Henry County, KY

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2021 Population

15,691

1.93% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

41.5

0.24% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

17.4%

3.01% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$52,301

0.474% 1-year decline

2021 Median Property Value

$140,700

4.92% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Henry County, KY had a population of 15.7k people with a median age of 41.5 and a median household income of $52,301. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Henry County, KY declined from 15,999 to 15,691, a −1.93% decrease and its median household income declined from $52,550 to $52,301, a −0.474% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Henry County, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.63%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.84%), and White (Hispanic) (1.33%).

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.

99% of the residents in Henry County, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Henry County, KY was $140,700, and the homeownership rate was 73.2%.

Most people in Henry County, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29 minutes. The average car ownership in Henry County, KY was 2 cars per household.

Henry County, KY borders Carroll County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Owen County, KY, Shelby County, KY, and Trimble County, KY.

United States Kentucky Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

Population & Diversity

Henry County, KY is home to a population of 15.7k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2021, 1.94% of Henry County, KY residents were born outside of the country (304 people).

In 2021, there were 33.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.2k people) in Henry County, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 424 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 413 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99%

2021 Citizenship

98.9%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 99% of Henry County, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Henry County, KY was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Henry County, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
14.2k ± 24
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
424 ± 64
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
413 ± 63.8

3.49%

Hispanic Population

548 people

3.49% of the people in Henry County, KY are hispanic (548 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Henry County, KY as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

1.94%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

304 people

1.94%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

310 people

As of 2021, 1.94% of Henry County, KY residents (304 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Henry County, KY was 1.94%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
393 ± 100
Gulf War (1990s)
143 ± 66
Gulf War (2001-)
119 ± 75

Henry County, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.75 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Henry County, KY employs 6.69k people. The largest industries in Henry County, KY are Retail Trade (978 people), Manufacturing (955 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (899 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($65,324), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($61,250), and Manufacturing ($51,495).

Employment

Occupations

6.69k

2021 Value

± 474

−3.13%

1 Year decline

± 10.1%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Henry County, KY declined at a rate of −3.13%, from 6.91k employees to 6.69k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Henry County, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (763 people), Sales & Related Occupations (655 people), and Production Occupations (602 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Henry County, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.69k

2021 Value

± 474

−3.13%

1 Year decline

± 10.1%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Henry County, KY declined at a rate of −3.13%, from 6.91k employees to 6.69k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Henry County, KY, are Retail Trade (978 people), Manufacturing (955 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (899 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$38,846

Median earning men ± $3,801

$27,221

Median earning women ± $3,485

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Manufacturing ($55,000), Wholesale Trade ($49,185), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,472).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($82,614), Wholesale Trade ($48,750), and Public Administration ($41,944).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

52
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
48
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
44
Retail Trade

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

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Kentucky to other states, or from other states to Kentucky.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Kentucky product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $57.5B, followed by Electronics ($36.5B) and Machinery ($28.4B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Kentucky products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$330B

2020 Value in Kentucky

$644B

Projected 2050 Value in Kentucky

95% growth

In 2020, total outbound Kentucky trade was $330B. This is expected to increase 95% to $644B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Kentucky trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Kentucky to other states, or from other states to Kentucky.

Most Common Trade Partners

Tennessee
$27.7B
California
$19B
Ohio
$17.7B

In 2020, the top outbound Kentucky domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Tennessee with $27.7B, followed by California with $19B and Ohio and $17.7B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Kentucky shares with each state (excluding itself).

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (72.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.4%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.06%)
Libertarian Party

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%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Henry County, KY for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

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.

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

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 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 Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 0.789% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.712% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (777k), and Secondary Education (561k).

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Henry County, KY was $140,700 in 2021, which is 0.575 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $134,100 to $140,700, a 4.92% increase. The homeownership rate in Henry County, KY is 73.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Henry County, KY have an average commute time of 29 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Henry County, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Henry County, KY is $52,301. In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Henry County, KY was Census Tract 903.01 with a value of $66,845, followed by Census Tract 902 and Census Tract 901, with respective values of $54,471 and $54,327.

Property

$140,700

Median Property Value 2021

±$9,377

$4,366

Median Property Taxes

±$368

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.

Rent vs Own

73.2%

Homeownership

2021

64.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 73.2% of the housing units in Henry County, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.6%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 903.01
Census Tract 902
Census Tract 901

In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Henry County, KY was Census Tract 903.01 with a value of $66,845, followed by Census Tract 902 and Census Tract 901, with respective values of $54,471 and $54,327.

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

Household Income

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

$52,301

Median Household Income

± $4,385

5.97k

Number of Households

± 456

In 2021, the median household income of the 5.97k households in Henry County, KY declined from $52,301 from the previous year's value of $52,550.

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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Henry County, KY is from Kentucky.

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.454

2020 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2021, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.453 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.236% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (79.9%)
Carpooled (10.5%)
Worked At Home (7.61%)

In 2021, 79.9% of workers in Henry County, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.5%) and those who worked at home (7.61%).

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

29 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Henry County, KY have a longer commute time (29 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.96% of the workforce in Henry County, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Henry County, KY 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, 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 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Henry County, KY (2.71k out of 15.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

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.

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.

Health

89.9% of the population of Henry County, KY has health coverage, with 38.6% on employee plans, 24.3% on Medicaid, 12.9% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 2.58% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Henry County, KY see 2016 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.149% increase from the previous year (2013 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2678 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2295 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,016 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Henry County, KY

Primary care physicians in Henry County, KY see an average of 2,016 patients per year. This represents a 0.149% increase from the previous year (2,013 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.1% under 18 years, 18% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.1%

Uninsured

38.6%

Employer Coverage

24.3%

Medicaid

12.9%

Medicare

11.5%

Non-Group

2.58%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Henry County, KY grew by 1.62% from 9.94% to 10.1%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

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

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, 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 38.3% in Henry County, KY.

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

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