Demographics of Henry County, Indiana

Henry County, Indiana had 49,137 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +232 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Henry County, in four figures

49,137
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.5%
Change since July 2020: +232 people.; 42.2 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,150 ±$2,842
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Henry County, Indiana's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Henry County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Henry County, Indiana's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Henry County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	48,905	100.0	100.0
2021	48,919	100.0	100.2
2022	48,649	99.5	100.7
2023	48,887	100.0	101.6
2024	49,021	100.2	102.5
2025	49,137	100.5	103.1

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Population of Henry County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	48,905	−9	−51	0	+26
2021	48,919	+14	−252	+1	+235
2022	48,649	−270	−319	+3	+72
2023	48,887	+238	−174	+7	+410
2024	49,021	+134	−184	+16	+306
2025	49,137	+116	−190	−3	+311

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.2 ±0.6: for men 41.2 ±0.5 and for women 44.4 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Henry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	2,414 ±77	4.9% ±0.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,490 ±370	15.3% ±0.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,845 ±313	7.9% ±0.6	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	12,266 ±435	25.0% ±0.9	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,367 ±464	27.3% ±0.9	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,588 ±482	19.6% ±1.0	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,150 ±$2,842, and income per person $32,182 ±$1,500, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Henry County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	3,011 ±345	16.2% ±1.8	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,183 ±447	22.4% ±2.4	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,900 ±396	20.9% ±2.1	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,584 ±291	13.9% ±1.5	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,136 ±371	16.8% ±2.0	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,096 ±200	5.9% ±1.1	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	732 ±177	3.9% ±0.9	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Henry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	6,248 ±741	13.6% ±1.6	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,841 ±323	18.8% ±3.1	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,226 ±421	13.7% ±1.7	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,181 ±217	9.5% ±1.7	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Henry County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Henry County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	20,996 ±54	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.8% ±1.6	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.2% ±1.5	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.2% ±1.8	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.8% ±2.1	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$154,400 ±$7,343	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$820 ±$29	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1961 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Henry County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,113 ±0	2.3% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	45,101 ±126	92.1% ±0.3	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,099 ±155	2.2% ±0.3	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	238 ±57	0.5% ±0.1	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 61	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	26 to 172	0.1% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,288 ±191	2.6% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Henry County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	39,503 ±628	80.7% ±1.3	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,549 ±603	17.5% ±1.2	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	280 ±122	0.6% ±0.2	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	638 ±126	1.3% ±0.3	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	349 ±117	0.7% ±0.2	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	289 ±71	0.6% ±0.1	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Henry County among the counties of Indiana

29th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Henry County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Morgan County	74,967	+4.3%
Warrick County	66,803	+4.4%
Grant County	66,524	< +0.1%
Wayne County	66,169	−0.5%
Dearborn County	51,609	+1.7%
Henry County	49,137	+0.5%
Noble County	47,937	+1.0%
Jackson County	47,370	+1.9%
Marshall County	46,599	+1.2%
Shelby County	45,882	+1.8%
Lawrence County	45,568	+1.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026