Henry County, Missouri

Henry County has a population of 22,328 and has grown 3.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $160,600, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $57,926.

Home price
$160,600
Income
$57,926
Population
22,328
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$160,600county
Median gross rent$768county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198052.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,403(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$888county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$677county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,171county
Home insurance / yr$3,979(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living89(statewide)
Median household income$57,926county
Family health premium / yr$23,831(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,173(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.668(statewide)
Poverty rate14.3%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 home7.6%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.7%county
Share of workers employed by government14.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.1%county
Economic output per resident$47,519county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.81%county
Top state income tax4.70%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.44%(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 time21.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service82 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5915078county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.2 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 station25 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.9%county
Traffic deaths9.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.2(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 higher16.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.1%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment2878county
Students per full-time teacher12.1county
Free lunch eligible53.8%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians77county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.9%county
Frequent mental distress17.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.9%county

Place

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

Population22,328county
Land area in square miles697county
People per square mile of land32.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store9.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract42.6%county
Population change since 2020+3.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.4%county
Share of households that are one person32.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.5%county
Second languages2.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents273county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in681county
Households that moved away619county
Average income of arriving households$50,423county
Average income of departing households$47,435county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year18county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings34.3%(statewide)
Violent crime rate462(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature56.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.28 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F41 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing94 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days197 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 12county
Average first fall frostOct 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$148county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.3¢county
Household electricity use1,110 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.63(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity51.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas29.0%county
Homes heated by propane12.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood5.0%county
Households with broadband84.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk61.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk78.7county
Landslide risk55.6county
Hail risk69.5county
Earthquake risk58.9county
Tornado risk62.4county
Tropical cyclone risk27.7county
Extreme heat risk70.3county
Winter weather risk63.2county
Strong wind risk72.2county
Wildfire risk43.5county

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

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