Demographics of Henderson city, North Carolina

Henderson city, North Carolina had 15,013 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −126 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

15,013
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,885 ±24.; −0.8%
Change since July 2020: −126 people.; 37.7 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $39,969 ±$3,213
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, North Carolina's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Henderson city, North Carolina'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, North Carolina's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Henderson city, North Carolina'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	15,139	100.0	100.0
2021	14,932	98.6	100.2
2022	14,933	98.6	100.7
2023	14,940	98.7	101.6
2024	15,033	99.3	102.5
2025	15,013	99.2	103.1

Population of Henderson city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,139	—
2021	14,932	−207
2022	14,933	+1
2023	14,940	+7
2024	15,033	+93
2025	15,013	−20

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.7 ±2.3: for men 34.4 ±3.4 and for women 41.2 ±4.8. 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	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,007 ±258	6.8% ±1.7	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,667 ±444	17.9% ±3.0	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,238 ±280	8.3% ±1.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,527 ±430	23.7% ±2.9	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,765 ±448	25.3% ±3.0	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,681 ±377	18.0% ±2.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $39,969 ±$3,213, and income per person $24,277 ±$2,950, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina 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	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	2,039 ±422	33.0% ±6.6	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,603 ±347	26.0% ±5.4	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,455 ±326	23.6% ±5.1	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	293 ±116	4.7% ±1.9	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	389 ±157	6.3% ±2.5	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	132 to 406	2.2% to 6.6%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	48 to 208	0.8% to 3.4%	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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	North Carolina	United States
All ages	3,973 ±837	27.3% ±5.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,435 ±449	39.2% ±9.9	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,664 ±388	22.3% ±4.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	874 ±320	25.6% ±8.6	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Henderson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Henderson city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	7,326 ±337	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.3% ±2.5	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.7% ±3.7	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	38.9% ±5.1	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	61.1% ±5.0	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$123,800 ±$18,818	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$848 ±$51	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±2	1991 ±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	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,441 ±424	9.7% ±2.8	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,144 ±554	21.1% ±3.7	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9,423 ±653	63.3% ±4.4	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	70 to 332	0.5% to 2.2%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 833	0% to 5.6%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	96 to 462	0.6% to 3.1%	4.1% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	10,466 ±614	70.3% ±4.1	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,338 ±538	22.4% ±3.6	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3 to 153	< 0.1% to 1.0%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,003 ±327	6.7% ±2.2	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	132 to 536	0.9% to 3.6%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	669 ±264	4.5% ±1.8	5.2% ±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 North Carolina

72nd of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Henderson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Davidson town	15,660 ±291
Belmont city	15,546 ±61
Hendersonville city	15,408 ±29
Eden city	15,356 ±50
Laurinburg city	15,087 ±40
Henderson city	14,885 ±24
Roanoke Rapids city	14,856 ±44
Reidsville city	14,585 ±24
Piney Green CDP	14,078 ±1,500
Anderson Creek CDP	13,927 ±1,030
Lewisville town	13,828 ±31

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in North Carolina by poverty rate
No. 32 Places in North Carolina by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 32 Places in North Carolina by median age
No. 34 Places by poverty rate
No. 34 Places in North Carolina by foreign-born share
No. 113 Places in North Carolina by median rent

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 · U.S. Government work

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