Henry County, Georgia

Henry County has a population of 249,960 and has grown 10.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $313,900, about 3.8 times the county's median household income of $83,146.

Home price
$313,900
Income
$83,146
Population
249,960
Unemployment
6.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$313,900county
Median gross rent$1,674county
Median year homes here were built2001county
Share of homes built before 198010.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,855county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,820county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,660county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,182county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$83,146county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate9.2%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 home15.6%county
Unemployment rate6.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.7%county
Share of workers employed by government17.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.3%county
Economic output per resident$47,413county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.87%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(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 time33.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service19 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport52511402county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station26 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.4%county
Traffic deaths16.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(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 higher29.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.0%county
Public schools in the county54county
Public school enrollment43102county
Students per full-time teacher16.4county
Free lunch eligible62.9%county
Elementary schools29county
Middle schools13county
High schools11county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution12 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians49county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter9.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.4%county
Frequent mental distress16.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.8%county

Place

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

Population249,960county
Land area in square miles319county
People per square mile of land784.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores30county
Convenience stores26county
Share living far from a food store36.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract25.4%county
Population change since 2020+10.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age37.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over12.5%county
Share of households that are one person23.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States9.1%county
Second languages11.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls37.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents76county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents14county
Households that moved in11,410county
Households that moved away10,029county
Average income of arriving households$48,266county
Average income of departing households$51,980county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes18county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,666county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature63.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.9 incounty
Annual snowfall4.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.54 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F53 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing47 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days226 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 24county
Average first fall frostNov 5county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$155county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.6¢county
Household electricity use1,135 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity46.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas50.6%county
Homes heated by propane2.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband94.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk84.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk49.0county
Landslide risk32.9county
Hail risk88.2county
Earthquake risk77.0county
Tornado risk89.5county
Tropical cyclone risk64.4county
Extreme heat risk76.7county
Winter weather risk25.5county
Strong wind risk59.2county
Wildfire risk43.0county

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 Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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