Demographics

Henderson County Quick Facts

People QuickFacts Henderson County Illinois
Population, 2006 estimate 7,819 12,831,970
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -4.8% 3.3%
Population, 2000 8,213 12,419,293
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 4.1% 7.0%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 20.3% 25.4%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 17.3% 12.0%
Female persons, percent, 2005 51.0% 50.9%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a) 99.1% 79.4%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a) 0.3% 15.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a) 0.1% 0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a) 0.1% 4.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a) 0.0% 0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 0.5% 1.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b) 0.9% 14.3%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 98.2% 65.8%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 68.5% 56.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 0.4% 12.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 2.1% 19.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 82.4% 81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 10.0% 26.1%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 1,476 1,999,717
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 25.4 28.0
Housing units, 2005 4,238 5,144,623
Homeownership rate, 2000 78.8% 67.3%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 2.8% 34.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $57,300 $130,800
Households, 2000 3,365 4,591,779
Persons per household, 2000 2.42 2.63
Median household income, 2004 $38,403 $47,711
Per capita money income, 1999 $17,456 $23,104
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 10.4% 11.9%
Business QuickFacts Henderson County Illinois
Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 106 318,927
Private nonfarm employment, 2005 623 5,235,866
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 -9.1% -4.8%
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 455 801,668
Total number of firms, 2002 542 958,120
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 7.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 4.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 4.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 29.7%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) NA 188,365,216
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 32,437 317,467,059
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 22,613 131,469,518
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $2,771 $10,446
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,666 19,072,168
Building permits, 2006 23 58,802
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 49,027 76,828,360
Geography QuickFacts Henderson County Illinois
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 378.81 55,583.58
Persons per square mile, 2000 21.7 223.4
FIPS Code 071 17


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