Henderson County is located in the East Texas Region of Texas. The County Seat is Athens and the largest city is Athens. The 2014 population estimate is 79,290 and the 2010 census population was 78,536. The land area is 873.75 square miles and there are 89.9 persons per square mile.
90.3% of the population is White, 6.6% is Black or African American, 11.8% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% is Asian, 0.8% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.6% is two or more races. 80.7% have a high school degree or higher, and 14.4% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $87,800, there are 29,732 households, an average of 2.60 persons per household. The per capita income is $21,995, the median household income is $40,900, and 18.9% of the persons in Henderson County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 6,660. Retail sales (in $1000) were $657,384, and sales per capita were $8,341.
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