Demographics of Henderson city, Kentucky

Henderson city, Kentucky had 27,822 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −311 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Henderson city, in four figures

27,822
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 27,852 ±28.; −1.1%
Change since July 2020: −311 people.; 39.9 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,186 ±$2,523
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Henderson city, Kentucky's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Henderson city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Henderson city, Kentucky's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Henderson city, 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	28,133	100.0	100.0
2021	27,947	99.3	100.2
2022	27,690	98.4	100.7
2023	27,792	98.8	101.6
2024	27,854	99.0	102.5
2025	27,822	98.9	103.1

Population of Henderson city, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	28,133	—
2021	27,947	−186
2022	27,690	−257
2023	27,792	+102
2024	27,854	+62
2025	27,822	−32

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.9 ±1.2: for men 36.5 ±1.0 and for women 42.0 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Henderson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	1,431 ±223	5.1% ±0.8	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,677 ±387	16.8% ±1.4	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,248 ±284	8.1% ±1.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,328 ±464	26.3% ±1.7	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,942 ±522	24.9% ±1.9	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,226 ±457	18.8% ±1.6	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,186 ±$2,523, and income per person $30,750 ±$1,525, 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 city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	2,917 ±462	23.6% ±3.7	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,527 ±447	28.6% ±3.5	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,970 ±299	16.0% ±2.4	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,379 ±225	11.2% ±1.8	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,501 ±318	12.2% ±2.6	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	603 ±152	4.9% ±1.2	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	444 ±142	3.6% ±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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	5,041 ±654	18.7% ±2.4	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,691 ±315	28.2% ±4.6	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,540 ±409	17.9% ±2.8	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	810 ±210	11.9% ±3.0	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Henderson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Henderson city	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	13,585 ±317	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.8% ±1.4	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.2% ±2.6	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.1% ±3.0	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.9% ±2.8	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$160,100 ±$8,773	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$771 ±$26	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,413 ±67	5.1% ±0.2	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,734 ±196	78.0% ±0.7	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,425 ±300	12.3% ±1.1	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	77 to 271	0.3% to 1.0%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 134	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 88	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,001 ±260	3.6% ±0.9	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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	17,858 ±752	64.1% ±2.7	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,419 ±728	33.8% ±2.6	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 217	0% to 0.8%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	475 ±119	1.7% ±0.4	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	113 to 353	0.4% to 1.3%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	242 ±65	0.9% ±0.2	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 city among the places of Kentucky

14th of 86 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Places of Kentucky near Henderson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Nicholasville city	32,197 ±64
Hopkinsville city	30,906 ±62
Independence city	29,392 ±88
Jeffersontown city	29,199 ±97
Frankfort city	28,503 ±57
Henderson city	27,852 ±28
Paducah city	26,845 ±34
Radcliff city	22,864 ±69
Ashland city	21,295 ±20
Erlanger city	19,875 ±35
Madisonville city	19,515 ±37

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Henderson city, Kentucky

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Kentucky by median age
No. 11 Places in Kentucky by poverty rate
No. 18 Places in Kentucky by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 34 Places in Kentucky by foreign-born share
No. 34 Places in Kentucky by homeownership rate
No. 34 Places in Kentucky by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026