Henderson, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Henderson, NC: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 41,608. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet HENDERSON-NC · Henderson, NC 2 ZIPs · 41,608 pop · #22108/25278 · Vance County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $48,910
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22108/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Kittrell
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 56% owners
  • POP-SMALL 41,608
  • SPREAD-MOD 27536→27537
  • HOME-LOW $148,250

Nearest income peer: Kittrell, NC (+ $17,394 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Henderson

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Henderson on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Henderson, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

13th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
41,608
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$48,910
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($48,910 average) · poverty 20.9%. The primary code (27537) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (55.5%) for this income tier, rent $913 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within North Carolina, Brunswick is the closest lower-income city and La Grange the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Henderson.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Henderson differ

The most material local contrast is hardship rather than the city-wide income average. Poverty is 15.4% in ZIP 27537 and 26.5% in 27536. That spread is why the ZIP detail pages are more useful than a single city figure for comparing household conditions.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.4×

27536 to 27537

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.3×

27536 to 27537

Poverty-rate spread
11.1 points

27537 to 27536

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 27537 skews compact Henderson

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 27537 covers about 58% of Henderson's 41,608 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Henderson

Citywide ZBP: 826 establishments, 12,568 employees , annual payroll $548,165k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27536 (569 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (163) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Henderson, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Vance County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Henderson. See the Vance County roll-up →

Side-by-side: Compare 27537 vs 27536 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27537 24,319 $57,834 257 49
27536 17,289 $39,985 569 523

Henderson roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Henderson, .