Henry County, GA

County

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2023 Population
245,417
1.89% 1-year growth
US Senator
Jon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
Raphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
37
0.271% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
9.4%
11.6% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$81,612
2.45% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$277,400
13.1% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
120,267
1.64% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Henry County, GA had a population of 245k people with a median age of 37 and a median household income of $81,612. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Henry County, GA grew from 240,853 to 245,417, a 1.89% increase and its median household income grew from $79,663 to $81,612, a 2.45% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Henry County, GA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (49.8%), White (Non-Hispanic) (34.6%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (3.25%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.22%), and Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (2.9%).

None of the households in Henry County, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.3% of the residents in Henry County, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Henry County, GA was $277,400, and the homeownership rate was 72.5%.

Most people in Henry County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33 minutes. The average car ownership in Henry County, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Henry County, GA is home to a population of 245k people, from which 97.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 8.54% of Henry County, GA residents were born outside of the country (21k people).

In 2023, there were 1.44 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (122k people) in Henry County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 84.9k White (Non-Hispanic) and 7.99k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%
2023 Citizenship
97.7%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.3% of Henry County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Henry County, GA was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Henry County, GA
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    122k ± 1.33k
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    84.9k ± 755
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    7.99k ± 1.34k
7.99%
Hispanic Population
19.6k people

In 2023, there were 1.44 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (122k people) in Henry County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 84.9k White (Non-Hispanic) and 7.99k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.99% of the people in Henry County, GA are hispanic (19.6k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Henry County, GA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    229,616 ± 11,639 people
  2. India
    106,959 ± 7,990 people
  3. Jamaica
    51,506 ± 5,559 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 229,616 Georgia residents, followed by India with 106,959 and Jamaica with 51,506.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.54%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
21k people
7.74%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
18.6k people

As of 2023, 8.54% of Henry County, GA residents (21k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Henry County, GA was 7.74%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    6,467 ± 902
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    4,312 ± 641
  3. Vietnam
    3,029 ± 379

Henry County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Henry County, GA employs 120k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Henry County, GA were Transportation & Warehousing (16,185 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (15,355 people), and Retail Trade (14,223 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($117,938), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,313), and Information ($66,617).

Employment

Occupations

120k
2023 Value
± 3,622
1.64%
1 Year growth
± 4.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Henry County, GA grew at a rate of 1.64%, from 118k employees to 120k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Henry County, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (16,102 people), Sales & Related Occupations (12,714 people), and Management Occupations (11,992 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Henry County, GA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

120k
2023 Value
± 3,622
1.64%
1 Year growth
± 4.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Henry County, GA grew at a rate of 1.64%, from 118k employees to 120k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Henry County, GA, are Transportation & Warehousing (16,185 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (15,355 people), and Retail Trade (14,223 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Henry County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Henry County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$53,247
Median earning men ± $1,716
$41,028
Median earning women ± $1,583

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,388), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,549), and Wholesale Trade ($66,146).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($69,583), Wholesale Trade ($53,649), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,539).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.94%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 295
    Retail Trade
  2. 290
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  3. 265
    Other Services (except Public Administration)

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $514k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $408k
    Transportation and Warehousing
  3. $346k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.394%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff
Senator from Georgia2
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.
Raphael Warnock
Senator from Georgia3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.22% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.12% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.77M), and Bachelors Degree (1.6M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Henry County, GA was $277,400 in 2023, which is 0.914 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $245,200 to $277,400, a 13.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Henry County, GA is 72.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Henry County, GA have an average commute time of 33 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Henry County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Henry County, GA is $81,612. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Henry County, GA was Census Tract 702.04, Henry County, GA with a value of $109,145, followed by Census Tract 703.07, Henry County, GA and Census Tract 703.10, Henry County, GA, with respective values of $98,409 and $91,452.

In 2024, 11.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Henry County, GA. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 3.41%.

Housing

Property

$277,400
Median Property Value 2023
±$5,549
$61,297
Median Property Taxes
±$2,261

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Henry County, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Henry County, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

72.5%
Homeownership
2023
70.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 72.5% of the housing units in Henry County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.2%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 702.04, Henry County, GA
  2. Census Tract 703.07, Henry County, GA
  3. Census Tract 703.10, Henry County, GA

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Henry County, GA was Census Tract 702.04, Henry County, GA with a value of $109,145, followed by Census Tract 703.07, Henry County, GA and Census Tract 703.10, Henry County, GA, with respective values of $98,409 and $91,452.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Henry County, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$81,612
Median Household Income
± $2,434
84.5k
Number of Households
± 2,931

In 2023, the median household income of the 84.5k households in Henry County, GA grew to $81,612 from the previous year's value of $79,663.

The following chart displays the households in Henry County, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Henry County, GA is from Georgia.
0.471
2023 Wage GINI in Georgia
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2023, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.558% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (74.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.3%)
  3. Carpooled (8.67%)

In 2023, 74.4% of workers in Henry County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.3%) and those who carpooled to work (8.67%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

33 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Henry County, GA have a longer commute time (33 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.66% of the workforce in Henry County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Henry County, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Henry County, GA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2024, 11.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Henry County, GA. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 3.41%.

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Poverty & Diversity

9.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Henry County, GA (22.9k out of 244k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Henry County, GA is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Children in Poverty

In 2024, 11.7% of the children was living in poverty in Henry County, GA. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 9.1%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 176 in Henry County, GA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 28.7 per 100,000 population.

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Health

90.8% of the population of Henry County, GA has health coverage, with 52.4% on employee plans, 12.6% on Medicaid, 8.94% on Medicare, 14.6% on non-group plans, and 2.22% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Henry County, GA see 2,061 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.866% decrease from the previous year (2,079 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2791 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 567 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,061 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Henry County, GA

Primary care physicians in Henry County, GA see an average of 2,061 patients per year. This represents a 0.866% decrease from the previous year (2,079 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Henry County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.8% under 18 years, 20.5% between 18 and 34 years, 40.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.2%
Uninsured
52.4%
Employer Coverage
12.6%
Medicaid
8.94%
Medicare
14.6%
Non-Group
2.22%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Henry County, GA declined by 10.3% from 10.3% to 9.2%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2024, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 56 in Henry County, GA.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2024, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.9% in Henry County, GA.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2024, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 11.9% in Henry County, GA.

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