What is the population of Henderson town?

Henderson town has 1,640 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #216 of 489 in Louisiana.

What is the median household income in Henderson town?

Median household income in Henderson town is $42,700 a year, 45.6% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Henderson town?

Median gross rent is $720 a month and the median home value is $82,100, so rent absorbs about 20.2% of median household income.

Is Henderson town affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 1.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Henderson town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Henderson, LA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Henderson, Louisiana (Henderson, LA — Census place “Henderson town”) is 1,640 residents, ranking #216 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $42,700, the median home is worth $82,100 and median gross rent runs $720 a month. Looking for the Henderson Louisiana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Henderson, LA: 70517.

Population: 1,640Henderson town residents
Median household income: $42,700Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $82,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $720Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 35.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 76.9%Owner-occupied households

Henderson ZIP codes (Louisiana)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Henderson.

The Henderson LA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

70517

What the numbers mean in Henderson town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Henderson town median would spend about 20.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.3% of residents and 76.9% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Henderson town, LA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Henderson town is a small town in Louisiana, with 1,640 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #216 of 489 ranked by population — larger than 55% of them. The median age here is 35.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Henderson town earn a median of $42,700 a year, 45.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 21% below the $53,775 median for the 268 Louisiana cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 16.3% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Henderson town is valued at $82,100, 72.9% below the national figure and 53% below the $173,000 peer median, while median gross rent runs $720 a month, 48.8% below the national figure, or roughly $8,640 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 76.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Henderson town?: Henderson town has 1,640 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #216 of 489 in Louisiana.
What is the median household income in Henderson town?: Median household income in Henderson town is $42,700 a year, 45.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Henderson town?: Median gross rent is $720 a month and the median home value is $82,100, so rent absorbs about 20.2% of median household income.
Is Henderson town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 1.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Henderson town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Henderson town data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.