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Henry County, IN

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

AI Overview

Henry County, IN has a population of 48,896 with modest growth of 0.9% over five years and a labor force participation rate of 54.8%, drawing from a workforce where 90.6% hold a high school diploma but only 16.7% have a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $40,013 against a cost structure that includes a median home value of $140,200 and median gross rent of $807 per month, with a homeownership rate of 76.2%. The county's median household income of $63,150, unemployment rate of 4.1%, and a mean commute of 25.9 minutes reflect a largely resident workforce operating within a lower-cost, predominantly blue-collar economy.

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

Population

48,896

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,150

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone45,439 (92.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,128 (2.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,101 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race529 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone485 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone245 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish603
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic145
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)103
  4. 4.Other Indo-European46
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)35

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,952

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,194

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$31,084

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,903
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,110
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,428
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,794
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,542

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,572
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,573
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,468
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,119
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,226

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.95×)4,077
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.19×)575
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.14×)1,133
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.07×)2,459
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.05×)5,143

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$140,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$807/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,880 (13.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,483 (10.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,423 (10.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,174 (8.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,141 (8.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999817 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,013

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone16,147 (78.5%)
  • Worked At Home1,903 (9.3%)
  • Carpooled1,901 (9.2%)
  • Walked358 (1.7%)
  • Other117 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit85 (0.4%)

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.