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Henry County, TN

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

AI Overview

Henry County, TN is a small rural county of 32,345 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 50.7% and a median age of 45.8 years, reflecting an older workforce with modest educational attainment—only 18.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $35,573 against a median household income of $50,613, with a poverty rate of 18.3% indicating meaningful income pressure across the population. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $145,200 and median gross rent of $741 per month, and population has been essentially flat over five years at +0.2%.

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

Population

32,345

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,613

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone28,116 (86.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,141 (6.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,162 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race521 (1.6%)
  • Asian Alone180 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone146 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish452
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic371
  3. 3.Other Indo-European81
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island52
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)40

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,496

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,215

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,136

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,549
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,112
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,445
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,368
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,183

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,170
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,933
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,633
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,095
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,384

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.94×)401
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.46×)1,892
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.31×)995
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.22×)1,728
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.16×)348

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$145,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$741/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,145 (11.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,043 (10.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999809 (8.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999807 (8.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999621 (6.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999583 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,573

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,658 (82.2%)
  • Worked At Home928 (7.2%)
  • Carpooled765 (5.9%)
  • Other422 (3.3%)
  • Walked87 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit53 (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.