CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hendron

Kentucky · 3,749 residents · 5.34 sq mi

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With 3,749 people, Hendron is a city in Kentucky. Households here earn about 45% more than in Kentucky as a whole. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. At a median age of 36.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 6.3%, under the national 13.2%. Median home value sits at $62,100.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.6

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,749

−12%vs 2000

vs 4,239 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

36.6

−11%vs 2000

vs 40.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.34 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.2%(194)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.6%(173)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(299)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(285)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(227)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(589)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.5%(618)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.8%(478)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.7%(400)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(307)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(179)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,674

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,858 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,203

−25%vs 2000

vs $22,984 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.3%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,100

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $94,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$402

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $472 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.1%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.7% in 2000

24.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.7%(4,016)

Black2.2%(95)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(53)

Asian0.7%(28)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(3,706)

Black1.1%(43)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(26)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.8%(38)

Mexican0.4%(16)

Asian origin

Japanese0.4%(18)

Korean0.4%(17)

Ancestry

English24%(1,080)

German15.2%(685)

Irish12.6%(566)

American10.7%(480)

Subsaharan African3.9%(174)

Ethiopian3.9%(174)

Italian3%(136)

Swedish1.1%(51)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(42)

Welsh0.6%(29)

Scottish0.6%(26)

French0.4%(19)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.4%(16)

Polish0.3%(12)

Slovene0.3%(12)

West Indian0.3%(12)

Norwegian0.2%(9)

Swiss0.2%(9)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.5%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.5%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.7%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.8 min

+39%vs 2000

vs 10.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married23.6%(362)

Married64.3%(989)

Widowed4.3%(66)

Divorced7.8%(120)

Women 15+

Never married24.6%(568)

Married46.3%(1,072)

Widowed17.1%(395)

Divorced12%(278)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.3%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 7.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.8%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 57.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.3%

+7.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

33.3%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.1%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.7%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.8%

+11.3 ptssince 2020

from 68.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.7%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 42.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)22%(80)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)46.2%(168)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.3%(132)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 364 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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