Housing data for Henderson Township (Jefferson County), PA

Henderson Township (Jefferson County), PA has an estimated 1,853 residents and 632 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Jefferson County.

16.5% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $839 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,853 (±325)
Housing units
632 (±77)
Households that rent
16.5%
Median gross rent
$839
Residents since 2015–2019
+3.1%

What stands out in Henderson Township (Jefferson County)

Households without a vehicle: 36.5% (±8.1 points) in Henderson Township (Jefferson County), higher than in Jefferson County (8.3%).

Homes heated by fuel oil: 14.0% (±6.1 points) in Henderson Township (Jefferson County), higher than in Jefferson County (6.9%).

Households that rent: 16.5% (±5.6 points) in Henderson Township (Jefferson County), lower than in Jefferson County (25.1%).

Housing in Henderson Township (Jefferson County) at a glance

  • Median rent: $839 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 42.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 16.5% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $58,750 median household income
  • Home values: $138,200 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,197 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,540 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.6% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 67.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 72.7% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 43.0% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 26.4 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +3.1% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 14.2% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 7.9% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Henderson Township (Jefferson County) against Jefferson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Henderson Township (Jefferson County)Jefferson CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Residents1,853 (±325)43,864 (exact)13,018,639 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units632 (±77)22,085 (±68)5,806,452 (±672)143,775,355
Households that rent16.5% (±5.6 points)25.1% (±1.6 points)30.7% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$839 (±$164)$750 (±$39)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$58,750 (±$11,167)$58,686 (±$2,154)$77,971 (±$342)$80,734
Median home value$138,200 (±$36,356)$139,700 (±$6,702)$254,500 (±$767)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,540 (±$182)$1,402 (±$47)$3,311 (±$12)$3,119
Built before 198072.7% (±11.8 points)72.8% (±2.4 points)67.3% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute26.4 minutes (±3.1)23.5 minutes (±0.8)26.3 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband53.8% (±8.2 points)81.9% (±1.4 points)89.7% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents26.7 years (±4.2)44.0 years (±0.3)40.9 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Henderson Township (Jefferson County) covers 21.9 square miles of land, about 84 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Henderson Township (Jefferson County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,798 (±253)1,853 (±325)+3.1%Not a measurable change
Housing units660 (±59)632 (±77)−4.2%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$709 (±$118)$839 (±$164)+18.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$113,200 (±$10,591)$138,200 (±$36,356)+22.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$47,292 (±$7,390)$58,750 (±$11,167)+24.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,074 (±$79)$1,197 (±$120)+11.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,386 (±$193)$1,540 (±$182)+11.1%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent13.9% (±5.5 points)16.5% (±5.6 points)+2.6 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±25.8 points)0.0% (±26.7 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Jefferson County

Henderson Township (Jefferson County) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Jefferson County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Jefferson County recorded 156 violent and 474 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Henderson Township (Jefferson County)

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
15863100%159—$80,000—

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Henderson Township (Jefferson County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Big Run2.8 mi$825$107,70029.9%
Sykesville3.4 mi$674$91,20036.2%
Troutville3.6 mi$738$90,00013.4%
Gaskill Township4.4 mi$868$172,20019.7%
Winslow Township5.0 mi$539$144,80010.4%
Bell Township (Jefferson County)5.5 mi$953$172,60010.2%
McCalmont Township6.5 mi$850$118,70012.0%
Reynoldsville6.5 mi$633$95,40039.8%

Places in Pennsylvania most like Henderson Township (Jefferson County)

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Canton Township (Washington County)$868$147,900$60,68016.7%
Franklin Township (Fayette County)$731$124,400$57,25015.5%
Springdale Township$961$150,800$62,02414.0%
Bratton Township$827$159,300$63,37514.9%
Perry Township (Mercer County)$800$164,600$60,25015.9%
Pine Township (Crawford County)$756$149,100$53,95811.9%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Pennsylvania.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Henderson Township (Jefferson County), fiscal year 2027

Jefferson County, PA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$706$807$1,014$1,301$1,438

HUD income limits for Henderson Township (Jefferson County), fiscal year 2026

Jefferson County, PA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,100$30,200$48,300
2 people$21,640$34,500$55,200
3 people$27,320$38,800$62,100
4 people$33,000$43,100$68,950
5 people$38,680$46,550$74,500
6 people$44,360$50,000$80,000
7 people$50,040$53,450$85,500
8 people$55,720$56,900$91,050

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Jefferson County, PA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $77,600.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Henderson Township (Jefferson County)

How many renters are there in Henderson Township (Jefferson County)?

Henderson Township (Jefferson County) has an estimated 92 (±34) renting households, 16.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Henderson Township (Jefferson County)?

The median household income in Henderson Township (Jefferson County) is $58,750 (±$11,167) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Henderson Township (Jefferson County), PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $138,200 (±$36,356) for owner-occupied homes in Henderson Township (Jefferson County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Henderson Township (Jefferson County)?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Henderson Township (Jefferson County), PA is $1,197 (±$120) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Henderson Township (Jefferson County)?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Henderson Township (Jefferson County), PA is $1,540 (±$182) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Henderson Township (Jefferson County)?

Henderson Township (Jefferson County), PA has an estimated 632 (±77) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Henderson Township (Jefferson County) growing?

In Henderson Township (Jefferson County), the number of residents went from 1,798 in 2015–2019 to 1,853 in 2020–2024 (+3.1%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Henderson Township (Jefferson County)?

The ZIP code that covers Henderson Township (Jefferson County) is 15863.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Henderson township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:33816, in state:42 county:065).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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