Henderson County vs. Rutherford County

Henderson County (NC)Rutherford County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)116,74866,826
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.4%-1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)106,71367,816
Population, Census, April 1, 2010106,74067,810
Persons under 5 years, percent4.8%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.9%20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent25.8%21.6%
Female persons, percent52.0%51.8%
White alone, percent92.5%87.0%
Black or African American alone, percent3.4%9.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.4%
Asian alone, percent1.3%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.4%4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent83.1%83.0%
Veterans, 2014-20189,8024,064
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.3%2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)58,09734,466
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.5%71.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$203,400$114,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,260$995
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$344$296
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$823$639
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201310.0%6.9%
Building permits, 2018834150
Households, 2014-201848,28126,345
Persons per household, 2014-20182.322.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.6%87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.2%4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.9%78.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.5%66.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.9%82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.8%17.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.7%14.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.2%13.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.6%53.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.1%47.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)170,03571,845
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)581,872245,843
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,625,038672,462
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)740,515165,979
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,330,773600,079
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,292$8,913
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.225.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,815$40,347
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,860$22,493
Persons in poverty, percent9.7%19.1%
Total employer establishments, 20172,7411,260
Total employment, 201733,08215,861
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,286,397512,921
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.8%0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20179,5524,134
All firms, 201210,0325,034
Men-owned firms, 20125,5372,879
Women-owned firms, 20123,0371,510
Minority-owned firms, 2012947470
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,8014,366
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,160527
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,1944,235
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%4.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.4%21.2%
Population per square mile, 2010286.1120.2
Land area in square miles, 2010373.07564.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Henderson county (NC) and Rutherford county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.