SW Tennessee News

30.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Henderson in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 2.3 percent lower than the state average of 33 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 6,237.

81.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Henderson residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	610	18.4
Regular high school diploma	760	23
GED or alternative credential	189	5.7
Some college less than 1 year	157	4.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	577	17.4
Associate's degree	193	5.8
Bachelor's degree	453	13.7
Master's degree	250	7.6
Professional school degree	26	0.8
Doctorate degree	94	2.8

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.