Henry County, Kentucky

Henry County has a population of 15,856 and has grown 4.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $197,900, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $63,347.

Home price
$197,900
Income
$63,347
Population
15,856
Unemployment
5.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$197,900county
Median gross rent$895county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198056.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,272county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,047county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,625county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(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$63,347county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate16.4%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 rate5.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.4%county
Share of workers employed by government12.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.0%county
Economic output per resident$30,039county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.81%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(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 time30.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service35 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2343305county
Miles to nearest general aviation field18 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station58 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.9%county
Traffic deaths44.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(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 higher15.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.8%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment2990county
Students per full-time teacher15.1county
Free lunch eligible49.1%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution20 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians58county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.0%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.5%county

Place

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

Population15,856county
Land area in square miles286county
People per square mile of land55.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.4%county
Share of households that are one person27.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.3%county
Second languages3.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls37.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents262county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents16county
Households that moved in466county
Households that moved away451county
Average income of arriving households$57,328county
Average income of departing households$49,426county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year68county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature55.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation56.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.14 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F32 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing94 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a(statewide)
Frost-free days339 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJan 26county
Average first fall frostDec 31county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,132 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity54.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas26.2%county
Homes heated by propane14.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.8%county
Homes heated by wood3.0%county
Households with broadband83.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk27.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk22.5county
Landslide risk28.6county
Hail risk13.0county
Earthquake risk43.2county
Tornado risk50.2county
Tropical cyclone risk9.7county
Extreme heat risk20.8county
Winter weather risk15.9county
Strong wind risk65.9county
Wildfire risk5.9county

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

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