| 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, 2005 | 51.0% | 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, 2005 | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b) | 0.9% | 14.3% |
| White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 | 98.2% | 65.8% |
| Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over | 68.5% | 56.8% |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 | 0.4% | 12.3% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 | 2.1% | 19.2% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 | 82.4% | 81.4% |
| Bachelor''s degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 | 10.0% | 26.1% |
| Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 | 1,476 | 1,999,717 |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 | 25.4 | 28.0 |
| Housing units, 2005 | 4,238 | 5,144,623 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 | 78.8% | 67.3% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 | 2.8% | 34.0% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 | $57,300 | $130,800 |
| Households, 2000 | 3,365 | 4,591,779 |
| Persons per household, 2000 | 2.42 | 2.63 |
| Median household income, 2004 | $38,403 | $47,711 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 | $17,456 | $23,104 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 | 10.4% | 11.9% |
| Business QuickFacts | Henderson County | Illinois |
| Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 | 106 | 318,927 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 2005 | 623 | 5,235,866 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 | -9.1% | -4.8% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 2004 | 455 | 801,668 |
| Total number of firms, 2002 | 542 | 958,120 |
| Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 | F | 7.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 | F | 0.4% |
| Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 | F | 4.6% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 | F | 0.1% |
| Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 | F | 4.1% |
| Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 | F | 29.7% |
| Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) | NA | 188,365,216 |
| Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) | 32,437 | 317,467,059 |
| Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) | 22,613 | 131,469,518 |
| Retail sales per capita, 2002 | $2,771 | $10,446 |
| Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) | 2,666 | 19,072,168 |
| Building permits, 2006 | 23 | 58,802 |
| Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) | 49,027 | 76,828,360 |
| Geography QuickFacts | Henderson County | Illinois |
| Land area, 2000 (square miles) | 378.81 | 55,583.58 |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 | 21.7 | 223.4 |
| FIPS Code | 071 | 17 |