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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Henderson is $18,366, which is lower than the state average of $24,775 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Henderson median household income is $28,781, which has grown by 35.15% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 38.15% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Henderson residents spend 24.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.5 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, #297

Henderson, LA	18,366 USD
Louisiana	24,775 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Henderson, LA	18,854 USD
Louisiana	28,948 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, LA	20,031 USD
Louisiana	37,322 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, LA	14,250 USD
Louisiana	22,260 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #352

Henderson, LA	28,781 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Henderson, LA	47,929 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #198

Henderson, LA	35.15%
Louisiana	38.15%
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, LA		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	4.97%	$5,864, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.71%	$13,978, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.18%	$0, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.66%	$14,748, see rank	16.02%	$21,306	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, LA	50,750 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Henderson, LA	63,587 USD
Louisiana	75,064 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, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$28,969, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Black	$19,924, see rank	$28,116	$35,600
Hispanic	$19,732, see rank	$44,481	$42,396
Asian	$23,833, see rank	$53,586	$73,244
Two or More Races	$190,357, see rank	$37,307	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Henderson, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
25 to 44	$28,854, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$39,375, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$19,417, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Henderson, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,386, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	730, 52.67%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	512, 70.14%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	512, 70.14%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	490, 95.70%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	22, 4.30%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	218, 29.86%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	656, 47.33%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	396, 60.37%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	396, 60.37%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	371, 93.69%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	25, 6.31%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	260, 39.63%, see rank	43.53%	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, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	854, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	618, 72.37%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	191, 22.37%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	31, 3.63%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	14, 1.64%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Henderson, LA	24.6 minutes
Louisiana	24.5 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, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	861	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	490, 56.91%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	32, 6.53%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	114, 23.27%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	91, 18.57%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 2.86%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	53, 10.82%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	165, 33.67%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	371, 43.09%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	82, 22.10%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	129, 34.77%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	77, 20.75%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	18, 4.85%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10, 2.70%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	55, 14.82%, see rank	3.93%	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, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	861, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	62, 7.20%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	60, 6.97%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	173, 20.09%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	39, 4.53%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	120, 13.94%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	37, 4.30%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	10, 1.16%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	16, 1.86%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	92, 10.69%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	87, 10.10%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	113, 13.12%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	21, 2.44%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	31, 3.60%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Henderson, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	524	31.28%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	74	24.50%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

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