---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Henderson County, KY"
classification: county
fips: "21101"
state: "KY"
demographics:
  population: 44280
  population_under_18: 10016
  population_18_64: 25780
  population_65_plus: 8484
  median_household_income: 58851
  poverty_rate: 14.63
  homeownership_rate: 64.87
  unemployment_rate: 2.48
  median_home_value: 171900
  gini_index: 0.4383
  vacancy_rate: 8.08
  race_white: 37856
  race_black: 3585
  race_asian: 202
  race_native: 17
  hispanic: 1495
  bachelors_plus: 8279
districts:
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/01"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9971
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/senate/4"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9993
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/house/11"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.999
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, ky]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Henderson County, KY

County jurisdiction — 1 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 44280 |
| Under 18 | 10016 |
| 18–64 | 25780 |
| 65+ | 8484 |
| Median household income | 58851 |
| Poverty rate | 14.63 |
| Homeownership rate | 64.87 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.48 |
| Median home value | 171900 |
| Gini index | 0.4383 |
| Vacancy rate | 8.08 |
| White | 37856 |
| Black | 3585 |
| Asian | 202 |
| Native | 17 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1495 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 8279 |

## Districts

- [KY-01](/us/states/ky/districts/01.md) — 100% (congressional)
- [KY Senate District 4](/us/states/ky/districts/senate/4.md) — 100% (state senate)
- [KY House District 11](/us/states/ky/districts/house/11.md) — 100% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries