Demographics of Henderson County, Kentucky

Henderson County, Kentucky had 44,255 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −422 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Henderson County, in four figures

44,255
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.9%
Change since July 2020: −422 people.; 40.9 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,851 ±$3,092
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Henderson County, Kentucky's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Henderson County, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Henderson County, Kentucky's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Henderson County, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	44,677	100.0	100.0
2021	44,419	99.4	100.2
2022	44,050	98.6	100.7
2023	44,224	99.0	101.6
2024	44,348	99.3	102.5
2025	44,255	99.1	103.1

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Population of Henderson County, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	44,677	−117	−17	0	−98
2021	44,419	−258	−146	+4	−144
2022	44,050	−369	−179	+45	−219
2023	44,224	+174	−87	+132	+142
2024	44,348	+124	−15	+116	+29
2025	44,255	−93	+34	+21	−149

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.9 ±0.5: for men 39.5 ±1.3 and for women 42.1 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Henderson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	2,404 ±145	5.4% ±0.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,612 ±406	17.2% ±0.9	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,284 ±310	7.4% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,982 ±470	24.8% ±1.1	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,514 ±517	26.0% ±1.2	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,484 ±532	19.2% ±1.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,851 ±$3,092, and income per person $32,844 ±$1,386, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Henderson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	3,535 ±501	19.1% ±2.7	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,543 ±491	24.5% ±2.6	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,490 ±472	18.8% ±2.5	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,208 ±299	11.9% ±1.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,486 ±395	13.4% ±2.1	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,419 ±293	7.7% ±1.6	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	841 ±205	4.5% ±1.1	7.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Henderson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	6,348 ±793	14.6% ±1.8	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,014 ±347	20.4% ±3.2	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,141 ±452	14.2% ±2.0	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,193 ±268	10.5% ±2.3	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Henderson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Henderson County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	20,151 ±49	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.9% ±1.9	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.1% ±2.0	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.9% ±2.0	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.1% ±2.2	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$171,900 ±$9,056	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$777 ±$24	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±2	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Henderson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,495 ±0	3.4% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	37,203 ±464	84.0% ±1.0	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,585 ±284	8.1% ±0.6	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	98 to 306	0.2% to 0.7%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	6 to 162	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 104	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,654 ±574	3.7% ±1.3	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Henderson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	28,133 ±923	63.5% ±2.1	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	15,455 ±884	34.9% ±2.0	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	14 to 260	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	555 ±136	1.3% ±0.3	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	257 ±124	0.6% ±0.3	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	298 ±63	0.7% ±0.1	2.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Henderson County among the counties of Kentucky

25th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Henderson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Shelby County	51,243	+6.2%
Nelson County	49,036	+4.8%
Boyd County	47,751	−1.0%
Barren County	45,641	+2.5%
Hopkins County	45,127	−0.5%
Henderson County	44,255	−0.9%
Calloway County	39,421	+4.9%
Clark County	37,888	+2.3%
Whitley County	37,297	+1.6%
Graves County	37,050	+1.4%
Greenup County	35,213	−1.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026