Henderson

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  4. Henderson Employment Information
  5. Henderson Family Information
  6. Henderson Education Information
  7. Henderson Business Information
  8. Henderson Public Benefits Information
  9. Henderson Criminal Information
  10. Henderson Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Henderson Zip Codes


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Henderson Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 27,391
  • Land Area (2000): 46.700 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 6.096 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 32.2186 (0.1) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 77.8186 (25.5) / 88.6186 (31.5)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 4,323
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,393
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 45 inches
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Houses (2000): 12,664
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 1,167
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 2,678
Henderson Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 26,202 95.68%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,183 4.32%

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Henderson Employment Information Back to top
Henderson Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 13,250 12,386 863 6.51% 65
1991 13,418 12,306 1,112 8.29% 83
1992 13,341 12,256 1,085 8.13% 81
1993 13,616 12,729 887 6.52% 65
1994 13,841 13,006 834 6.03% 60
1995 14,059 13,075 984 7.00% 70
1996 14,314 13,167 1,147 8.01% 80
1997 14,291 13,305 987 6.90% 69
1998 14,276 13,251 1,026 7.18% 72
1999 14,169 13,439 731 5.16% 52
2000 13,497 12,965 532 3.94% 40
2001 13,687 12,973 714 5.22% 52
2002 13,786 12,969 817 5.93% 59
2003 13,641 12,798 843 6.18% 62
2004 13,509 12,798 710 5.26% 53
2005 13,726 12,888 838 6.10% 61
2006 13,686 12,999 687 5.02% 50
2007 13,697 12,992 705 5.15% 52
2008 13,675 12,918 757 5.54% 55
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 13,598 12,851 747 5.49% 55
Feb 2008 13,544 12,811 733 5.41% 54
Mar 2008 13,652 12,830 822 6.02% 60
Apr 2008 13,653 12,987 666 4.88% 49
May 2008 13,731 13,020 711 5.18% 52
Jun 2008 13,769 13,040 729 5.29% 53
Jul 2008 13,834 12,952 882 6.38% 64
Aug 2008 13,637 12,867 770 5.65% 56
Sep 2008 13,659 12,906 753 5.51% 55
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Henderson Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Manufactuing 797 12.20%
2. Construction 637 9.75%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 344 5.26%
4. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 338 5.17%
5. Educational Services 254 3.89%
6. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 219 3.35%
7. Health Care 214 3.28%
8. Public Administration 192 2.94%
9. Food Manufacturing 182 2.79%
10. Finance and Insurance 169 2.59%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 149 2.28%
12. Repair and Maintenance 149 2.28%
13. Mining 140 2.14%
14. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 140 2.14%
15. Utilities 136 2.08%
16. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 132 2.02%
17. Food and Beverage Stores 123 1.88%
18. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 113 1.73%
19. Chemical Manufacturing 112 1.71%
20. Paper Manufacturing 112 1.71%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 1,068 18.06%
2. Educational Services 518 8.76%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 450 7.61%
4. Finance and Insurance 423 7.15%
5. Metal Manufactuing 292 4.94%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 225 3.81%
7. Public Administration 191 3.23%
8. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 188 3.18%
9. Social Assistance 183 3.09%
10. Department and Other General Stores 181 3.06%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 158 2.67%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 158 2.67%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 145 2.45%
14. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 127 2.15%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 115 1.94%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 103 1.74%
17. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 81 1.37%
18. Apparel Manufacturing 79 1.34%
19. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 73 1.23%
20. Construction 72 1.22%

Henderson Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 618 9.46%
2. Other Production Occupations 556 8.51%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 328 5.02%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 302 4.62%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 294 4.50%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 288 4.41%
7. Other Installation / Maintenance 287 4.39%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 194 2.97%
9. Other Management Occupations 186 2.85%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 185 2.83%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 163 2.49%
12. Engineers 149 2.28%
13. Other Construction Trades 143 2.19%
14. Other Office and Admin Support 142 2.17%
15. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 103 1.58%
16. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 103 1.58%
17. Carpenters 100 1.53%
18. Top Executives 93 1.42%
19. Other Food Preparation and Servers 92 1.41%
20. Other Material Moving Workers 90 1.38%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 366 6.19%
2. Secretaries and Admins 324 5.48%
3. Other Production Occupations 296 5.01%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 261 4.41%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 257 4.35%
6. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 236 3.99%
7. Other Management Occupations 227 3.84%
8. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 219 3.70%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 208 3.52%
10. Cashiers 180 3.04%
11. Health Technologists and Technicians 180 3.04%
12. Child Care Workers 179 3.03%
13. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 169 2.86%
14. Registered Nurses 163 2.76%
15. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 158 2.67%
16. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 151 2.55%
17. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 145 2.45%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 128 2.16%
19. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 123 2.08%
20. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 120 2.03%

Henderson Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 11,680 53.91%
15-35 hours 2,231 10.30%
1-14 hours 448 2.07%
No regular hours 7,305 33.72%

Henderson Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 315 2.61%
5 AM-5:29 AM 282 2.34%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 733 6.08%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,136 9.43%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,838 15.25%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,612 13.38%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 2,180 18.09%
8 AM-8:29 AM 694 5.76%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 403 3.34%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 379 3.15%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 205 1.70%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 86 0.71%
Noon-3:59 PM 1,157 9.60%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,029 8.54%

Henderson Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 524 4.35%
5-9 2,738 22.72%
10-14 2,925 24.28%
15-19 1,907 15.83%
20-24 1,277 10.60%
25-29 517 4.29%
30-34 1,059 8.79%
35-39 199 1.65%
40-44 191 1.59%
45-59 349 2.90%
60-89 203 1.68%
At least 90 160 1.33%

Henderson Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 56 0.46% 9,832 81.60%
30-44 22 0.18% 1,427 11.84%
45-59 14 0.12% 335 2.78%
At least 60 19 0.16% 344 2.86%

Henderson Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 26 0.21%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,779 14.48%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 9,752 79.37%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 34 0.28%
Color 4 Box Other 108 0.88%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 111 0.90%
Color 6 Box Walked 239 1.95%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 237 1.93%

Henderson Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Henderson Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 11,601 (26,417 people)
Families (2000): 7,286 (21,040 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,730
People at same address in 1995: 12,245
Henderson Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,714 14.67%
$10,000-$14,999 1,148 9.83%
$15,000-$19,999 1,091 9.34%
$20,000-$24,999 919 7.87%
$25,000-$29,999 884 7.57%
$30,000-$34,999 745 6.38%
$35,000-$39,999 766 6.56%
$40,000-$44,999 664 5.68%
$45,000-$49,999 468 4.01%
$50,000-$59,999 867 7.42%
$60,000-$74,999 1,118 9.57%
$75,000-$99,999 690 5.91%
$100,000-$124,999 252 2.16%
$125,000-$149,999 140 1.20%
$150,000-$199,999 80 0.68%
$200,000 or more 136 1.16%

Henderson Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 3,764 32.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 3,461 29.57%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 480 4.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,935 16.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 50 0.43%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,352 11.55%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 14 0.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 456 3.90%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 132 1.13%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 3 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 55 0.47%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Henderson Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 8,657 29.04%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,388 11.37%
Public Assistance 505 1.69%
Retirement 2,055 6.89%
Self Employment 911 3.06%
Social Security 3,427 11.50%
Supplemental Security 730 2.45%
Wage / Salary 8,447 28.34%
Other 1,689 5.67%

Henderson Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 3,058 57.47%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,263 42.53%

Henderson Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,596 15.65%
Color 1 Box Married 5,944 58.27%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,422 23.75%
Color 3 Box Widowed 238 2.33%

Henderson Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,702 14.41%
Color 1 Box Married 5,932 50.22%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,480 21.00%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,698 14.38%

Henderson Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Henderson Education Information Back to top
Henderson Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,778 8.49%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 3,145 15.03%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 7,935 37.91%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 4,126 19.71%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,244 5.94%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,718 8.21%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 984 4.70%

Henderson Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 392 1.43% 196 0.72% 588 2.15%
Kindergarten 301 1.10% 74 0.27% 375 1.37%
Grades 1-4 1,343 4.90% 168 0.61% 1,511 5.52%
Grades 5-8 1,100 4.02% 133 0.49% 1,233 4.50%
Grades 9-12 1,425 5.20% 123 0.45% 1,548 5.65%
Undergrad college 625 2.28% 69 0.25% 694 2.53%
Graduate or professional school 98 0.36% 0 0.00% 98 0.36%
Total 5,284 19.29% 763 2.79% 6,047 22.08%

Henderson Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Henderson Business Information Back to top
Retail sales (2002): $480,412,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $41,380,000
Henderson Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Henderson Public Benefits Information Back to top
Henderson Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 22,206 83.54%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 4,376 16.46%

Henderson Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Henderson Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 316
Henderson Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 8 54
2005 21 56
2006 8 58
2007 9 58

Henderson Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Henderson Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Henderson Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 3,565 13.02%
10-19 Years 3,593 13.12%
20-29 Years 3,797 13.86%
30-39 Years 3,955 14.44%
40-49 Years 4,124 15.06%
50-59 Years 3,067 11.20%
60-69 Years 2,186 7.98%
70-79 Years 2,003 7.31%
80-89 Years 935 3.41%
90+ Years 166 0.61%

Henderson Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 12,926 47.19%
Color 1 Box Female 14,465 52.81%

Henderson Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 23,740 86.67%
Color 1 Box African-American 2,859 10.44%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 347 1.27%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 252 0.92%
Color 2 Box Asian 111 0.41%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 47 0.17%
Color 6 Box Other Race 33 0.12%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.01%

Henderson Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 5,437 34.06%
2. German 3,132 19.62%
3. Irish 2,479 15.53%
4. English 2,334 14.62%
5. Scotch Irish 403 2.52%
6. French Non-Basque 380 2.38%
7. Scottish 340 2.13%
8. Dutch 296 1.85%
9. Italian 239 1.50%
10. Welsh 145 0.91%

Henderson Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 24,641 96.42%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 396 1.55%
3. Chinese 130 0.51%
4. German 113 0.44%
5. French 111 0.43%
6. Tagalog 35 0.14%
7. Hindi 28 0.11%
8. Other Native North American 22 0.09%
9. Other Pacific Island 21 0.08%
10. Japanese 16 0.06%

Henderson Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 27,042 98.75%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 129 0.47%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 214 0.78%

Henderson Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Henderson Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Henderson Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
42419 42420