Henry County, KY

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2023 Population
15,774
0.273% 1-year growth
US Senator
Mitch McConnell
Republican Party
US Senator
Rand Paul
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
41.6
0.483% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
16.6%
2.28% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$60,736
4.19% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$181,300
12.2% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
6,952
0.187% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Henry County, KY had a population of 15.8k people with a median age of 41.6 and a median household income of $60,736. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Henry County, KY grew from 15,731 to 15,774, a 0.273% increase and its median household income grew from $58,294 to $60,736, a 4.19% increase.

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None of the households in Henry County, KY 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.

98.8% of the residents in Henry County, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Henry County, KY was $181,300, and the homeownership rate was 75.8%.

Most people in Henry County, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Henry County, KY was 3 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Henry County, KY is home to a population of 15.8k people, from which 98.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.05% of Henry County, KY residents were born outside of the country (324 people).

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Citizenship

98.8%
2023 Citizenship
99%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.8% of Henry County, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Henry County, KY was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.05%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
324 people
2.1%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
331 people

As of 2023, 2.05% of Henry County, KY residents (324 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Henry County, KY was 2.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    389 ± 98
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    173 ± 78
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    109 ± 58

Henry County, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Henry County, KY employs 6.95k people. The largest industries in Henry County, KY are Manufacturing (1,029 people), Retail Trade (925 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (782 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($82,969), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,000), and Wholesale Trade ($58,750).

Occupations

6.95k
2023 Value
± 485
0.187%
1 Year growth
± 9.86%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Henry County, KY grew at a rate of 0.187%, from 6.94k employees to 6.95k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Henry County, KY, are Management Occupations (810 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (699 people), and Production Occupations (643 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Henry County, KY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

6.95k
2023 Value
± 485
0.187%
1 Year growth
± 9.86%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Henry County, KY grew at a rate of 0.187%, from 6.94k employees to 6.95k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Henry County, KY, are Manufacturing (1,029 people), Retail Trade (925 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (782 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Henry County, KY, though some of these residents may live in Henry County, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.51%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% 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 14.4%.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 27
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 24
    Construction
  3. 16
    Retail Trade

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $19.7k
    Manufacturing
  2. $10.2k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $9.4k
    Wholesale Trade

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Henry County, KY went to Donald J. Trump with 72.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.06%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell
Senator from Kentucky2
Assumed office on January 3, 1985
Rand Paul
Senator from Kentucky3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

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

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US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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Educational Attainment

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Henry County, KY was $181,300 in 2023, which is 0.598 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $161,600 to $181,300, a 12.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Henry County, KY is 75.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Henry County, KY have an average commute time of 29.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Henry County, KY is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Median household income in Henry County, KY is $60,736. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Henry County, KY was Census Tract 903.01 with a value of $75,313, followed by Census Tract 901 and Census Tract 902, with respective values of $67,629 and $62,644.

Property

$181,300
Median Property Value 2023
±$10,639
$4,660
Median Property Taxes
±$394

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, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 903.01
  2. Census Tract 901
  3. Census Tract 902

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Henry County, KY was Census Tract 903.01 with a value of $75,313, followed by Census Tract 901 and Census Tract 902, with respective values of $67,629 and $62,644.

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

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Household Income

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$60,736
Median Household Income
± $5,285
6.15k
Number of Households
± 470

In 2023, the median household income of the 6.15k households in Henry County, KY grew to $60,736 from the previous year's value of $58,294.

The following chart displays the households in Henry County, KY 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, KY is from Henry County, KY.
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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (76.1%)
  2. Carpooled (13.3%)
  3. Worked At Home (9.4%)

In 2023, 76.1% of workers in Henry County, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.3%) and those who worked at home (9.4%).

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

29.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Henry County, KY have a longer commute time (29.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.49% of the workforce in Henry County, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Henry County, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Henry County, KY have 3 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

16.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Henry County, KY (2.6k out of 15.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Henry County, KY is White, followed by Two Or More 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 2023, 19.5% of the children was living in poverty in Henry County, KY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 6.8%.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Henry County, KY has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Henry County, KY see 2008 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.397% decrease from the previous year (2016 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2610 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1566 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,008 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Henry County, KY

Primary care physicians in Henry County, KY see an average of 2,008 patients per year. This represents a 0.397% decrease from the previous year (2,016 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.5% under 18 years, 18.3% between 18 and 34 years, 39.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

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Uninsured
N/A%
Employer Coverage
N/A%
Medicaid
N/A%
Medicare
N/A%
Non-Group
N/A%
Military or VA

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Health Outcomes

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Health Behaviors

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