Henderson, KY (Kentucky) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 27,768 (Urban population: 26,568, Rural population: 1,200 (all nonfarm))

Henderson, Kentucky Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 12,663 (11,715 occupied: 6,752 owner occupied, 4,963 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	42%
State:	29%

Housing density: 846 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $127,479.

Median contract rent in 2007: $429 (lower quartile is $326, upper quartile is $510)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $434

Median gross rent in Henderson, KY in 2007: $508

Housing units in Henderson with a mortgage: 3,607 (428 second mortgage, 565 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,956

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $99,638 (it was $70,600 in 2000)

Henderson:	$99,638
Kentucky:	$114,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $66,242 - $148,509

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $125,388
Here: $125,388
State: $160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $107,113
Here: $107,113
State: $163,962

In 2-unit structures: $105,383
Here: $105,383
State: $137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $77,352
Here: $77,352
State: $141,483

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $57,574
Here: $57,574
State: $124,940

Mobile homes: $19,756
Here: $19,756
State: $33,636

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $47,392

Household type by relationship

Households: 26,578

In family households: 21,618 (5,198 male householders, 2,142 female householders)
5,506 spouses, 7,368 children (6,591 natural, 149 adopted, 628 stepchildren), 481 grandchildren, 187 brothers or sisters, 112 parents, 180 other relatives, 444 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,960 (1,876 male householders (1,525 living alone)), 2,466 female householders (2,264 living alone)), 618 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 807 (676 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,382 2-persons, 1,965 3-persons, 1,368 4-persons, 423 5-persons, 171 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,789 1-person, 480 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 16 4-persons.

3,814 married couples with children.
2,012 single-parent households (341 men, 1,671 women).

96.4% of residents of Henderson speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 343 (1.3%)
(37.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.3

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Henderson, Kentucky:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 120 4 rooms: 961 5 rooms: 1,929 6 rooms: 1,578 7 rooms: 1,050 8 rooms: 594 9 or more rooms: 502

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Henderson, Kentucky:
	1 room: 47 2 rooms: 438 3 rooms: 1,083 4 rooms: 1,748 5 rooms: 1,091 6 rooms: 351 7 rooms: 97 8 rooms: 58 9 or more rooms: 50

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 309
1995 to 1998: 850
1990 to 1994: 808
1980 to 1989: 1,902
1970 to 1979: 2,513
1960 to 1969: 1,525
1950 to 1959: 1,666
1940 to 1949: 1,272
1939 or earlier: 1,818

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Henderson:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 188 2 bedrooms: 1,815 3 bedrooms: 3,796 4 bedrooms: 834 5 or more bedrooms: 119

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Henderson:
	no bedroom: 64 1 bedroom: 1,649 2 bedrooms: 2,363 3 bedrooms: 766 4 bedrooms: 115 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Henderson in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 324 1 vehicle: 2,099 2 vehicles: 3,069 3 vehicles: 952 4 vehicles: 256 5 or more vehicles: 52

Cars and other vehicles available in Henderson in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,073 1 vehicle: 2,714 2 vehicles: 1,039 3 vehicles: 131 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Henderson, KY:

Less than $10,000: 27
$10,000 to $14,999: 30
$15,000 to $19,999: 80
$20,000 to $24,999: 95
$25,000 to $29,999: 166
$30,000 to $34,999: 175
$35,000 to $39,999: 253
$40,000 to $49,999: 469
$50,000 to $59,999: 561
$60,000 to $69,999: 520
$70,000 to $79,999: 689
$80,000 to $89,999: 501
$90,000 to $99,999: 381
$100,000 to $124,999: 624
$125,000 to $149,999: 463
$150,000 to $174,999: 261
$175,000 to $199,999: 165
$200,000 to $249,999: 66
$250,000 to $299,999: 8
$300,000 to $399,999: 14
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 6
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 9

Henderson rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Henderson:

Less than $100: 193 people
$100 to $149: 178
$150 to $199: 214
$200 to $249: 169
$250 to $299: 267
$300 to $349: 484
$350 to $399: 547
$400 to $449: 665
$450 to $499: 723
$500 to $549: 509
$550 to $599: 380
$600 to $649: 238
$650 to $699: 114
$700 to $749: 36
$750 to $799: 18
$800 to $899: 51
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 13
No cash rent: 234

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 116 1990 to 1994: 34 1985 to 1989: 14 1980 to 1984: 39 1975 to 1979: 13 1970 to 1974: 26 1970 to 1974: 71 1965 to 1969: 30

Henderson, KY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.8%
Number of people working at home: 237 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 524
5 to 9 minutes: 2738
10 to 14 minutes: 2925
15 to 19 minutes: 1907
20 to 24 minutes: 1277
25 to 29 minutes: 517
30 to 34 minutes: 1059
35 to 39 minutes: 199
40 to 44 minutes: 191
45 to 59 minutes: 349
60 to 89 minutes: 203
90 or more minutes: 160

Henderson mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,752 (79%)
Carpooled: 1,779 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 84 (1%)
Taxi: 27 (0%)
Motorcycle: 34 (0%)
Bicycle: 26 (0%)
Walked: 239 (2%)
Other means: 108 (1%)
Worked at home: 237 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1714
$10,000 to $14,999: 1148
$15,000 to $19,999: 1091
$20,000 to $24,999: 919
$25,000 to $29,999: 884
$30,000 to $34,999: 745
$35,000 to $39,999: 766
$40,000 to $44,999: 664
$45,000 to $49,999: 468
$50,000 to $59,999: 867
$60,000 to $74,999: 1118
$75,000 to $99,999: 690
$100,000 to $124,999: 252
$125,000 to $149,999: 140
$150,000 to $199,999: 80
$200,000 or more: 136

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 5437

Other groups: 4123

German: 2414

English: 1860

Irish: 1672

Scotch-Irish: 301

Scottish: 244

Italian: 209

French (except Basque): 191

Dutch: 146

Subsaharan African:: 137

African: 137

British: 66

Polish: 61

European: 54

Celtic: 45

Welsh: 42

Swedish: 40

Norwegian: 36

Arab:: 25

Lebanese: 25

Hungarian: 22

Scandinavian: 19

Lithuanian: 19

Canadian: 15

Finnish: 14

Danish: 13

French Canadian: 12

Russian: 12

Pennsylvania German: 11

Greek: 10

Slovak: 10

Czechoslovakian: 8

Northern European: 8

Portuguese: 6

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5

Dutch West Indian: 5

Ukrainian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (16%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (15%)
Philippines (13%)
Germany (13%)
Taiwan (10%)
India (8%)
Vietnam (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 19579
Northeast: 358
Midwest: 4999
South: 1694
West: 289

48% of Henderson residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Kentucky.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 97
Nursery to 4th grade: 47
5th and 6th grade: 116
7th and 8th grade: 515
9th grade: 234
10th grade: 373
11th grade: 334
12th grade, no diploma: 273
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,954
Less than 1 year of college: 693
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 958
Associate degree: 459
Bachelor's degree: 879
Master's degree: 325
Professional school degree: 171
Doctorate degree: 15

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 140
Nursery to 4th grade: 38
5th and 6th grade: 128
7th and 8th grade: 659
9th grade: 342
10th grade: 428
11th grade: 374
12th grade, no diploma: 219
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,921
Less than 1 year of college: 750
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,079
Associate degree: 711
Bachelor's degree: 718
Master's degree: 378
Professional school degree: 89
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 18.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 27.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 17.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 61.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $37,578
Black householders: $22,457
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $7,039
Asian householders: $72,953
Some other race householders: $44,854
Two or more races householders: $27,101
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $38,096

Henderson household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Henderson household income for Black householders

Henderson household income for Asian householders

Henderson household income for Some other race householders

Henderson household income for Two or more races householders

Henderson household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Henderson marital status for males

Henderson marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $110,853
Black or African American householders: $69,498
Asian householders: $225,584
Some other race householders: $141,151
Two or more races householders: $20,533
Hispanic or Latino householders: $157,952

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,381
One, attached: 213
Two: 913
3 or 4: 959
5 to 9: 885
10 to 19: 562
20 to 49: 240
50 or more: 310
Mobile homes: 1,188
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,274

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Henderson:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (78%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (53%) Utility gas (46%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 301

Here:	11.0%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 123

Here:	7.9%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 69

Here:	9.9%
Kentucky:	18.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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