Henry, IL

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,441
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
44.8
10.9% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14.1%
5.47% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$65,577
2.63% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$117,000
0.949% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,082
0.185% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Henry, IL 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.

100% of the residents in Henry, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Henry, IL was $117,000, and the homeownership rate was 74%.

Most people in Henry, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Henry, IL was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Henry, IL is home to a population of 2.44k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Henry, IL residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 48.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.35k people) in Henry, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 48 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 20 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Henry, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Henry, IL was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Henry, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.35k ± 72
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    48 ± 22
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    20 ± 27
0.574%
Hispanic Population
14 people

In 2024, there were 48.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.35k people) in Henry, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 48 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 20 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.574% of the people in Henry, IL are hispanic (14 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Illinois.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    633,244 ± 19,044 people
  2. India
    161,770 ± 9,812 people
  3. Poland
    119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    58 ± 42
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    44 ± 38
  3. Korea
    17 ± 21

Henry, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.32 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Henry, IL employs 1.08k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Henry, IL were Manufacturing (242 people), Retail Trade (125 people), and Educational Services (117 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($90,119), Construction ($77,750), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($76,550).

Occupations

1.08k
2024 Value
± 165
0.185%
1 Year growth
± 20.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Henry, IL grew at a rate of 0.185%, from 1.08k employees to 1.08k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Henry, IL, are Management Occupations (136 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (131 people), and Production Occupations (118 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Henry, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Employment by Industries

1.08k
2024 Value
± 165
0.185%
1 Year growth
± 20.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Henry, IL grew at a rate of 0.185%, from 1.08k employees to 1.08k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Henry, IL, are Manufacturing (242 people), Retail Trade (125 people), and Educational Services (117 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Henry, IL, though some of these residents may live in Henry, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$59,474
Median earning men ± $16,859
$39,479
Median earning women ± $5,616

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($100,324), Construction ($78,313), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($76,550).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($63,750), Public Administration ($50,288), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,650).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.47%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% 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 13%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Illinois

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.
Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Tammy Duckworth
Senator from Illinois3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Henry, IL was $117,000 in 2024, which is 0.352 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $115,900 to $117,000, a 0.949% increase. The homeownership rate in Henry, IL is 74%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Henry, IL have an average commute time of 28.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Henry, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$117,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$9,892
$765
Median Property Taxes
±$116

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, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

74%
Homeownership
2024
62.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 74% of the housing units in Henry, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.4%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$65,577
Median Household Income
± $16,428
1.03k
Number of Households
± 140

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.03k households in Henry, IL grew to $65,577 from the previous year's value of $63,894.

The following chart displays the households in Henry, IL 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, IL is from Illinois.
0.474
2023 Wage GINI in Illinois
0.477
2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (85.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.85%)
  3. Walked (2.89%)

In 2024, 85.5% of workers in Henry, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.85%) and those who walked to work (2.89%).

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

28.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Henry, IL have a longer commute time (28.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.7% of the workforce in Henry, IL 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, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Henry, IL have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

14.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Henry, IL (328 out of 2.33k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

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

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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Health

96.2% of the population of Henry, IL has health coverage, with 49.1% on employee plans, 20.5% on Medicaid, 16.6% on Medicare, 9.63% on non-group plans, and 0.339% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 297 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.9% were men and 48.1% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.2% under 18 years, 18% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.9% were men and 48.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.82%
Uninsured
49.1%
Employer Coverage
20.5%
Medicaid
16.6%
Medicare
9.63%
Non-Group
0.339%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Henry, IL declined by 8.62% from 4.18% to 3.82%.

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