City safety & data profile

HendersonNV

Henderson, NV is a 286K-resident city in Clark County with a median household income of $90,138.

Clark County, Nevada. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Henderson, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Henderson has a population larger than 98% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $484,900, and 5 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-16
286K
Population (place)
Top 2%
By size
$90,138
Median income (place)
$484,900
Median home (place)
9%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Henderson

Henderson posts a median household income higher than 61% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 5 hospitals serve the Henderson area.

Top 39%
by median income, US cities
5
hospitals in & near Henderson

Composite score · Henderson, NV

54/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024

A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Poverty rate C+
9.0%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Household income C
$90,138

Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Bachelor's+ share C
37.4%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Violent crime F
355 /100k

FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.

See the full national tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).

Where Henderson income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$90,138 Top 39% higher than 61% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Henderson $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in NV

22 NV places (10,000+ residents, ACS income on record), sorted by population. Hover a bar for its income rank in this pool.

residents

What this shows By headcount, Las Vegas ranks #1 here -- income honors go to Spanish Springs.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Income ranking: NV

The same 22-city NV pool, sorted by median household income instead of headcount. Tooltip carries the population rank.

median

What this shows Spanish Springs posts the highest place-level median income in NV; Las Vegas is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Henderson, NV beyond the headline numbers

Henderson sits inside Clark County, Nevada, at roughly 36.04°N, -114.98°W. Population 285,667, $90,138 median household income. Median home value $484,900, median rent $1,824. Poverty rate 9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

5 hospitals in/around Henderson, 2.5/5 avg rating, 2 with an ER. Climate: 70.1°F annual average, 4.2" precipitation.

At 42.8 years, Henderson's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

The median home in Henderson costs around 5.4 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

6.8% unemployment puts Henderson in the toughest quarter of reporting cities for job availability.

Median rent in Henderson, NV runs $1,824/month, above the midpoint for reporting cities -- worth weighing against the income figures on this page.

17.5% of Henderson workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

At 9%, poverty in Henderson, NV runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

37.4% of Henderson adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Henderson from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

A Decade of Change 2013–2024

County-level trend (Clark County): Henderson's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
2.3M+18%
Median Income
$76,472+45%
Median Home Value
$431,000+161%
Poverty Rate
13%-14%
Unemployment
7.5%-40%

Economic Snapshot

Henderson's poverty rate of 9.0% runs 27% below the tracked-city average, the most notable of the economic figures Areazine tracks here. Median rent runs 19% above average too, at $1,824/mo.

Economics indicators for Henderson, NV
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,824/mo
Poverty Rate
9% -27% vs avg
Unemployment 6.8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 37.4%
Work From Home 17.5%
Public Transit 0.6%

By the Numbers

White 61.7%
African American 6.9%
Asian 9.8%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
37.9%
High Blood Pressure
34.2%
Obesity
28.9%
Physical Inactivity
22.2%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.5%
Binge Drinking
15.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.6%
Current Smoking
12.8%
Diabetes
10.9%
Lack of Health Insurance
10.3%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 63.8%
Annual Checkup 75.4%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
10.1%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.1%
Stroke
3.2%

Hospital Access 5 total

CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.

Rating Distribution
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1
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1
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0
Average Rating
2.5/5
Total Hospitals
5
With ER
2
SAINT ROSE DOMINICAN HOSPITALS - SIENA CAMPUS
HENDERSON · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆
HENDERSON HOSPITAL
HENDERSON · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★☆☆☆

Climate

NOAA 1991-2020 Normals
Avg Temperature
70°F
Annual Rainfall
4.2"
Hot Months (>80°F)
6
Cold Months (<40°F)
0
59°
41°
Jan
0.6"
63°
44°
Feb
0.8"
71°
51°
Mar
0.4"
79°
57°
Apr
0.2"
89°
66°
May
0.1"
99°
76°
Jun
0.0"
105°
82°
Jul
0.4"
103°
81°
Aug
0.3"
95°
72°
Sep
0.3"
81°
60°
Oct
0.3"
67°
47°
Nov
0.3"
57°
40°
Dec
0.5"

Cost of Living

BEA 2024
100.2 Regional Price Parity

0.2% above national average

US avg
100.2

Metro area: Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV (MSA)

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.

Flood Insurance Claims History

FEMA NFIP, county-level
25
Claims filed
$931K
Total paid out
X
Most common flood zone

25 flood insurance claims have been filed in Clark County since 2016, with $931K paid out by the NFIP.

2 claims trace back to Las Vegas Flash Flooding, the biggest named event in the county's flood-claim history.

Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.

What alerts and safety updates affect Henderson?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Henderson right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet NV-HENDERSON-NV · Henderson

Henderson: 6 tagged alerts; lead category NWS weather alert.

  • VOL-LIGHT 6 on record
  • WX-LED 100% weather
  • DESK-MIX NOAA
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Detroit

Tagged alert mix: Henderson

Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag

Value

What this shows 6 tagged notices on record for Henderson.

Source Areazine publication corpus As of Live tagged feed

Nearest tagged-volume peer: Detroit, MI (6 tagged · Δ0)

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Henderson; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Nevada state hubs · Methodology

Cities tracking a comparable alert volume 4

Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (6 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.

Detroit, MI 6 alerts Suffolk, VA 6 alerts Juneau, AK 6 alerts Dallas, TX 7 alerts

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Questions & Answers 9

What is the population of Henderson, NV? ▼
Henderson, NV has a population of 285,667 people, located in Clark County, Nevada.
What is the median household income in Henderson? ▼
The median household income in Henderson, NV is $90,138 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 9%.
What is the median home value in Henderson? ▼
The median home value in Henderson, NV is $484,900. Median rent is $1,824/month.
What are the top health concerns in Henderson? ▼
The top health indicators in Henderson include Short Sleep Duration (37.9%), High Blood Pressure (34.2%), Obesity (28.9%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Henderson? ▼
Henderson has 5 hospitals with an average rating of 2.5/5 stars. 2 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Henderson? ▼
The median age in Henderson, NV is 42.8 years. 37.4% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the climate like in Henderson? ▼
Henderson has an average annual temperature of 70.1°F and 4.2" of annual precipitation.
What is the cost of living in Henderson? ▼
The regional price parity for Henderson is 100.215, meaning prices are 0.2% above the national average.
What is the flood claim history for Henderson? ▼
Clark County, Nevada has recorded 25 NFIP flood insurance claims since 2016, totaling $931K in payouts. This is county-level data: FEMA does not attribute individual claims to a specific city.

Comparable cities by poverty or income, nationwide 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Henderson, both outside Nevada so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NV (9% here).

Colorado Springs, CO 9% Downey, CA 9% Janesville, WI 9% Richland, WA 9%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NV ($90,138 here).

Vallejo, CA $90,171 Woodland, CA $90,180 Collingswood, NJ $90,184 Imperial, CA $90,195

Compare Henderson with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

Whitney, NV 39K Boulder City, NV 16K Winchester, NV 28K Paradise, NV 223K Sunrise Manor, NV 189K Las Vegas, NV 642K North Las Vegas, NV 235K Enterprise, NV 108K
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Next steps for Henderson

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Henderson area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • A median income figure alone can mislead, cross-check it against the poverty rate for the fuller picture.
  • Compare Henderson against Nevada peers on any ranking lens. Explore Nevada

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Clark County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-16.