Henry County, IA
Demographic and economic profile of Henry County, IA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Henry County, IA is a small rural county of 20,228 residents with a labor force participation rate of 58.9% and a low unemployment rate of 2.2%, suggesting a tight but modestly sized workforce where 22.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings of $36,720 and a median household income of $67,436 reflect relatively modest wage levels, while a median home value of $148,600 and median gross rent of $770/month indicate low occupancy costs. The county posted 1.5% population growth over five years, and a mean commute of 19.6 minutes points to a compact, locally centered labor market.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+1.5% since 2018
Henry County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone17,637 (88.2%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races703 (3.5%)
- Black or African American Alone510 (2.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race457 (2.3%)
- Some Other Race Alone379 (1.9%)
- Asian Alone205 (1.0%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish593
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island151
- 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)52
- 4.Other Indo-European50
- 5.German or other West Germanic24
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,465
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,872
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,096
- 4.Construction (Group)631
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities611
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,064
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,282
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,697
- 4.Service Occupations1,575
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations844
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.43×)369
- 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.15×)2,039
- 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.15×)642
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.11×)2,470
- 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.02×)1,051
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.