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Henry County, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Henry County, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Henry County, IL is a predominantly rural county of 48,948 residents with a high homeownership rate of 80.4% and low housing costs—median home values of $145,300 and median rent of $837/month. The workforce of roughly 62.4% labor force participation skews older (median age 43.6) with 24.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings sit at $43,907 against a 4.0% unemployment rate. Population has edged down 1.0% over five years, and a GDP per capita of $31,031 running below the $38,767 per capita income figure points to a workforce that earns partly outside the county's measured local output.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

48,948

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$71,911

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.0% since 2018

Henry County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone42,780 (87.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,527 (5.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,312 (2.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,227 (2.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone535 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone254 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,488
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic197
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)45
  4. 4.Other Indo-European43
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)31

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,842

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,031

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$38,767

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,151
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,714
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,843
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,714
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,474

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,434
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,765
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,947
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,668
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,438

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.05×)772
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.65×)3,888
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.30×)706
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.22×)1,364
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.15×)1,873

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$145,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$837/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,274 (14.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,862 (11.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,438 (8.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,207 (7.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,171 (7.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,110 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,907

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone18,325 (80.0%)
  • Worked At Home1,986 (8.7%)
  • Carpooled1,709 (7.5%)
  • Walked565 (2.5%)
  • Other240 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit30 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.