Henrico County, Virginia

Henrico County has a population of 335,744 and has grown 2.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $359,200, about 4.0 times the county's median household income of $88,783.

Home price
$359,200
Income
$88,783
Population
335,744
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$359,200county
Median gross rent$1,541county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198041.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented35.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,840county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,655county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,507county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,072county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$88,783county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate8.8%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 home22.3%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force68.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.7%county
Share of workers employed by government16.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.6%county
Economic output per resident$111,885county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.71%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(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 time22.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service12 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2456422county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station0.9 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.8%county
Traffic deaths28.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(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 higher46.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.3%county
Public schools in the county68county
Public school enrollment51098county
Students per full-time teacher15.6county
Free lunch eligible65.9%county
Elementary schools46county
Middle schools12county
High schools10county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above3county
Share of local colleges that are public33.3%county
Two-year institutions3county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians105county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.1%county
Frequent mental distress15.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.8%county

Place

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

Population335,744county
Land area in square miles234county
People per square mile of land1437.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores76county
Convenience stores51county
Share living far from a food store29.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract12.3%county
Population change since 2020+2.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents7county
Median age39.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.0%county
Share of households that are one person30.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States13.9%county
Second languages16.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls54.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents73county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in12,460county
Households that moved away12,313county
Average income of arriving households$75,190county
Average income of departing households$82,470county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes16county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2,323county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings65.2%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature58.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.0 incounty
Annual snowfall15.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.28 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F29 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing77 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days214 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 4county
Average first fall frostNov 4county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$142county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,005 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity60.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas34.2%county
Homes heated by propane1.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.3%county
Households with broadband92.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk85.4county
Coastal flood risk35.8county
Drought risk77.8county
Landslide risk59.1county
Hail risk52.1county
Earthquake risk93.4county
Tornado risk81.0county
Tropical cyclone risk81.8county
Extreme heat risk87.9county
Winter weather risk89.0county
Strong wind risk82.0county
Wildfire risk34.5county

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 Henrico County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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