Henry County, VA

County

Add Comparison

2024 Population

49,980

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

47.7

0.418% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16%

8.23% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$50,760

4.78% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$134,800

12.1% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

20,572

0.449% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Henry County, VA 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.

98.6% of the residents in Henry County, VA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Henry County, VA are Patrick & Henry Community College (600 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Henry County, VA was $134,800, and the homeownership rate was 75.2%.

Most people in Henry County, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Henry County, VA was 2 cars per household.

Henry County, VA borders Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Franklin County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, and Martinsville city, VA.

United States Virginia Martinsville, VA

Population & Diversity

Henry County, VA is home to a population of 50k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.62% of Henry County, VA residents were born outside of the country (1.31k people).

In 2024, there were 3.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (33.9k people) in Henry County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.63k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2024 Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Henry County, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Henry County, VA was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Henry County, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Henry County, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
33.9k ± 105
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
11k ± 366
Other (Hispanic)
1.63k ± 364

6.95%

Hispanic Population

3.48k people

6.95% of the people in Henry County, VA are hispanic (3.48k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
107,827 ± 8,012 people
India
97,961 ± 7,641 people
Mexico
63,695 ± 6,173 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 107,827 Virginia residents, followed by India with 97,961 and Mexico with 63,695.

Foreign-Born Population

2.62%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.31k people

2.65%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.34k people

As of 2024, 2.62% of Henry County, VA residents (1.31k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Henry County, VA was 2.65%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Henry County, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,016 ± 212
Gulf War (2001-)
361 ± 136
Gulf War (1990s)
276 ± 137

Henry County, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.81 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Henry County, VA.

Economy

The economy of Henry County, VA employs 20.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Henry County, VA were Manufacturing (3,889 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,112 people), and Educational Services (2,027 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($83,583), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($65,854), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,304).

Employment

Occupations

20.6k

2024 Value

± 1,137

0.449%

1 Year growth

± 7.87%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Henry County, VA grew at a rate of 0.449%, from 20.5k employees to 20.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Henry County, VA, are Production Occupations (2,459 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,325 people), and Management Occupations (1,730 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Henry County, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

20.6k

2024 Value

± 1,137

0.449%

1 Year growth

± 7.87%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Henry County, VA grew at a rate of 0.449%, from 20.5k employees to 20.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Henry County, VA, are Manufacturing (3,889 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,112 people), and Educational Services (2,027 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Henry County, VA, though some of these residents may live in Henry County, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,403

Median earning men ± $3,688

$34,949

Median earning women ± $1,676

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,679), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,151), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,122).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($60,489), Wholesale Trade ($56,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,969).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% 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 10.8%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

83
Other Services (except Public Administration)
62
Retail Trade
59
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$181k
Manufacturing
$53.8k
Wholesale Trade
$51.4k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Henry County, VA. Showing the available data for Virginia.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (51.8%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
Republican Party
Other (0.905%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Mark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

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 Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Henry County, VA awarded 600 degrees. The student population of Henry County, VA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 896 male students and 1,036 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Henry County, VA are White (374 and 64.3%), Black or African American (90 and 15.5%), Hispanic or Latino (70 and 12%), and Two or More Races (20 and 3.44%).

The largest universities in Henry County, VA by number of degrees awarded are Patrick & Henry Community College (600 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Henry County, VA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (237 and 39.5%), Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (87 and 14.5%), and Welding Technology (49 and 8.17%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,932 students enrolled in Henry County, VA, 46.4% men and 53.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,042 records, of which 53.2% were women and 46.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
237 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
19 degrees awarded
Industrial Technology
17 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Henry County, VA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 237 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Henry County, VA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Patrick & Henry Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

600 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Patrick & Henry Community College with 600 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 273 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Henry County, VA, which is 0.835 times less than the 327 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 374 degrees mean that there were 4.16 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 90 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($4,758) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($100) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,581) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Henry County, VA was $134,800 in 2024, which is 0.405 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $120,300 to $134,800, a 12.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Henry County, VA is 75.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Henry County, VA have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Henry County, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Henry County, VA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.54%.

Housing

Property

$134,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,007

$15,817

Median Property Taxes

±$843

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, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

75.2%

Homeownership

2024

63.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.2% of the housing units in Henry County, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Henry County, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$50,760

Median Household Income

± $2,873

21k

Number of Households

± 1,082

In 2024, the median household income of the 21k households in Henry County, VA grew to $50,760 from the previous year's value of $48,445.

The following chart displays the households in Henry County, VA 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Henry County, VA is from Virginia.

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.475

2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2023, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.599% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (83.1%)
Worked At Home (8.07%)
Carpooled (7.51%)

In 2024, 83.1% of workers in Henry County, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.07%) and those who carpooled to work (7.51%).

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.

Commute Time

25.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Henry County, VA have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.33% of the workforce in Henry County, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Henry County, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Henry County, VA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.54%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Henry County, VA (7.85k out of 49k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Henry County, VA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 24.9% of the children was living in poverty in Henry County, VA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 227 in Henry County, VA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 57.9 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

93.7% of the population of Henry County, VA has health coverage, with 33.2% on employee plans, 27% on Medicaid, 20.6% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 1.89% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Henry County, VA see 2,185 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,185 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1426 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 4142 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,185 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Henry County, VA

Primary care physicians in Henry County, VA see an average of 2,185 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,185 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21% under 18 years, 15.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.27%

Uninsured

33.2%

Employer Coverage

27%

Medicaid

20.6%

Medicare

11.1%

Non-Group

1.89%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Henry County, VA grew by 2.6% from 6.11% to 6.27%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Henry County, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 92.2 in Henry County, VA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Henry County, VA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, 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 43.4% in Henry County, VA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Henry County, VA.