COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Henrico County

Virginia · 217,881 residents · 234 sq mi

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Henrico County is home to 217,881 people in Virginia. The poverty rate is 5.4%, under the national 13.2%. About 28% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has fallen 17% since 2000. The median household earns $35,604, about 18% above the national median. The typical home is worth $83,000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

28% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

217,881

−17%vs 2000

vs 262,300 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.9

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

234 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024336K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(14,784)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(14,314)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(12,984)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(13,169)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(15,387)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.7%(42,890)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.7%(36,416)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(22,620)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(18,355)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(15,899)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(8,566)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(2,497)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,604

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,185 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,019

−32%vs 2000

vs $26,410 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.4%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$83,000

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $119,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$509

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $676 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.8%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.7% in 2000

36.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic67.9%(178,000)

Black24.5%(64,342)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(5,946)

Asian3.6%(9,415)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.3%(168,423)

Black20.2%(43,919)

Hispanic / Latino1%(2,220)

Asian1.9%(4,185)

Other0.6%(1,354)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American2.4%(8,125)

Mexican1.7%(5,758)

Salvadoran1%(3,249)

South American0.9%(2,995)

Puerto Rican0.7%(2,360)

Guatemalan0.6%(2,095)

Honduran0.4%(1,471)

Cuban0.3%(1,107)

Venezuelan0.3%(1,062)

Nicaraguan0.2%(827)

Spaniard0.2%(634)

Colombian0.1%(502)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0.1%(490)

Panamanian0.1%(421)

Argentine0.1%(288)

Chilean0.1%(230)

Bolivian0.1%(226)

Peruvian0.1%(220)

Ecuadorian0.1%(193)

Costa Rican0%(62)

Paraguayan0%(48)

Uruguayan0%(22)

Asian origin

Asian Indian4.6%(15,597)

Chinese1%(3,491)

Vietnamese0.8%(2,823)

Korean0.6%(1,975)

Filipino0.5%(1,844)

Pakistani0.3%(933)

Cambodian0.3%(895)

Kazakh0.3%(864)

Nepalese0.2%(519)

Bangladeshi0.1%(405)

Bhutanese0.1%(228)

Taiwanese0.1%(216)

+ 7 more asian origin groups with data

Sri Lankan0.1%(216)

Japanese0%(161)

Burmese0%(138)

Thai0%(91)

Indonesian0%(27)

Laotian0%(20)

Mongolian0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(258)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(237)

Samoan0%(66)

Tongan0%(45)

Ancestry

English12.2%(41,042)

German8.2%(27,511)

Irish7.6%(25,578)

American6.8%(22,722)

Italian3.5%(11,779)

Scottish2.1%(7,174)

Subsaharan African2%(6,664)

Arab1.5%(4,892)

Polish1.4%(4,688)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(4,509)

French1.1%(3,769)

West Indian0.8%(2,804)

+ 50 more ancestry groups with data

British0.7%(2,308)

Russian0.5%(1,660)

Swedish0.5%(1,610)

Greek0.4%(1,463)

Welsh0.4%(1,449)

Jamaican0.4%(1,329)

Egyptian0.4%(1,301)

Dutch0.4%(1,191)

Lebanese0.3%(1,168)

Ukrainian0.3%(1,003)

Brazilian0.3%(989)

Portuguese0.3%(908)

Hungarian0.3%(864)

Ethiopian0.3%(844)

Norwegian0.3%(843)

Iraqi0.3%(840)

French Canadian0.2%(713)

Czech0.2%(701)

Nigerian0.2%(606)

Danish0.2%(536)

Moroccan0.2%(504)

Iranian0.1%(484)

Austrian0.1%(469)

Haitian0.1%(460)

Canadian0.1%(403)

Romanian0.1%(388)

Ghanaian0.1%(378)

Lithuanian0.1%(360)

Swiss0.1%(352)

Kenyan0.1%(335)

Guyanese0.1%(315)

Slovak0.1%(233)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(232)

Turkish0.1%(206)

Armenian0.1%(196)

Croatian0.1%(172)

Latvian0%(167)

Finnish0%(163)

Syrian0%(156)

Belgian0%(155)

Bulgarian0%(120)

Barbadian0%(83)

Australian0%(66)

Serbian0%(61)

Palestinian0%(30)

Macedonian0%(12)

Jordanian0%(11)

Slovene0%(9)

Somali0%(9)

Cape Verdean0%(8)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Asian Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

28.0%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 34.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.3%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.9%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.1 min

+49%vs 2000

vs 12.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.8%(47,451)

Married52.7%(68,062)

Widowed3%(3,912)

Divorced7.5%(9,633)

Women 15+

Never married31.6%(46,322)

Married46.7%(68,411)

Widowed8.2%(11,992)

Divorced13.4%(19,691)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−5.9 ptssince 2013

from 12.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.9%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 64.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.5%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.3%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 77.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.2%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)24.8%(3,775)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.6%(4,197)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.2%(4,130)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.6%(550)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.3%(357)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 15,200 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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