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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Henderson County is $19,847, which is lower than the state average of $24,811 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Henderson County median household income is $38,696, which has grown by 20.71% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 22.72% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Henderson County residents spend 24.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #59

Henderson County	19,847 USD
Tennessee	24,811 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Henderson County	26,382 USD
Tennessee	27,334 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Henderson County	31,486 USD
Tennessee	32,151 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Henderson County	21,039 USD
Tennessee	23,376 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #44

Henderson County	38,696 USD
Tennessee	44,621 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Henderson County	49,600 USD
Tennessee	62,344 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #53

Henderson County	20.71%
Tennessee	22.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Henderson County		Tennessee		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.61%	$10,350, see rank	17.47%	$14,454	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.86%	$15,894, see rank	32.06%	$17,334	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.73%	$2,503, see rank	3.21%	$2,884	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.90%	$13,879, see rank	18.41%	$20,076	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Henderson County	49,092 USD
Tennessee	55,459 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Henderson County	58,983 USD
Tennessee	73,630 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Henderson County	Tennessee	U.S.
White	$40,241, see rank	$47,658	$56,900
Black	$24,632, see rank	$32,361	$35,600
Hispanic	$21,625, see rank	$34,631	$42,396
One Race, Other	$20,600, see rank	$31,393	$40,300
Two or More Races	$40,577, see rank	$33,366	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Henderson County	Tennessee	U.S.
less than 25	$34,896, see rank	$22,607	$25,788
25 to 44	$42,405, see rank	$48,825	$58,398
45 to 64	$46,688, see rank	$53,148	$65,027
65 or over	$26,315, see rank	$33,548	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Henderson County	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	22,041, see rank	5,125,250	248,775,628
Male¹	10,462, 47.47%, see rank	48.12%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,505, 62.18%, see rank	66.79%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.59%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,505, 62.18%, see rank	66.20%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,915, 90.93%, see rank	90.44%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	590, 9.07%, see rank	9.56%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,957, 37.82%, see rank	33.21%	30.72%
Female¹	11,579, 52.53%, see rank	51.88%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,000, 51.82%, see rank	56.49%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	7, 0.06%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,993, 51.76%, see rank	56.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,204, 86.83%, see rank	90.61%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	789, 13.17%, see rank	9.39%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,579, 48.18%, see rank	43.51%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Henderson County	Tennessee	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	10,950, 100%	2,788,201	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9,550, 87.21%, see rank	83.70%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	905, 8.26%, see rank	9.50%	9.59%
Public Transportation	23, 0.21%, see rank	0.81%	5.06%
Walked	108, 0.99%, see rank	1.32%	2.78%
Other Means	40, 0.37%, see rank	1.13%	1.79%
Worked at Home	324, 2.96%, see rank	3.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Henderson County	24.5 minutes
Tennessee	24.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Henderson County	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,119	2,835,895	143,435,233
Male¹	5,915, 53.20%, see rank	52.07%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,091, 18.44%, see rank	29.42%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	684, 11.56%, see rank	14.11%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	932, 15.76%, see rank	17.73%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	118, 1.99%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	671, 11.34%, see rank	9.36%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,899, 32.10%, see rank	22.13%	17.94%
Female¹	5,204, 46.80%, see rank	47.93%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,916, 36.82%, see rank	38.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	945, 18.16%, see rank	20.19%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,567, 30.11%, see rank	33.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	759, 14.58%, see rank	7.78%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Henderson County	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,119, 100%	2,835,895	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	160, 1.44%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	941, 8.46%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,309, 20.77%, see rank	12.95%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	177, 1.59%, see rank	2.76%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,481, 13.32%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	912, 8.20%, see rank	6.19%	4.93%
Information	90, 0.81%, see rank	1.91%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	433, 3.89%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	667, 6.00%, see rank	9.23%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,525, 22.71%, see rank	22.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	551, 4.96%, see rank	9.21%	9.49%
Public Administration	380, 3.42%, see rank	4.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	493, 4.43%, see rank	4.89%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Henderson County	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,702	20.71%, see rank	17.83%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,217	16.03%, see rank	13.43%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.