Henderson County, Illinois

Henderson County has a population of 6,193 and has shrunk 6.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $104,400, about 1.7 times the county's median household income of $62,227.

Home price
$104,400
Income
$62,227
Population
6,193
Unemployment
7.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$104,400county
Median gross rent$764county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198067.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.4%county
Typical monthly rent$2,014(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$916county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$698county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,274county
Home insurance / yr$2,643(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.7(statewide)
Median household income$62,227county
Family health premium / yr$24,993(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,107(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.250(statewide)
Poverty rate13.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.2%county
Unemployment rate7.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.8%county
Share of workers employed by government18.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.4%county
Economic output per resident$36,244county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.58%county
Top state income tax4.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service9.9 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3951county
Miles to nearest general aviation field18 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station8.3 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.4%county
Traffic deaths16.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher20.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.9%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment752county
Students per full-time teacher11.8county
Free lunch eligible57.6%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians16county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance2.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.6%county
Frequent mental distress15.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population6,193county
Land area in square miles379county
People per square mile of land16.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-6.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age50.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over27.6%county
Share of households that are one person29.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.6%county
Second languages1.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls25.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents266county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in121county
Households that moved away144county
Average income of arriving households$45,273county
Average income of departing households$52,604county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings41.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate289(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation29.7 incounty
Annual snowfall24.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.00 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F24 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing113 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days200 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 11county
Average first fall frostOct 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$130county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use853 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity11.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas63.3%county
Homes heated by propane24.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.7%county
Households with broadband84.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk24.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk80.3county
Landslide risk56.6county
Hail risk74.5county
Earthquake risk27.6county
Tornado risk28.6county
Tropical cyclone risk13.6county
Extreme heat risk52.2county
Winter weather risk22.5county
Strong wind risk56.7county
Wildfire risk1.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Henderson County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Illinois figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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