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People QuickFacts Henderson County Illinois
Population, 2006 estimate 7,819 12,831,970
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -4.8% 3.3%
Population, 2000 8,213 12,419,293
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 4.1% 7.0%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 20.3% 25.4%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 17.3%12.0%
Female persons, percent, 200551.0%50.9%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)99.1%79.4%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.3%15.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.1%0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.1%4.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.0%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 20050.5%1.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)0.9%14.3%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 200598.2%65.8%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over68.5%56.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 20000.4%12.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 20002.1%19.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 200082.4%81.4%
Bachelor''s degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 200010.0%26.1%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 20001,4761,999,717
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 200025.428.0
Housing units, 20054,2385,144,623
Homeownership rate, 200078.8%67.3%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 20002.8%34.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000$57,300$130,800
Households, 20003,3654,591,779
Persons per household, 20002.422.63
Median household income, 2004$38,403$47,711
Per capita money income, 1999$17,456$23,104
Persons below poverty, percent, 200410.4%11.9%
Business QuickFactsHenderson CountyIllinois
Private nonfarm establishments, 2005106318,927
Private nonfarm employment, 20056235,235,866
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005-9.1%-4.8%
Nonemployer establishments, 2004455801,668
Total number of firms, 2002542958,120
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002F7.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002F0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002F4.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002F0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002F4.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002F29.7%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)NA188,365,216
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)32,437317,467,059
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)22,613131,469,518
Retail sales per capita, 2002$2,771$10,446
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)2,66619,072,168
Building permits, 20062358,802
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000)49,02776,828,360
Geography QuickFactsHenderson CountyIllinois
Land area, 2000 (square miles)378.8155,583.58
Persons per square mile, 200021.7223.4
FIPS Code07117

Additional info can be found on the U.S. Census Bureau website:

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17071.html