Henderson County vs. Cherokee County

	Henderson County (TX)	Cherokee County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	82,299	52,592
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.8%	3.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	78,534	50,834
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	78,532	50,845
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.5%	25.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.0%	17.6%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	49.0%
White alone, percent	89.8%	81.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.4%	14.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	1.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	13.3%	23.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	77.7%	60.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	6,790	2,942
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.5%	9.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	41,478	21,333
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.4%	71.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$102,500	$100,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,161	$1,143
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$409	$429
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$770	$706
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.6%	5.9%
Building permits, 2018	138	16
Households, 2014-2018	30,885	17,940
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.56	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.7%	88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.1%	20.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.0%	83.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.2%	68.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.5%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.2%	16.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.3%	8.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	21.2%	21.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.1%	53.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.8%	50.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	77,915	39,399
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	215,576	179,183
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	265,105	458,470
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	671,799	383,209
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,494	$7,484
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.3	24.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,798	$46,044
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,280	$21,520
Persons in poverty, percent	19.4%	17.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,316	752
Total employment, 2017	13,271	11,226
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	462,583	379,509
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.3%	3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	6,303	3,264
All firms, 2012	6,341	3,496
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,579	1,778
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,927	1,261
Minority-owned firms, 2012	699	642
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	5,431	2,679
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	842	279
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	5,099	2,978
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	21.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	89.9	48.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	873.75	1,052.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

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