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27536

Henderson, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
15,298
Median household income
$39,985
People below poverty
26.5%
Median home value
$131,000

Income

The median income of households in 27536 was $39,985. An estimated 10.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 27536 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 10.4
$10,000 to $14,999 8.9
$15,000 to $24,999 12.7
$25,000 to $34,999 10.5
$35,000 to $49,999 16.9
$50,000 to $74,999 22.9
$75,000 to $99,999 4.9
$100,000 to $149,999 6.5
$150,000 to $199,999 4.2
$200,000 or more 2.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 27536 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 36578
Female 41493

An estimated 69.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 39% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $16,902. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 27536 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.7
Social Security 39
Retirement income 25.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.9
Cash public assistance income 2.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 26.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 40.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 23.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 27536 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 26.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 40.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 23.5

In 2020-2024, 32.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 43.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 29.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 44% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 27536 in 2020-2024, 86.3% had health insurance coverage and 13.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 44.1% and public coverage was 54.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.1%.


In 2020-2024, 27536 had a total population of 15,298 - 8,469 (55.4%) females and 6,829 (44.6%) males. The median age was 37.2 years. An estimated 25% of the population was under 18 years, 30.7% was 19 to 44 years, 25.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 27536 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 429 525
5 to 9 324 454
10 to 14 729 736
15 to 19 460 515
20 to 24 402 610
25 to 29 484 543
30 to 34 704 340
35 to 39 448 492
40 to 44 159 522
45 to 49 369 245
50 to 54 529 608
55 to 59 640 700
60 to 64 314 457
65 to 69 273 562
70 to 74 175 435
75 to 79 192 333
80 to 84 57 123
85 and over 141 269

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 22.1% were White; 62.8% were Black or African American; 7.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.3% were Asian; 16.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 9% of the people in 27536 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 22.1% of the people in 27536 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,342 households in 27536. The average household size was 2.35 people.

Married-couple households made up 23.3% of the households in 27536 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 49.6% of all households, while 19.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 20.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34.1% of all households.

In 27536, 29.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 27536 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 23.3
Cohabiting Couples 7.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
49.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 29.4% of males and 24.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 49.6 42.5
Now married, except separated 29.4 24.2
Separated 4.4 4
Widowed 4.2 10.9
Divorced 12.3 18.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 27536, 378 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 57.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.7% of the people living in 27536 were U.S. natives. 71.4% of the 27536 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.3% of 27536 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 34.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 62.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 27536 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 27536.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 27536 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 62.2
Asia 24.7
Europe 1.1
Africa 11.9
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 27536 in 2020-2024, 11.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.5% of people at least five years old; 2.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 27536 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.5
Other Indo-European languages 1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.8
Other languages 3.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 27536 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 27536 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 86.1
Different house, same county 4.2
Different county, same state 6.3
Different state 2.5
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 82.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 15.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 17.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 27536 was 3,966 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 266 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,795. College or graduate school enrollment was 905.

Educational Attainment of People in 27536 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 17.4
High school diploma or equivalency 35.4
Some college, no degree 22.3
Associate's degree 9.5
Bachelor's degree 10.8
Graduate or professional degree 4.6

Disability

In 27536, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 21.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8.9% of people under 18 years old, to 19.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 46.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 27536, 53.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,307 83.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 826 13
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 212 3.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 27536 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 27536 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.1
Construction 3.2
Manufacturing 20.3
Wholesale trade 0.9
Retail trade 20
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.4
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.8
Other Services, except public administration 4.5
Public administration 1.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 27536 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,106 33.2
Service occupations 1,189 18.7
Sales and office occupations 1,197 18.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 436 6.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,417 22.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.5% of 27536 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 15.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 27536 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 15.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.3
Other means 1.2
Worked from home 6.1

In 2020-2024, 27536 had a total of 7,615 housing units. Of these housing units, 74.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 21% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 27536 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 74.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 21
Mobile homes 4.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 9.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 27536 was 4.9 rooms, and of these housing units 50.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 27536 had 6,342 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,273 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 37.7% while renters occupied 62.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.5 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.26.

6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 14.7% and another 18.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 27536:

House Heating Fuel Used in 27536 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 30.1
Electricity 68.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 27536 was $131,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 40.9 % had a mortgage. 59.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,286 and for owners without a mortgage it was $504.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 27536 was $861. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.