284,592	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	10,528	22nd	798,791	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,479,207	18th	$114,578,173	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$14,699	16th	$12,641	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$170,539	20th	$16,126,939	$613,795,732