Henry County, Illinois

Henry County has a population of 48,643 and has shrunk 2.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $151,600, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $71,911.

Home price
$151,600
Income
$71,911
Population
48,643
Unemployment
4.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$151,600county
Median gross rent$842county
Median year homes here were built1961county
Share of homes built before 198079.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$2,014(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,143county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$928county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,498county
Home insurance / yr$2,643(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living94.7(statewide)
Median household income$71,911county
Family health premium / yr$24,993(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,107(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.250(statewide)
Poverty rate8.9%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 home8.7%county
Unemployment rate4.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.6%county
Share of workers employed by government16.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.2%county
Economic output per resident$42,096county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.99%county
Top state income tax4.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.98%(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 time22.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service20 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport326888county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station13 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.6%county
Traffic deaths14.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.4(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 higher24.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.4%county
Public schools in the county25county
Public school enrollment7723county
Students per full-time teacher13.6county
Free lunch eligible42.7%county
Elementary schools12county
Middle schools4county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution24 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians23county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.0%county
Frequent mental distress15.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.1%county

Place

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

Population48,643county
Land area in square miles823county
People per square mile of land59.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store18.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract31.6%county
Population change since 2020-2.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age43.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.8%county
Share of households that are one person29.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages4.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls43.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents162county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Households that moved in978county
Households that moved away1,068county
Average income of arriving households$54,505county
Average income of departing households$53,516county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year18county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings41.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate289(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.3 incounty
Annual snowfall22.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.95 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F14 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing114 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days175 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 23county
Average first fall frostOct 15county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$135county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢county
Household electricity use783 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity13.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas72.9%county
Homes heated by propane10.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband86.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk51.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk90.6county
Landslide risk64.4county
Hail risk76.9county
Earthquake risk58.1county
Tornado risk70.4county
Tropical cyclone risk19.3county
Extreme heat risk70.2county
Winter weather risk64.5county
Strong wind risk96.8county
Wildfire risk7.1county

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

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