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Henderson, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Henderson is a Census town of 174 people across 0.42 square miles of land, in Mason County. Median household income is $34,479, 72.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Henderson
What Henderson is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.42 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land416 plus or minus 194
- County holding the largest share of its areaMason County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Henderson
How many people live in Henderson
- Population174 plus or minus 81
- Median age55.5 plus or minus 21.2
- Population under 1830 plus or minus 24
- Share under 1817.2 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Population 65 and over56 plus or minus 28
- Share 65 and over32.2 percent
- Households85 plus or minus 37
- Family households37 plus or minus 26
- Share of households that are families43.5 percent plus or minus 24.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Henderson
- Median household income$34,479 plus or minus $9,699
- Per capita income$24,402 plus or minus $10,036
- Civilian labor force67 plus or minus 48
- Employed55 plus or minus 38
- Unemployed12 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate17.9 percent plus or minus 14.6
- Adults 25 and over125 plus or minus 51
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.6 percent plus or minus 50.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.2 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Henderson
- Housing units89 plus or minus 38
- Occupied units85 plus or minus 37
- Vacant units4 plus or minus 7
- Vacancy rate4.5 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Owner occupied62 plus or minus 28
- Renter occupied23 plus or minus 20
- Ownership rate72.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$96,700 plus or minus $64,553
- Median gross rent, monthly$857
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.8 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Single family units59 plus or minus 27
- Share single family66.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes30 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Henderson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute55 plus or minus 38
- Commuting under 15 minutes33 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting under 15 minutes60.0 percent plus or minus 36.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more17 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.9 percent plus or minus 30.5
- Drove alone61.8 percent plus or minus 58.5
- Carpooled9.1 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Public transport7.3 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Walked14.5 percent plus or minus 17.3
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Henderson
Flood risk in Henderson
- NFIP communityTown of Henderson
- NFIP community number540251
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/03/13
The Town of Henderson participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540251 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Mason County, not Henderson
Mason County context, not Henderson figures
- Establishments in Mason County324
- Covered employment, Mason County6,171
- Average annual pay, Mason County$59,568
- Housing units permitted, Mason County8
Every figure in this section is published for Mason County as a whole and is not a measurement of Henderson.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Henderson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Henderson, West Virginia?
174, in 85 households. Henderson town covers 0.42 square miles of land, which is 416 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Henderson in?
Mason County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Henderson?
$34,479. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $96,700. Median gross rent is $857 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Henderson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Henderson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Henderson, town of, community 540251, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Henderson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mason County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Henderson.
Is zoning published for Henderson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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