Hendersonville, NC

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2024 Population
15,408
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
53.2
5.77% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14.6%
13.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$53,449
2.12% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$317,000
12.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
6,759
1.73% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Hendersonville, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.8% of the residents in Hendersonville, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Hendersonville, NC was $317,000, and the homeownership rate was 46.1%.

Most people in Hendersonville, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Hendersonville, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Hendersonville, NC is home to a population of 15.4k people, from which 95.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.37% of Hendersonville, NC residents were born outside of the country (1.14k people).

In 2024, there were 9.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12k people) in Hendersonville, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.23k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 575 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.8%
2024 Citizenship
96.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.8% of Hendersonville, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hendersonville, NC was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hendersonville, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    12k ± 590
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.23k ± 315
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    575 ± 348
8.68%
Hispanic Population
1.34k people

In 2024, there were 9.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12k people) in Hendersonville, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.23k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 575 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.68% of the people in Hendersonville, NC are hispanic (1.34k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hendersonville, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.37%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.14k people
6.37%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
972 people

As of 2024, 7.37% of Hendersonville, NC residents (1.14k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hendersonville, NC was 6.37%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    361 ± 123
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    147 ± 87
  3. Korea
    130 ± 74

Hendersonville, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.46 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Hendersonville, NC employs 6.76k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hendersonville, NC were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,039 people), Retail Trade (1,014 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (697 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($60,408), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($53,700), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($52,206).

Employment

Occupations

6.76k
2024 Value
± 726
−1.73%
1 Year decline
± 15.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hendersonville, NC declined at a rate of −1.73%, from 6.88k employees to 6.76k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hendersonville, NC, are Sales & Related Occupations (643 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (638 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (628 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hendersonville, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.76k
2024 Value
± 726
−1.73%
1 Year decline
± 15.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hendersonville, NC declined at a rate of −1.73%, from 6.88k employees to 6.76k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hendersonville, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,039 people), Retail Trade (1,014 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (697 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hendersonville, NC, though some of these residents may live in Hendersonville, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,477
Median earning men ± $5,165
$32,990
Median earning women ± $2,872

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($77,882), Public Administration ($59,313), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,482).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($69,821), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,813), and Construction ($45,824).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Hendersonville, NC was $317,000 in 2024, which is 0.953 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $282,500 to $317,000, a 12.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Hendersonville, NC is 46.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hendersonville, NC have an average commute time of 19.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hendersonville, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$317,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$18,328
$3,755
Median Property Taxes
±$417

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hendersonville, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hendersonville, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

46.1%
Homeownership
2024
65.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 46.1% of the housing units in Hendersonville, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 45.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$53,449
Median Household Income
± $2,835
8.14k
Number of Households
± 702

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.14k households in Hendersonville, NC grew to $53,449 from the previous year's value of $52,337.

The following chart displays the households in Hendersonville, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hendersonville, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.8%)
  2. Carpooled (11.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.71%)

In 2024, 75.8% of workers in Hendersonville, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who worked at home (8.71%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

19.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hendersonville, NC have a shorter commute time (19.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.2% of the workforce in Hendersonville, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hendersonville, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hendersonville, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hendersonville, NC (2.2k out of 15.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 75+ and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hendersonville, NC is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

85.7% of the population of Hendersonville, NC has health coverage, with 25.5% on employee plans, 16.6% on Medicaid, 23.6% on Medicare, 19.4% on non-group plans, and 0.603% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.2% under 18 years, 16.2% between 18 and 34 years, 34.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 33.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

14.3%
Uninsured
25.5%
Employer Coverage
16.6%
Medicaid
23.6%
Medicare
19.4%
Non-Group
0.603%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hendersonville, NC grew by 1.25% from 14.1% to 14.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hendersonville, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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