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Henry County, VA

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

AI Overview

Henry County is a small manufacturing-oriented community of about 50,000 residents with notably low housing costs — a median home value of $120,300 and median gross rent of $705 per month. The workforce of roughly 26,000 labor-force participants skews older (median age 47.7) and has limited four-year degree attainment at 15.7%, with median worker earnings of $35,209 and an unemployment rate of 4.1%. The county has seen a population decline of 2.4% over five years, a labor force participation rate of 51.8%, and a poverty rate of 14.8%, pointing to structural workforce constraints alongside low operating costs.

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

Population

50,365

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,760

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone34,448 (68.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone11,123 (22.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,711 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,189 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,122 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone260 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,619
  2. 2.Other Indo-European207
  3. 3.Arabic106
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic48
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island47

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,581

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$28,644

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,139
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,889
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,962
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,952
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,313

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,201
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,088
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,912
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,144
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,227

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.97×)4,021
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.26×)1,217
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.10×)1,063
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.09×)513
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.07×)5,104

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$120,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$705/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9992,245 (14.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,639 (10.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,606 (10.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,307 (8.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,284 (8.1%)
  • $90,000 to $99,9991,130 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,209

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone16,632 (83.1%)
  • Worked At Home1,617 (8.1%)
  • Carpooled1,503 (7.5%)
  • Walked149 (0.7%)
  • Other104 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit20 (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.