Hendersonville is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 15,321 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Hendersonville is the 71st largest community in North Carolina.
Also of interest is that Hendersonville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Hendersonville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.77% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The population of Hendersonville is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.57% of adults in Hendersonville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hendersonville in 2022 was $38,318, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,272 for a family of four. However, Hendersonville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hendersonville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hendersonville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hendersonville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hendersonville include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Hendersonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.