Henderson County, Tennessee (TN)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (33.2%), Educational,health and social services (15.4%), Retail trade (11.9%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Henderson County, Tennessee:

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 12,290	(48.2%)
Females: 13,232	(51.8%)

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Henderson County:	2.4 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,353
Tennessee:	$42,367

This county:	$380
State:	$503

Henderson County:	$98,423
Tennessee:	$130,800

Detached houses: $151,232

Here:	$151,232
State:	$188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $113,315

Here:	$113,315
State:	$161,999

In 2-unit structures: $186,806

Here:	$186,806
State:	$142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $203,268

Here:	$203,268
State:	$133,385

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $78,909

Here:	$78,909
State:	$164,555

Mobile homes: $33,777

Here:	$33,777
State:	$44,109

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $16,905

Here:	$16,905
State:	$46,838

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 37
• Burglaries: 171
• Thefts: 165
• Auto thefts: 48

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 43
• Burglaries: 132
• Thefts: 234
• Auto thefts: 37

This county:	12.4%
Whole state:	13.5%

This county:	4.0%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Henderson County is $427 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $594 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lexington, Sardis, Parkers Crossroads, Darden, Luray, Wildersville.

Neighboring counties: Carroll County , Chester County , Decatur County , Hardin County , Madison County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Henderson County: Bible Hill (A), Moss Rest (B), Pine Tree Country Club (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Henderson County include: Strayleaf Church (A), Cedar Grove United Baptist Church (B), Cedar Hill Church (C), Center Grove Church (D), Center Hill Baptist Church (E), Center Ridge Church (F), Chapel Hill Baptist Church (G), Smith Chapel (H), Christian Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pleasant View Cemetery (1), Autrey Cemetery (2), Hall Cemetery (3), Halbrook Cemetery (4), Mullins Cemetery (5), Gulledge Cemetery (6), Wilson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Old Ponta Pond (A), Cub Creek Lake (B), Browns Creek Lake (C), Sycamore Lake (D), Susan Branch Lake (E), Pinoak Lake (F), Lexington Sewage Lagoon Pond (G), Milam Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Creek (A), Little Cub Creek (B), Raccoon Branch (C), Bradfield Branch (D), Lost Creek (E), Mackey Branch (F), Reeves Branch (G), Blue Creek (H), Dry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Henderson County: Natchez Trace State Resort Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Reagan Post Office (A), Wildersville Post Office (B), Darden Post Office (C), Huron Post Office (D), Luray Post Office (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	17.3%
Tennessee:	10.3%

Current college students: 577
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 174 (56% naturalized citizens)

Henderson County:	0.7%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,494
• One, attached: 83
• Two: 268
• 3 or 4: 255
• 5 to 9: 61
• 10 to 19: 31
• 20 or more: 70
• Mobile homes: 3,163
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Housing units in Henderson County with a mortgage: 2,448 (146 second mortgage, 171 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,154

Here:	53.2% with mortgage
State:	66.0% with mortgage

Henderson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 4.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 52 fatalities and 306 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/21/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 38 people and injured 157 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Henderson County-area historical earthquake activity is below Tennessee state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.0 miles away from Henderson County center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 96.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/29/1996 at 05:41:33, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 12.6 mi) earthquake occurred 89.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/30/2003 at 04:56:22, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 MB, 4.0 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 14.7 mi) earthquake occurred 89.0 miles away from Henderson County center
On 6/2/2005 at 11:35:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.7 MB, 3.9 MW, Depth: 9.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 70.6 miles away from the county center
On 6/6/2003 at 12:29:34, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 1.6 mi) earthquake occurred 91.4 miles away from Henderson County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,789 (85%) Carpooled: 1,268 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 91 (1%) Other means: 109 (1%) Worked at home: 265 (2%)

6.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,502 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.14%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.11% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($19,500 average AGI)
2.04% relocated from other states ($12,002 average AGI)

Henderson County:	2.04%
Tennessee average:	3.80%

from Decatur County, TN	0.91% ($29,256 average AGI)
from Madison County, TN	0.86% ($31,074)
from Carroll County, TN	0.43% ($24,024)
from Chester County, TN	0.35% ($31,303)
from Hardin County, TN	0.19% ($29,333)
from Shelby County, TN	0.15% ($23,857)
from Davidson County, TN	0.14% ($31,231)

5.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,996 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.11%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.74% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($19,459 average AGI)
1.38% relocated to other states ($7,539 average AGI)

Henderson County:	1.38%
Tennessee average:	2.97%

to Madison County, TN	0.83% ($31,577 average AGI)
to Decatur County, TN	0.52% ($25,327)
to Carroll County, TN	0.50% ($19,979)
to Chester County, TN	0.26% ($30,625)
to Shelby County, TN	0.20% ($22,263)
to Davidson County, TN	0.17% ($22,438)
to Gibson County, TN	0.14% ($31,538)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,774 (3,722 aged, 1,052 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 21,961 (5,896 male householders, 1,583 female householders)

  5,955 spouses, 7,120 children (6,377 natural, 141 adopted, 602 stepchildren), 500 grandchildren, 117 brothers or sisters, 181 parents, 324 other relatives, 285 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,208 (1,191 male householders (1,006 living alone)), 1,635 female householders (1,548 living alone)), 382 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 353 (266 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,436 2-persons, 1,935 3-persons, 1,414 4-persons, 499 5-persons, 123 6-persons, 72 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,554 1-person, 207 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

98.1% of residents of Henderson County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $168,950,000 ($6432 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,056,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $67,498,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $40,538,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,331,000
Federal grants: $50,371,000
Federal procurement contracts: $897,000 ($47,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,317,000 ($3,310,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,003,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,525,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,407,000

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	+28 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.90 millions of gallons per day (9% from ground, 91% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.0

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

59% of Henderson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Tennessee.

Henderson County:	59.2%
State average:	54.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 20258
• Northeast: 244
• Midwest: 2467
• South: 1898
• West: 439

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $67,900

Here:	5.5%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Here:	8.3%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Here:	20.3%
Tennessee:	22.8%

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