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Henderson County
Henderson County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 116,281 County Seat Henderson County Courthouse State FIPS 37 County FIPS 089 Num Towns 18 Census-Designated Places 12 Total Town Population 70,378 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 116,469 Median Age 47.7 Veterans 8,067 Housing Units 56,744 Uninsured 1,602 Net Migration (recent) 3,076 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 3,029 Total Employees 37,572 Avg Annual Pay $54,106 Median Household Income $65,508 Poverty Rate 11.4% Unemployment Rate 3.5% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $74,950 Federal Spending FY2024 $1,019,793,453 Federal Spending Per Capita $8,770
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $291,500 Median Rent $1,032 FMR Studio $1,286 FMR 1BR $1,347 FMR 2BR $1,512 FMR 3BR $1,944 FMR 4BR $2,566
Health & Safety
Hospitals 36 EMS Stations 54 Fire Stations 54 Police Stations 54 Adult Smoking 14.8% Adult Obesity 34.2% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 36.8 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13 Electric Customers 5067762 Towns with Broadband Data 18 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 18
Community
Churches 46 Libraries 19 Historic Places (NRHP) 42 Homeless Population N/A Schools 264 SNAP Stores 76 Bank Branches 17
Agriculture
Total Farms 2 Land in Farms (acres) 32,743 Avg Farm Size (acres) 16,371.5 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 DR TROPICAL STORM HELENE 2024-09-28 EM HURRICANE HELENE 2024-09-26 EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01 EM HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-08-02 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 EM HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-09-03 EM HURRICANE FLORENCE 2018-09-10 FM PARTY ROCK FIRE 2016-11-11
Detailed Topics
Communities in Henderson County
Hendersonville — pop 15,137Fletcher — pop 7,987Etowah — pop 7,642Mills River — pop 7,078East Flat Rock — pop 5,757Dana — pop 3,683Mountain Home — pop 3,490Flat Rock — pop 3,486Horse Shoe — pop 2,430Edneyville — pop 2,395Fruitland — pop 2,257Laurel Park — pop 2,250Valley Hill — pop 2,207Balfour — pop 1,335Barker Heights — pop 1,249Hoopers Creek — pop 1,074Saluda — pop 631Gerton — pop 290
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
