COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Henry County

Virginia · 56,942 residents · 382 sq mi

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Henry County is a county of 56,942 people in Virginia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $51,600. Households here earn about 22% less than in Virginia as a whole. Renters pay $314 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

56,942

−2%vs 2000

vs 57,930 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.3

−10%vs 2000

vs 39.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

382 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202450K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(3,657)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(3,458)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(3,789)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(4,041)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(3,915)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(9,342)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(8,552)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.7%(7,221)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(5,950)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(4,398)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(2,074)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(545)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,834

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,816 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,491

−33%vs 2000

vs $17,110 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.3%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,600

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$314

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $389 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.9%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.9% in 2000

22.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic72.7%(42,087)

Black22.6%(13,080)

Hispanic / Latino3.5%(2,002)

Asian0.4%(218)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.3%(43,440)

Black23.2%(13,193)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(209)

Asian0.3%(156)

Other0.3%(153)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.7%(2,355)

Central American1.3%(648)

Puerto Rican0.7%(342)

Salvadoran0.5%(228)

Honduran0.5%(227)

Guatemalan0.4%(193)

Cuban0.1%(57)

Spaniard0.1%(35)

Dominican0%(17)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.3%(139)

Filipino0%(8)

Ancestry

American24.6%(12,302)

English11.8%(5,904)

Irish5.6%(2,816)

German5.2%(2,610)

Scottish1.5%(755)

Italian1.4%(722)

Scotch-Irish1%(482)

French0.8%(418)

Dutch0.6%(320)

Subsaharan African0.6%(290)

Polish0.6%(289)

Arab0.3%(167)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.3%(156)

Egyptian0.2%(113)

British0.2%(113)

Russian0.2%(86)

Greek0.1%(73)

Turkish0.1%(65)

Swiss0.1%(55)

Lebanese0.1%(47)

Norwegian0.1%(33)

Ethiopian0.1%(26)

French Canadian0%(23)

Ukrainian0%(23)

Swedish0%(17)

Australian0%(16)

Hungarian0%(16)

Danish0%(14)

Canadian0%(11)

West Indian0%(11)

Barbadian0%(11)

Bulgarian0%(10)

Nigerian0%(10)

Czech0%(9)

Portuguese0%(9)

Slovene0%(9)

Croatian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.7%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.9%

−11.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.0 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 14.4 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 married30.4%(6,090)

Married52%(10,437)

Widowed6.8%(1,360)

Divorced10.8%(2,166)

Women 15+

Never married24.2%(5,378)

Married45.6%(10,119)

Widowed16%(3,555)

Divorced14.1%(3,128)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−10.4 ptssince 2013

from 16.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 38.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.5%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 28.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.4%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.1%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 53.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.2%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 51.0% 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)14%(361)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.4%(346)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.9%(1,031)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.9%(100)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,581 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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