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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Henry County is $19,538, which is much lower than the state average of $33,958 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Henry County median household income is $34,344, which has grown by 7.95% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 38.81% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Henry County residents spend 23.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #113

Henry County	19,538 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Henry County	22,901 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Henry County	26,458 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Henry County	20,354 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #119

Henry County	34,344 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Henry County	45,290 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #127

Henry County	7.95%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Henry County		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.21%	$7,147, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.76%	$17,670, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.51%	$2,040, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.44%	$14,691, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Henry County	43,368 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Henry County	53,776 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Henry County	Virginia	U.S.
White	$35,820, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$28,782, see rank	$44,288	$35,600
Hispanic	$26,954, see rank	$60,459	$42,396
Asian	$39,167, see rank	$94,223	$73,244
One Race, Other	$40,667, see rank	$54,333	$40,300
Two or More Races	$27,679, see rank	$65,164	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Henry County	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$20,313, see rank	$30,558	$25,788
25 to 44	$36,179, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$41,238, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$28,697, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Henry County	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	43,401, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	20,579, 47.42%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	12,455, 60.52%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	60, 0.29%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	12,395, 60.23%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	10,817, 87.27%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,578, 12.73%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	8,124, 39.48%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	22,822, 52.58%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	11,661, 51.10%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	11,661, 51.10%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	10,381, 89.02%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,280, 10.98%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	11,161, 48.90%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Henry County	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	20,686, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	18,129, 87.64%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,819, 8.79%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	86, 0.42%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	45, 0.22%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	150, 0.73%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	457, 2.21%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Henry County	23.6 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Henry County	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,198	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	10,817, 51.03%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,078, 19.21%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,495, 13.82%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,792, 16.57%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	65, 0.60%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	973, 9.00%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,461, 32.00%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	10,381, 48.97%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,230, 31.11%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,145, 20.66%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,880, 37.38%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	27, 0.26%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,099, 10.59%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Henry County	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,198, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	208, 0.98%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	1,110, 5.24%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,646, 21.92%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	405, 1.91%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,715, 12.81%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,068, 5.04%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	160, 0.75%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	936, 4.42%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,678, 7.92%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,828, 22.78%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,408, 6.64%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	744, 3.51%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,292, 6.09%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Henry County	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	9,328	17.81%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,976	13.14%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.