Demographics of Henry County, Kentucky

Henry County, Kentucky had 16,447 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +754 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

16,447
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.8%
Change since July 2020: +754 people.; 41.0 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,347 ±$4,205
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, Kentucky's population grew 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Henry County, Kentucky'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, Kentucky's population grew 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Henry County, Kentucky'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	15,693	100.0	100.0
2021	15,704	100.1	100.2
2022	15,726	100.2	100.7
2023	15,981	101.8	101.6
2024	16,202	103.2	102.5
2025	16,447	104.8	103.1

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Population of Henry County, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	15,693	+17	+3	0	+9
2021	15,704	+11	−14	+1	+12
2022	15,726	+22	−65	+6	+93
2023	15,981	+255	+17	+16	+222
2024	16,202	+221	−11	+30	+201
2025	16,447	+245	−13	+4	+258

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.0 ±0.8: for men 39.9 ±0.8 and for women 42.6 ±1.0. 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	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	921 ±41	5.8% ±0.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,801 ±206	17.7% ±1.3	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,186 ±140	7.5% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,692 ±208	23.3% ±1.3	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,342 ±281	27.4% ±1.8	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,914 ±243	18.4% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,347 ±$4,205, and income per person $31,532 ±$2,952, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky 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	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	1,132 ±229	18.4% ±3.7	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,448 ±236	23.6% ±3.8	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	998 ±170	16.2% ±2.7	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	902 ±178	14.7% ±2.9	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	986 ±154	16.0% ±2.5	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	380 ±112	6.2% ±1.8	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	301 ±93	4.9% ±1.5	7.2% ±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	Kentucky	United States
All ages	2,586 ±418	16.4% ±2.7	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	820 ±187	22.1% ±4.6	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,218 ±243	15.0% ±2.9	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	548 ±178	13.9% ±4.4	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Henry County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Henry County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	6,705 ±27	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.7% ±1.9	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.3% ±2.0	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.3% ±3.0	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.7% ±3.2	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$197,900 ±$14,610	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$895 ±$57	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±2	1982 ±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	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	651 ±0	4.1% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,208 ±53	89.6% ±0.3	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	421 ±62	2.7% ±0.4	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	78 ±27	0.5% ±0.2	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 52	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	467 ±88	2.9% ±0.6	3.9% ±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	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	12,220 ±418	77.1% ±2.6	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,229 ±424	20.4% ±2.7	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2 to 88	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	362 ±78	2.3% ±0.5	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	135 ±61	0.9% ±0.4	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	227 ±81	1.4% ±0.5	2.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Henry County among the counties of Kentucky

69th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Henry County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Adair County	19,423	+2.8%
Russell County	18,608	+3.4%
Garrard County	18,207	+7.3%
McCreary County	17,124	+1.7%
Mason County	16,936	−1.2%
Henry County	16,447	+4.8%
Casey County	16,205	+1.8%
Rockcastle County	16,148	+0.6%
Fleming County	15,787	+4.6%
Lawrence County	15,765	−3.3%
Larue County	15,184	+2.0%

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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