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Henry County, OH

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

AI Overview

Henry County, OH is a small rural county of 27,581 residents with a median household income of $80,099 and a low poverty rate of 8.4%, suggesting a relatively stable working-class economy. The labor force is largely high-school educated — 92.6% hold a diploma or higher, though only 18.7% hold a bachelor's degree — and workers earn a median of $44,189 against an unemployment rate of 3.6%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $166,000 and median rent of $866/month, and an 82.5% homeownership rate reflects the area's predominantly owner-occupied, rural character.

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

Population

27,581

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$80,099

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone24,924 (90.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race881 (3.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone819 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races582 (2.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone138 (0.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone128 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish853
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic199
  3. 3.Other Indo-European91
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)37
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic23

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,716

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$44,684

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$40,050

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)3,388
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,845
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,293
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,096
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities838

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,793
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,324
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,268
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,631
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,501

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.56×)3,463
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.71×)372
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.18×)937
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.13×)1,060
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.97×)1,433

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$166,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$866/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,277 (13.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,198 (12.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,100 (11.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,060 (11.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999844 (8.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999743 (7.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,189

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,354 (85.2%)
  • Carpooled963 (7.2%)
  • Worked At Home772 (5.8%)
  • Walked126 (0.9%)
  • Other47 (0.4%)
  • Bicycle27 (0.2%)

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.