Henry County, Ohio

Henry County has a population of 27,567 and has shrunk 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $168,600, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $80,099.

Home price
$168,600
Income
$80,099
Population
27,567
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$168,600county
Median gross rent$849county
Median year homes here were built1964county
Share of homes built before 198069.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
Typical monthly rent$871county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$982county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$766county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,303county
Home insurance / yr$2,118(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living94.3(statewide)
Median household income$80,099county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate8.7%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 home5.8%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.5%county
Share of workers employed by government14.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.1%county
Economic output per resident$57,387county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.17%county
Top state income tax2.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.29%(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 time23.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport66614county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.1 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 vehicle3.7%county
Traffic deaths65.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.4(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 higher19.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.1%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment4839county
Students per full-time teacher14.1county
Free lunch eligible59.1%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public200.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution15 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians29county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter7.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.7%county
Frequent mental distress19.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.9%county

Place

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

Population27,567county
Land area in square miles416county
People per square mile of land66.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store13.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.9%county
Share of households that are one person27.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.1%county
Second languages3.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls64.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents210county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in646county
Households that moved away641county
Average income of arriving households$52,447county
Average income of departing households$47,220county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year19county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.8 incounty
Annual snowfall26.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.87 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F18 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing125 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days182 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 26county
Average first fall frostOct 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$174county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh17.1¢county
Household electricity use898 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity17.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas49.9%county
Homes heated by propane25.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.8%county
Homes heated by wood3.8%county
Households with broadband87.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk55.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk40.6county
Landslide risk31.4county
Hail risk65.3county
Earthquake risk53.0county
Tornado risk48.5county
Tropical cyclone risk36.8county
Extreme heat risk23.9county
Winter weather risk37.6county
Strong wind risk33.5county
Wildfire risk3.5county

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

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