Henderson is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 14,807 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Henderson is the 73rd largest community in North Carolina.Henderson is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Henderson is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Henderson who work in office and administrative support (10.09%), teaching (8.58%), and sales jobs (7.44%). Being a small city, Henderson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Henderson with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.45% of adults in Henderson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Henderson in 2022 was $24,277, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,108 for a family of four. However, Henderson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Henderson is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Henderson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Henderson residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Henderson include English, Irish, Jamaican, Scots-Irish, and German. The most common language spoken in Henderson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
