Henderson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,178 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Savannah metropolitan statistical area.
Geography Henderson is located in western Chatham County at . It occupies a triangular area bounded by Little Neck Road to the northeast, Georgia State Route 204 (the Abercorn Expressway) to the south, and Interstate 95 to the northwest. Downtown Savannah is to the northeast.
The Henderson Golf Course dominates the community's south side, with housing developments set around and between the links. Commercial development is concentrated on Henderson's southwest corner, adjacent to I-95's exit 94.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Henderson CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 5.29%, is water.
Demographics
Henderson first appeared in the 2010 U.S. census.
Racial and ethnic composition +Henderson, Georgia – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010% 2010White alone (NH)1,0651,03964.66%47.70%Black or African American alone (NH)33872420.52%33.24%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)450.24%0.23%Asian alone (NH)941475.71%6.75%Pacific Islander alone (NH)020.00%0.09%Some Other Race alone (NH)4100.24%0.46%Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)30831.82%3.81%Hispanic or Latino (any race)1121686.80%7.71%Total1,6472,178100.00%100.00%
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Henderson had a population of 2,178. The median age was 33.1 years. 17.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.9 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,013 households in Henderson, including 548 families, and 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.4% were married-couple households, 23.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,127 housing units, of which 10.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 14.7%. References