Community Profile

Accolades

NC has the lowest corporate income tax rate in the country among states levying the tax. Henderson County ranks among the 75th percentile for the lowest ad valorem tax rate in the state.

Henderson County has no unionized manufacturing labor. NC is the least unionized state in the nation.

Our Public Schools System ranks 17th among the best school districts in NC and is among the Top 20 SAT scores in North Carolina.

Lowest crime rate for a community with a population greater than 100,000.

Recipient of Expansion Solutions Magazine’s 2009 Award of Excellence in the Automotive Industry.

Business NC Magazine’s Small Business of Year (2005, 2010) from Henderson County.

NC ranks #1 in Best States for Business by Forbes Magazine

Henderson County (Asheville, NC MSA) #8 America’s Smartest Cities, New Geography, November 2014.

Demographics

Population

115,708

Labor Force

50,243

Unemployment Rate

3.3% (August 2018)

High School Graduate or Higher

45,670

Bachelor Degree or Higher

10,426

Henderson County Land Area

375.06 square miles

$48,138 Median Home Value

$185,800

2017 Proj. Per Capita Personal Income

$38,130

2017 Proj. Median Household Income

$48,138

2016 Median Age

Average Work Commute Time

21.8 minutes

Employment

Sector

Employment

Avg Annual Salary

Construction

2,009

$43,984

Manufacturing

5,610

$52,767

Trade, Trans. & Utilities

1,054

$59,532

Information

355

$40,097

Finance & Real Estate

986

$47,649

Education & Health

10,134

$41,182

Leisure and Hospitality

4,762

$21,265

Professional & Technical

3,289

$46,779

Public Administration

1,566

$930

Top Employers

Pardee Memorial Hospital
Ingles Markets Inc.
Park Ridge Health
Henderson County
Continental Automotive Systems Inc.
Wal-Mart Associates Inc
Meritor Inc.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Current, Powered by GE
UPM-Raflatac Inc.
Carolina Village Inc.
Broad River Rehabilitation
Blue Ridge Community College
City of Hendersonville
Compassionate Home Care
Borgwarner Thermal Systems Inc.
Manual Woodworkers & Weavers Inc.
Kimberly -Clark, Berkeley Mills
Kyocera International
Wilsonart International

Taxes

Henderson County

0.565¢ per $100 of assessed valuation

City of Hendersonville

0.49¢ per $100 of assessed valuation, + County rate = 1.025¢

Hendersonville Main St.

0.28¢ per $100 of assessed valuation + City & County = $1.255

Hendersonville 7th Ave.

0.12¢ per $100 of assessed valuation + City & County = $1.095

Town of Laurel Park

0.43¢ per $100 of assessed valuation + County rate = 0.995¢

Town of Fletcher

0.34¢ per $100 of assessed valuation + County rate = 0.905¢

Town of Mills River

0.18¢ per $100 of assessed valuation + County rate = 0.745¢

Village of Flat Rock

0.11¢ per $100 of assessed valuation + County rate = 0.675¢

North Carolina Sales Tax

6.75% (4.75% State + applicable local rate)

NC Corporate Income Tax

3.0%

Access

Roads

Interstate 26

0mi.

Interstate 40

10.5mi.

Interstate 85

50mi.

Interstate 81

85mi.

Deep Water Ports

Charleston

246mi.

Savannah

276mi.

Wilmington

311mi.

Airports

Asheville Regional (AVL)

0mi.

Greenville/Spartanburg (GSP)

40mi.

Charlotte Douglas Intl

108mi.

Post-Secondary Education (within 70 mi radius of downtown)

Institution

Distance

Type

Wingate University- Hendersonville Campus

0mi.

Graduate

Blue Ridge Community College

4mi.

2-yr public

Mars Hill College-South Asheville

12mi.

Graduate

Western Carolina University- Biltmore Park

15mi.

Graduate

Brevard College

20mi.

4-yr Private

AB Technical Community College

24mi.

2-yr public

Warren Wilson College

25mi.

4-yr Private

Lenoir Rhyne-Asheville

26mi.

Graduate

North Greenville University

26mi.

4-yr private

UNC Asheville

28mi.

4-yr public

Furman University

35mi.

4-yr private

Montreat College

36mi.

4-yr private

University of South Carolina-Upstate

42mi.

4-yr public

Gardner Webb University

54mi.

4-yr private

Clemson University

62mi.

4-yr public

Western Carolina University

66mi.

4-yr public

Henderson County Public Schools

Number of Schools

Elementary Schools

Middle Schools

High Schools / Early College

2015 Average SAT Scores

County

1103

North Carolina

1081

United States

1060

Students By Numbers

Annual Enrollment

13,500

Average Class Size