Henry County, Alabama

Henry County has a population of 17,647 and has grown 7.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $161,000, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $59,931.

Home price
$161,000
Income
$59,931
Population
17,647
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$161,000county
Median gross rent$769county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198047.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile22.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,418(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$878county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$669county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,078county
Home insurance / yr$3,633(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.6(statewide)
Median household income$59,931county
Family health premium / yr$23,986(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$7,871(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.632(statewide)
Poverty rate18.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.4%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.2%county
Share of workers employed by government19.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.8%county
Economic output per resident$38,593county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.34%county
Top state income tax5.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.46%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service15 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport39339county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station154 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.5%county
Traffic deaths11.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher21.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.6%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment2524county
Students per full-time teacher15.5county
Free lunch eligible51.5%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians34county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.0%county
Frequent mental distress19.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population17,647county
Land area in square miles562county
People per square mile of land31.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age44.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.8%county
Share of households that are one person32.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.9%county
Second languages1.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls61.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents280county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents12county
Households that moved in477county
Households that moved away451county
Average income of arriving households$58,040county
Average income of departing households$45,279county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year100county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate360(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature67°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.3 incounty
Annual snowfall5.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.72 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F74 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing28 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days265 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 4county
Average first fall frostNov 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$189county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh16.8¢county
Household electricity use1,145 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.17(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity89.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.2%county
Homes heated by propane6.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband82.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk38.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk81.2county
Landslide risk46.2county
Hail risk35.6county
Earthquake risk39.2county
Tornado risk72.6county
Tropical cyclone risk82.7county
Extreme heat risk43.9county
Winter weather risk13.2county
Strong wind risk23.9county
Wildfire risk33.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Henry County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Alabama figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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