People Facts Henderson Kentucky
Population, 2003 estimate 27,468 4,117,827
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 0.2% 1.9%
Population, 2000 27,373 4,041,769
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 4.7% 9.6%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.7% 6.6%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 23.5% 24.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 15.3% 12.5%
Female persons, percent, 2000 52.8% 51.1%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 87.3% 90.1%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 10.5% 7.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2% 0.2%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 0.7%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6% 0.6%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.0% 1.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 1.3% 1.5%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 47.9% 55.9%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.3% 2.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 3.6% 3.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 76.6% 74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 14.0% 17.1%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 17.8 23.5
 
Housing units, 2000 12,652 1,750,927
Homeownership rate, 2000 57.3% 70.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $75,900 $86,700
 
Households, 2000 11,693 1,590,647
Persons per household, 2000 2.27 2.47
Median household income, 1999 $30,427 $33,672
Per capita money income, 1999 $17,925 $18,093
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 16.5% 15.8%
    Business Facts
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) - 37,242,872
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 415,386 33,332,675
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $15,588 $8,530
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 40,808 4,056,107
Total number of firms, 1997 2,328 281,551
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 - 4.5%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 19.3% 23.4%
    Geography Facts
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 15 39,728
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,829.0 101.7
Counties Henderson County