Demographics of Henderson County, Texas

Henderson County, Texas had 88,595 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +6,195 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

88,595
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.5%
Change since July 2020: +6,195 people.; 43.8 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,179 ±$3,668
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, Texas's population grew 7.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Henderson County, Texas'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, Texas's population grew 7.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Henderson County, Texas'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	82,400	100.0	100.0
2021	83,772	101.7	100.2
2022	84,610	102.7	100.7
2023	86,371	104.8	101.6
2024	87,591	106.3	102.5
2025	88,595	107.5	103.1

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Population of Henderson County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	82,400	+249	−95	0	+368
2021	83,772	+1,372	−534	−2	+1,990
2022	84,610	+838	−593	+27	+1,353
2023	86,371	+1,761	−308	+70	+1,964
2024	87,591	+1,220	−349	+125	+1,433
2025	88,595	+1,004	−375	+15	+1,377

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.8 ±0.4: for men 41.9 ±0.5 and for women 45.4 ±0.3. 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	Texas	United States
Under 5	4,711 ±154	5.6% ±0.2	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	13,453 ±569	15.9% ±0.7	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,610 ±412	7.8% ±0.5	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	18,782 ±638	22.1% ±0.8	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	22,170 ±764	26.1% ±0.9	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	19,136 ±791	22.5% ±0.9	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,179 ±$3,668, and income per person $34,448 ±$1,560, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas 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	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	6,227 ±603	18.5% ±1.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,836 ±591	20.4% ±1.7	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,860 ±578	17.5% ±1.7	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,459 ±553	13.3% ±1.6	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,398 ±562	16.1% ±1.7	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,748 ±410	8.2% ±1.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,047 ±386	6.1% ±1.1	12.5% ±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	Texas	United States
All ages	12,286 ±1,433	14.7% ±1.7	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,716 ±570	20.7% ±3.0	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,402 ±743	13.5% ±1.8	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,168 ±452	12.4% ±1.7	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Henderson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Henderson County	Texas	United States
Housing units	41,852 ±82	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.2% ±1.4	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.8% ±1.4	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.8% ±1.4	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.2% ±1.4	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$211,300 ±$7,572	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,048 ±$47	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±2	1992 ±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	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	12,555 ±0	14.8% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	62,680 ±560	73.9% ±0.7	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,304 ±367	5.1% ±0.4	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	665 ±108	0.8% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	148 ±55	0.2% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	11 to 139	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	113 to 383	0.1% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,187 ±627	4.9% ±0.7	3.1% ±<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	Texas	United States
Born in the state	61,470 ±1,196	72.4% ±1.4	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	18,156 ±1,087	21.4% ±1.3	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	580 ±224	0.7% ±0.3	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,656 ±519	5.5% ±0.6	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,941 ±343	2.3% ±0.4	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,715 ±412	3.2% ±0.5	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Henderson County among the counties of Texas

46th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Henderson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Tom Green County	120,602	+0.3%
Bastrop County	118,908	+21.3%
Potter County	114,453	−3.3%
Bowie County	92,696	−0.2%
Victoria County	92,656	+1.5%
Henderson County	88,595	+7.5%
Angelina County	88,154	+1.9%
Orange County	86,266	+1.8%
Coryell County	85,592	+3.0%
Walker County	83,842	+9.5%
Wise County	83,778	+21.5%

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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