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Henderson County growth

4 new homes permitted in 2025

Census Building Permits Survey, 2025

New homes permitted in Henderson County

Housing units the county's permit offices authorized, by year, from the Census Bureau.

New housing units permitted in Henderson County
PeriodNew homesIn single-family homes
Jan–Sep 202633
Jan–Sep 202555
202544
202455
202333
202233
202199
202099
201977
  • Sep 20260
  • Aug 20260
  • Jul 20260
  • Jun 20261
  • May 20261
  • Apr 20260
  • Mar 20261
  • Feb 20260
  • Jan 20260
  • Dec 20251
  • Nov 20250
  • Oct 20251

New homes permitted each month, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

People in Henderson County

  • Population5,984Census Population Estimates · July 1, 2025
  • Change since 2020−356 (−5.6%)July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2025 · Census Population Estimates
  • New homes per 1,000 residents0.72025 permits per 1,000 people on July 1, 2025 · Census
  • Median household income$62,2272020-2024 · Census ACS 5-year, ±$6,201

Jobs in Henderson County

  • Jobs in the county1,176Annual average 2025, all industries, by place of work · BLS QCEW
  • Change since 2020+128 (+12.2%)2020 to 2025 annual averages · BLS QCEW
  • Average weekly wage$9092025, all industries · BLS QCEW

Land in Henderson County

Our own figures from the county roll and the county's recorded sales.

Recorded land sales by quarter in Henderson County
QuarterLand salesMedian an acre, 1 acre or moreMedian lot, under 1 acre
Q3 20262Too few salesToo few sales
Q2 20264Too few salesToo few sales
Q1 20263Too few salesToo few sales
Q4 20255Too few salesToo few sales

Growth in nearby counties

Hancock CountyMcDonough CountyMercer CountyWarren County

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About these numbersSources, dates and how these figures are built

New homes

U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2019-01 to 2026-09; annual files 2019-2025, posted May 14, 2026; the monthly files through Sep 2026, posted Oct 27, 2026. New housing units authorized by building permits, reported plus imputed. A month is the figure in that month's file; a year is the annual file, which adds late and corrected reports, so twelve months need not add up to the year. Public domain.

People

U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025, July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2025, posted Mar 26, 2026. Public domain.

Income

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013, 2020-2024 (2024 dollars), posted Jan 29, 2026. Median household income; printed at a coefficient of variation of 30% or less. Public domain.

Jobs

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2020-2025 annual averages, posted Aug 21, 2026. All industries, all ownerships, jobs covered by unemployment insurance; place of work. Public domain.

Land

Groundwork's map of the county roll and the county's own recorded sales: the same figures, gates and dates as the county page.

Data edition

Figures as of Oct 27, 2026. Area figures, not any one parcel's.