HendronKY
A town of 4,495. Public schools that outperform most of Kentucky.
Is Hendron a good place to live?
Hendron grades B+ overall, 39th among Kentucky's 138 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools outperform 90% of the state's and the median household earns $72K. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 84% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. 32% of residents are 65 or older in Hendron, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only 2 of the 142 Kentucky towns we compare have a higher median age than Hendron.
What makes Hendron stand out
Where Hendron beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Hendron for work
Where Hendron’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Hendron grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Hendron is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Hendron: who provides what
Hendron is unincorporated, so McCracken County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hendron.
Hendron looks healthier within Kentucky than nationally, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Kentucky (mostly earthquakes) and has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
0% of Hendron is conserved land
4.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Hendron’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For schools, Hendron earns an A
Its public schools are run by the McCracken County school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Oak Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 702 | A− |
| Hendron Lone Oak Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 498 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
Earthquakes leads a very high hazard risk in Hendron
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of Kentucky towns, with expected losses of about $725 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 2015, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hendron.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About half of Hendron’s working residents commute to Paducah
Jobs based here fell from 1,656 in 2013 to 882.
Most working residents leave Hendron for work: only 2% work in town. 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Hendron. Since 2013, Hendron has lost 774 jobs, to 882 in 2023.
| Hendron | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Hendron, expect four seasons and hot summers
Hendron has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Hendron is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Hendron trails 60% of U.S. towns
Within Kentucky it is healthier than 62% of the 141 graded towns: much of Kentucky scores lower on these measures.
Hendron beats the Kentucky average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 44% of Hendron adults have high blood pressure. Only 2 of the 141 Kentucky towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Hendron.
| Hendron | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Hendron | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.2% | 15.5% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.9% | 18.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Hendron sells for about $261K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Hendron
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hendron
About 5 of every 100 Hendron residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kentucky.
About Hendron
Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States
Hendron is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,774 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 5.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 367 ft
Hendron’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Hendron.
Hendron and Massac report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hendron with a neighbor →
Questions about Hendron
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hendron, KY a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Hendron grades B+ overall, better than 67% of U.S. towns and #39 of 138 in Kentucky. It grades C+ for health and A for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Hendron, KY expensive?
The typical home is worth about $214,000, 7% below the Kentucky typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.