CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hendersonville

North Carolina · 7,284 residents · 7.63 sq mi

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Hendersonville is home to 7,284 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 42.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 3,136 fewer people here than in 2000. 54% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $60,400. 20.3% of locals live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,284

−30%vs 2000

vs 10,420 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.2

−7%vs 2000

vs 45.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.63 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(475)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(398)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(409)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(422)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(351)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(988)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.9%(797)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(627)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(710)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.4%(974)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8411.7%(851)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.9%(282)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,523

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,357 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,633

−37%vs 2000

vs $19,926 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.3%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$60,400

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $106,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$333

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $491 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.8%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.0% in 2000

46.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.4%(7,957)

Black12.4%(1,294)

Hispanic / Latino9.1%(947)

Asian0.7%(76)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.4%(5,785)

Black19.2%(1,401)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(86)

Asian0.5%(40)

Other0.8%(58)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.6%(405)

Puerto Rican2.2%(332)

South American1.4%(214)

Colombian1.4%(214)

Central American0.9%(138)

Cuban0.5%(76)

Salvadoran0.4%(54)

Honduran0.3%(51)

Spaniard0.3%(41)

Nicaraguan0.1%(20)

Costa Rican0.1%(13)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(67)

Indonesian0.2%(32)

Filipino0.1%(11)

Cambodian0%(7)

Korean0%(1)

Ancestry

English18.7%(2,883)

German13%(2,010)

Irish12.9%(1,986)

American11%(1,701)

Scottish4.1%(639)

Scotch-Irish3.9%(606)

Italian3.4%(524)

French3%(467)

Polish1.5%(236)

British1.1%(166)

Norwegian1.1%(166)

Welsh1%(152)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1%(150)

Hungarian0.9%(144)

Swedish0.8%(117)

French Canadian0.6%(92)

Swiss0.4%(68)

Ukrainian0.4%(66)

Russian0.3%(51)

Israeli0.3%(49)

Canadian0.2%(31)

West Indian0.2%(29)

Haitian0.2%(29)

Belgian0.2%(28)

Czech0.2%(27)

Finnish0.2%(27)

Croatian0.1%(21)

Slovak0.1%(21)

Lithuanian0.1%(19)

Danish0.1%(13)

Greek0.1%(11)

Australian0.1%(10)

Austrian0.1%(10)

Brazilian0.1%(9)

Romanian0.1%(9)

Slovene0.1%(9)

Subsaharan African0.1%(8)

Kenyan0.1%(8)

Portuguese0%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.4%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.3%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.4%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.6 min

+42%vs 2000

vs 12.4 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 married31.1%(1,920)

Married51.1%(3,156)

Widowed7%(434)

Divorced10.8%(668)

Women 15+

Never married19.8%(1,468)

Married40.7%(3,020)

Widowed17.4%(1,294)

Divorced22.1%(1,638)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.3%

−4.0 ptssince 2013

from 18.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.8%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 44.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.8%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

34.5%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 33.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.5%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.2%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 61.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 52.1% 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)6.1%(60)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(180)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.9%(391)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.3%(130)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.7%(17)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 979 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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