Henderson Jobs

Henderson is a city located in Henderson County, along the Ohio River in Western Kentucky. It was called "Red Banks" by the native Americans who originally lived and hunted there because of the reddish clay soil on the banks of the river. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 27,373 and the metropolitan population was 342,815. It is part of the Evansville, Indiana metropolitan area. The city has been called home by ornithologist, naturalist, and painter John James Audubon as well as blues legend W.C. Handy. For more than 100 years the city has been home to the Southern Cherokee Nation.

More than 30 percent of jobs, and approximately 40 percent of wages, in Henderson County are associated with manufacturing, far in excess of national averages. Among the community's industries today are aluminum production, automotive and appliance parts, plastic injection molding, tool and die making, food processing and processing of recycled materials. It also ranks as one of Kentucky's top three corn and soybean producers. Henderson is also one of the state's leading coal producers, with over 2.8 million tons produced in 2004.

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Among the most common occupations in Henderson are Sales and office occupations, 25%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 23%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 23%. Approximately 80 percent of workers in Henderson, Kentucky work for companies, 9 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Henderson Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, sales jobs, websphere lead jobs, drivers jobs, assistant manager jobs and store manager jobs.

The leading industries in Henderson, Kentucky are Manufacturing, 24%; Educational, health and social services, 17%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Henderson job listings indicate that the following industries in Henderson are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Mail Order Retailing, Investment Banking and Securities Brokers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Henderson, Kentucky is $27,178, and the median income of households in Henderson was $30,427.

Henderson has an unemployment rate of 6.1%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Henderson Trends data, the number of Henderson, Kentucky jobs has increased by 4% since March 2008.

Population of Henderson Total population 27,373 Male 47.19% Female 52.81% Median age 37.0     Henderson Housing Owner-occupied homes 57.3% Median cost of a home $75,900 Median mortgage payment $553 Renter-occupied homes 42.7% Vacant housing 7.6% Median monthly rent $402     Average Income Median for all male full-time $32,131 Median for all female full-time $22,225     Household Income Less than $10,000 15% $10,000 to $14,999 10% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 17% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 9% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14% High school graduate 37% Some college, no degree 19% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 9% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 22% Currently married 52% Separated 2% Widowed 9% Divorced 15%     Race White 88% Black or African American 11% Asian 0% Other 1%     Henderson Commute Carpool 14.5% Public transportation 0.9% Average travel time 18 minutes

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