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Henderson Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Henderson Area is $18,815, which is lower than the state average of $25,608 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Henderson Area median household income is $34,075. On average Henderson Area residents spend 23.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.5 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, #787

Henderson Area	18,815 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Henderson Area	26,110 USD
North Carolina	28,159 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 Area	27,201 USD
North Carolina	32,206 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 Area	25,565 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #819

Henderson Area	34,075 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Henderson Area	47,841 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Henderson Area	0.59%
North Carolina	19.16%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Henderson Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The North Carolina and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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 Area		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.06%	$11,829, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.79%	$16,031, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.52%	$2,815, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.07%	$16,008, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	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 Area	43,836 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Henderson Area	56,342 USD
North Carolina	75,892 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 Area	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$47,258, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Black	$26,354, see rank	$32,930	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,222, see rank	$34,938	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$50,288, see rank	$31,471	$37,170
One Race, Other	$19,459, see rank	$32,177	$40,300
Two or More Races	$26,667, see rank	$38,158	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Henderson Area	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$12,458, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$36,382, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$40,780, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$26,898, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Henderson Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	35,101, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	16,053, 45.73%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,158, 57.05%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	21, 0.13%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	9,137, 56.92%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	8,059, 88.20%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,078, 11.80%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,895, 42.95%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	19,048, 54.27%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	10,426, 54.74%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	10,426, 54.74%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,210, 88.34%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,216, 11.66%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	8,622, 45.26%, see rank	41.78%	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 Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	16,893, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	14,520, 85.95%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,586, 9.39%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	27, 0.16%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	380, 2.25%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	49, 0.29%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	331, 1.96%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Henderson Area	23.0 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 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 Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,269	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	8,059, 46.67%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,450, 17.99%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,336, 16.58%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,540, 19.11%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	124, 1.54%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	711, 8.82%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,282, 28.32%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	9,210, 53.33%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,898, 31.47%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,315, 25.14%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,996, 32.53%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13, 0.14%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	68, 0.74%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	879, 9.54%, see rank	7.22%	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 Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,269, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	231, 1.34%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	954, 5.52%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,854, 16.53%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	559, 3.24%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,527, 14.63%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	581, 3.36%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	94, 0.54%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	621, 3.60%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,117, 6.47%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,619, 26.75%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,336, 7.74%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,183, 6.85%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	593, 3.43%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Henderson Area	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	11,275	25.49%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,967	18.31%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

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