Henderson is a relatively large city located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 176,048 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, Henderson is the fourth largest community in Nevada.

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, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Henderson who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.63%), sales jobs (14.46%), and management occupations (10.13%).

Henderson Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Henderson is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 23.70% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Henderson in 2000 was $26,815, which is wealthy relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,260 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. Henderson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.57% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Henderson include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Henderson is English. Some people also speak Spanish.