Henderson is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 27,385 people and ten constituent neighborhoods, Henderson is the 9th largest community in Kentucky.

Henderson is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Henderson is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Henderson who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.61%), sales jobs (11.52%), and management occupations (6.37%).

One of the benefits of Henderson is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.81 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Henderson Information and Demographics

The education level of Henderson citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 14.01% of adults 25 and older in Henderson have a college degree.

The per capita income in Henderson in 2000 was $17,925, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $71,700 for a family of four.

Henderson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Henderson home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Henderson is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Henderson include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Henderson is English.