County profile
Henderson County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#2855 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 39% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$224.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-5.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
704
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
105
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$36.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,984
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$62.2k±$6.2k
Bachelor's degree+
20.6%±3.4%
Poverty rate
13.9%±3.6%
Business applications
34 · 2025
Retail establishments
12
19.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care31%
Retail trade19%
Wholesale trade17%
Finance & insurance14%
Food & accommodation12%
Construction7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,984
residents · 2025 · -5.6% since 2020
Income per capita $55.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−186
International migration+2
Natural change−180
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$154.3M2019
$167.6M2020
$206.7M2021
$256.0M2022
$237.2M2023
$224.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$104.4k±$9.0k
Median gross rent
$764/mo±$73/mo
Vacancy rate
19.7%±3.3%
Affordability
2.9× wages
Residential permits
$603.0k
4 units · 0.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
17.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$916/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 80Hail 74Strong wind 57
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2014–2024
1102014
1022015
1072016
932017
1042018
1032019
1062020
1092021
1292023
1432024
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -56% since 202192021
32022
32023
52024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
51.8 km
I-74
Nearest freight rail
5.3 km
BNSF
Nearest port
11.1 km
TWOMEY CO., RIVER TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
17.3 km
SOUTHEAST IOWA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$36.6k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Henderson?
Henderson's economy produced $224.5M in 2024, contracting 5.4% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.