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Henry County, AL

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

AI Overview

Henry County is a small rural Alabama county of 17,450 residents with a modest 1.9% population gain over five years, a labor force participation rate of 54.0%, and an unemployment rate of 3.3%. The workforce skews older (median age 44.8) and has limited four-year degree attainment at 21.7%, with median worker earnings of $36,853 and a per capita income of $31,809. Housing costs are low—median home value of $147,800 and median gross rent of $770/month—alongside an 80.9% homeownership rate, though a 15.8% poverty rate signals constrained household finances.

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

Population

17,450

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,931

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,490 (70.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone4,430 (25.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races324 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race299 (1.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone41 (0.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone36 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish203
  2. 2.Other Indo-European41
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic40
  4. 4.Vietnamese15
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,189

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,010

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,809

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,201
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)987
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities735
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services600
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)577

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,682
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,669
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,318
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,297
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations689

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.86×)221
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.67×)588
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.37×)483
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.28×)557
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.19×)205

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$147,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$770/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999631 (11.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999594 (10.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999559 (10.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999503 (9.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999372 (6.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999346 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,853

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,412 (86.6%)
  • Carpooled557 (7.5%)
  • Worked At Home327 (4.4%)
  • Other81 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit10 (0.1%)
  • Bicycle8 (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.