Henderson County is located in west-central Tennessee. The County Seat is Lexington and the largest city is Lexington. The Official Web Site is located at http://hendersoncountytn.gov/. The 2014 population estimate is 28,009 and the 2010 census population was 27,793. The land area is 520.07 square miles and there are 53.4 persons per square mile.
89.7% of the population is White, 7.8% is Black or African American, 2.2% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% is Asian, 0.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.8% is two or more races. 80.9% have a high school degree or higher, and 13.1% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $94,400, there are 10,930 households, an average of 2.53 persons per household. The per capita income is $20,449, the median household income is $38,280, and 18.8% of the persons in Henderson County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 2,451. Retail sales (in $1000) were $279,627, and sales per capita were $10,450. The percentage of black-owned firms is 3.3%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 23.2%.
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| Henderson County Official government website of Henderson County, Tennessee. |
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