2022 population: 118,106 ( 11,366 from 2010 , 1,827 from 2020)
Land area: 372.9 square miles
Population density: 316.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	97,294	82.38%	8.0%
Black:	3,629	3.07%	15.2%
Indian:	401	0.34%	26.1%
Asian:	1,775	1.50%	53.1%
2+ races:	2,135	1.81%	44.3%
Hispanic:	12,872	10.90%	23.5%

Total non-White:	20,812	17.62%	25.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,268	9.8
Deaths:	3,816	16.4
Net Migration:	3,285	14.1
Net Immigration:	74	0.3

Change in White population:	7,189	6.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,177	3.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
106,740
90,105	84.42%
3,149	2.95%
318	0.30%
1,159	1.09%
1,480	1.39%
10,424	9.77%
16,635	15.58%

2000
89,173
80,118	89.85%
2,686	3.01%
188	0.21%
558	0.63%
696	0.78%
4,880	5.47%
9,055	10.15%

1990
69,285
65,957	95.20%
2,205	3.18%
150	0.22%
325	0.47%
n/a
648	0.94%
3,328	4.80%

1980
58,580
56,052	95.68%
1,990	3.40%
106	0.18%
55	0.09%
n/a
337	0.58%
2,528	4.32%

1970
42,804
39,921	93.26%
2,314	5.41%
26	0.06%
17	0.04%
n/a
515	1.20%
2,883	6.74%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
10,762	12.1
11,228	12.6
12,856	14.4
2,458	2.8

9,987	11.2
7,580	8.5

Number	Rate
1990's
8,837	12.8
9,898	14.3
14,223	20.5
403	0.6

14,161	20.4
5,727	8.3

Number	Rate
1980's
7,651	13.1
7,012	12.0
9,991	17.1
n/a

9,905	16.9
800	1.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
13,675	31.9
n/a

16,131	37.7
-355	-0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Henderson County, NC

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
47.7
21,666	18.3%
96,440	81.7%
30,397	25.7%

49,494
2.33

33,418	67.5%
26,778	80.1%
2,600	7.8%
16,076	32.5%

2010
Number	Percent
45.4
21,959	20.6%
84,781	79.4%
23,865	22.4%

45,448
2.32

30,313	66.7%
24,311	80.2%
2,148	7.1%
15,135	33.3%

2000
Number	Percent
42.7
18,571	20.8%
70,602	79.2%
19,381	21.7%

37,467
2.33

26,578	70.9%
22,251	83.7%
1,702	6.4%
10,889	29.1%

1990
Number	Percent
40.8
14,456	20.9%
54,829	79.1%
15,116	21.8%

28,767
2.37

21,296	74.0%
18,346	86.1%
1,292	6.1%
7,471	26.0%

1980
Number	Percent
35.6
15,019	25.6%
43,561	74.4%
10,344	17.7%

22,506
2.57

17,441	77.5%
15,372	88.1%
778	4.5%
5,065	22.5%

2022 Housing Data for Henderson County, NC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,497	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,696	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,762	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,936	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,844	5.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,981	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,270	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,000	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,959	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,974	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,061	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,121	14.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,530	9.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,573	7.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,188	6.4%
$200,000 or more	3,102	6.3%

Median Household Income	65,508
Per Capita Income	37,457

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	112
Compared to U.S.	94

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,832	3.7%
Public Assistance	1,096	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,378	8.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	44,363	74.5%
Unemployed	1,517	2.5%
In Armed Forces	29	0.0%

Total Labor Force	45,909	77.1%
Not in Labor Force	13,644	22.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	19,901	16,553	54.6%
Non-Profit	1,639	3,425	32.4%
Self-Employed	4,369	3,037	59.0%

Local Government	1,441	1,740	45.3%
State Government	620	913	40.4%
Federal Government	301	507	37.3%

Total Private + Self	24,270	19,590	55.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,001	6,585	37.8%
Total	28,271	26,175	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	10.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,234	13.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	11,494	21.1%
Professional, Technical	11,916	21.8%
Service Occupations	10,632	19.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	483	0.9%
All others	13,278	24.3%

White Collar		56.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	8,467	15.5%
Retail trade	7,834	14.4%
Manufacturing	6,830	12.5%
Construction	4,817	8.8%
Accommodation and food services	4,687	8.6%
Other services	3,515	6.4%
Educational services	3,380	6.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,815	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,205	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	1,897	3.5%
Finance and insurance	1,708	3.1%
Public administration	1,389	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,158	2.1%
Wholesale trade	1,138	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,129	2.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	627	1.1%
Information	617	1.1%
Utilities	276	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	37	0.1%
Management	28	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,967	6.84%
Puerto Rican	1,341	1.15%
Cuban	159	0.14%
Dominican	145	0.12%

Total Central American	1,371	1.18%
Costa Rican	127	0.11%
Guatemalan	265	0.23%
Honduran	223	0.19%
Nicaraguan	39	0.03%
Panamanian	30	0.03%
Salvadoran	687	0.59%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	822	0.71%
Argentinean	202	0.17%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	191	0.16%
Colombian	344	0.30%
Ecuadorian	27	0.02%
Paraguayan	3	0.00%
Peruvian	6	0.01%
Uruguayan	22	0.02%
Venezuelan	27	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	508	0.44%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Cambodian	415	0.36%
Korean	259	0.22%
Chinese	247	0.21%
Filipino	197	0.17%
Vietnamese	165	0.14%
Indian	91	0.08%
Thai	75	0.06%
Indonesian	26	0.02%
Japanese	5	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	99,749	89.7%
Spanish	8,895	8.0%
Other Asian	526	0.5%
German, other Germanic	500	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	373	0.3%
Other	304	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	225	0.2%
Chinese	156	0.1%
Other Indo-European	139	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	19,626	16.9%
Irish	15,738	13.5%
German	15,694	13.5%
American	10,691	9.2%
Scottish	4,353	3.7%
Scotch-Irish	4,234	3.6%
Italian	3,738	3.2%
French	2,436	2.1%
Polish	2,080	1.8%
European	1,615	1.4%
Dutch	1,584	1.4%
Welsh	1,141	1.0%
Swedish	1,054	0.9%
Norwegian	862	0.7%
British	802	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	112,157	96.3%
Not a citizen	4,312	3.7%

Native	108,570	93.2%
Foreign-born	7,899	6.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,962	3.4%	4,388	5.0%	21,950	25.2%	28,276	32.4%	18,490	21.2%	11,113	12.7%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,962	3.4%
9-12 Years	4,388	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	21,950	25.2%
Some College	28,276	32.4%
Bach. Degree	18,490	21.2%
Grad Degree	11,113	12.7%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	32,437	31,599	838	2.6%	4.1%
1991	32,771	31,317	1,454	4.4%	5.9%
1992	33,111	31,419	1,692	5.1%	6.3%
1993	33,324	31,918	1,406	4.2%	5.1%
1994	35,022	33,852	1,170	3.3%	4.4%
1995	35,819	34,664	1,155	3.2%	4.4%
1996	36,426	35,333	1,093	3.0%	4.4%
1997	36,903	36,053	850	2.3%	3.8%
1998	37,373	36,396	977	2.6%	3.5%
1999	38,986	38,042	944	2.4%	3.3%

2000	42,232	40,954	1,278	3.0%	3.7%
2001	43,306	41,427	1,879	4.3%	5.6%
2002	44,227	41,822	2,405	5.4%	6.9%
2003	45,648	43,313	2,335	5.1%	6.7%
2004	45,773	43,731	2,042	4.5%	5.9%
2005	46,566	44,478	2,088	4.5%	5.6%
2006	48,027	46,177	1,850	3.9%	5.1%
2007	48,538	46,696	1,842	3.8%	5.1%
2008	49,735	47,385	2,350	4.7%	6.2%
2009	50,191	45,569	4,622	9.2%	11.0%

2010	48,487	44,115	4,372	9.0%	10.7%
2011	48,668	44,531	4,137	8.5%	10.3%
2012	48,982	45,221	3,761	7.7%	9.5%
2013	49,173	46,201	2,972	6.0%	7.8%
2014	49,445	47,025	2,420	4.9%	6.1%
2015	50,614	48,238	2,376	4.7%	5.7%
2016	52,134	49,909	2,225	4.3%	5.1%
2017	53,417	51,377	2,040	3.8%	4.5%
2018	54,528	52,717	1,811	3.3%	4.0%
2019	55,467	53,682	1,785	3.2%	3.8%

2020	52,454	48,836	3,618	6.9%	7.3%
2021	53,222	51,013	2,209	4.2%	4.9%
2022	55,509	53,751	1,758	3.2%	3.7%
2023	56,343	54,705	1,638	2.9%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	56,744
Median Value	$291,500

Occupied	49,494	87.2%
Vacant	7,250	12.8%

Owned	36,832	74.4%
Rented	12,662	25.6%
Median Rent	$1,032

Single-Family Units	41,634	73.4%
Detached	39,357	69.4%
Attached	2,277	4.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,635	6.4%
Mobile Homes	8,485	15.0%

Henderson County, NC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Henderson County, NC

2022 Housing Data for Henderson County, NC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Henderson County, NC

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Henderson County, NC

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Henderson County, NC

Historical Labor Force Data for Henderson County, NC