Henderson is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 14,822 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Henderson is the 73rd largest community in North Carolina.Henderson is neither predominantly blue-collar nor 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, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Henderson who work in office and administrative support (11.85%), sales jobs (10.96%), and teaching (7.31%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.95% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Henderson is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.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. 17.12% of adults 25 and older in Henderson have a college degree. The per capita income in Henderson in 2022 was $22,916, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,664 for a family of four. However, Henderson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Henderson is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Henderson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Henderson residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Henderson include English, Irish, Jamaican, German, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Henderson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
