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Henry County, MO

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

AI Overview

Henry County is a small, agriculture- and goods-producing community of 22,194 residents that has posted modest 2.0% population growth over five years. The labor force is predominantly high-school-educated—90.1% hold a diploma, while only 16.1% have a bachelor's degree or higher—and median worker earnings of $35,240 reflect a low-cost employment base, reinforced by a median home value of $153,500 and median gross rent of $740 per month. Labor force participation sits at 55.1% against a 5.5% unemployment rate, and a poverty rate of 16.3% signals ongoing income constraints across the county's working-age population.

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

Population

22,194

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$57,926

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,586 (92.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races784 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race630 (2.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone169 (0.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone77 (0.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone46 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish261
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic84
  3. 3.Other Indo-European23
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)16
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,787

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,086

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,566

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,596
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,364
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,113
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)900
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services619

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,134
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,045
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,715
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,503
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,176

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.93×)283
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.49×)951
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.35×)1,352
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.22×)531
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.21×)524

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$153,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$740/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999758 (11.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999753 (10.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999697 (10.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999640 (9.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999584 (8.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999501 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,240

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,432 (78.8%)
  • Carpooled1,042 (11.1%)
  • Worked At Home716 (7.6%)
  • Walked190 (2.0%)
  • Other35 (0.4%)
  • Public Transit10 (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.