North Carolina · Census place 30720
Hendersonville city, NC
Quick answer
Hendersonville city has 15,253 residents, ranking #68 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $52,337, the median home is worth $282,500 and median gross rent runs $1,232 a month.
- Population
- 15,253Hendersonville city residents
- Median household income
- $52,337Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $282,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,232Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 50.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 45.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hendersonville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hendersonville city median would spend about 28.2% 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 5.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.8% of residents and 45.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in North Carolina.
- Havelock city 16,471
- Southern Pines town 16,052
- Eden city 15,353
- Belmont city 15,140
- Laurinburg city 15,079
- Roanoke Rapids city 15,024
- Henderson city 14,922
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