Henry County, Iowa

Henry County has a population of 20,004 and has shrunk 5.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $164,300, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $67,436.

Home price
$164,300
Income
$67,436
Population
20,004
Unemployment
1.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$164,300county
Median gross rent$820county
Median year homes here were built1968county
Share of homes built before 198068.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,176(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$939county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$716county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,242county
Home insurance / yr$2,902(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living89.7(statewide)
Median household income$67,436county
Family health premium / yr$22,954(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,605(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.721(statewide)
Poverty rate12.0%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 home7.0%county
Unemployment rate1.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.3%county
Share of workers employed by government16.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.1%county
Economic output per resident$57,669county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.56%county
Top state income tax3.80%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.80%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.94%(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 time19.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3951county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station0.9 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%county
Traffic deaths45.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.6(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 higher23.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.7%county
Public schools in the county12county
Public school enrollment3018county
Students per full-time teacher12.8county
Free lunch eligible43.5%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution23 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians59county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.6%county
Frequent mental distress15.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.0%county

Place

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

Population20,004county
Land area in square miles434county
People per square mile of land46.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store18.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract22.9%county
Population change since 2020-5.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.2%county
Share of households that are one person29.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.0%county
Second languages4.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls33.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents195county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in403county
Households that moved away523county
Average income of arriving households$47,074county
Average income of departing households$48,300county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year32county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings12.5%county
Violent crime rate243(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.02 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F14 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing122 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days173 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 26county
Average first fall frostOct 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$154county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.9¢county
Household electricity use1,060 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity19.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas52.5%county
Homes heated by propane22.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood3.5%county
Households with broadband87.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk26.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk78.3county
Landslide risk62.2county
Hail risk80.0county
Earthquake risk43.6county
Tornado risk48.5county
Tropical cyclone risk16.1county
Extreme heat risk81.0county
Winter weather risk42.6county
Strong wind risk80.1county
Wildfire risk47.9county

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

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