Demographics of Henry County, Ohio

Henry County, Ohio had 27,598 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −65 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

27,598
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.2%
Change since July 2020: −65 people.; 41.6 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $80,099 ±$5,385
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, Ohio's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Henry County, Ohio'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, Ohio's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Henry County, Ohio'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	27,663	100.0	100.0
2021	27,537	99.5	100.2
2022	27,491	99.4	100.7
2023	27,535	99.5	101.6
2024	27,505	99.4	102.5
2025	27,598	99.8	103.1

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Population of Henry County, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	27,663	+5	+12	0	−8
2021	27,537	−126	−79	0	−68
2022	27,491	−46	−84	+5	+54
2023	27,535	+44	−35	+56	+31
2024	27,505	−30	−28	+53	−52
2025	27,598	+93	−34	+25	+101

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.6 ±0.9: for men 40.4 ±0.9 and for women 43.1 ±0.7. 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	Ohio	United States
Under 5	1,612 ±58	5.8% ±0.2	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,820 ±325	17.5% ±1.2	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,006 ±230	7.3% ±0.8	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,583 ±334	23.9% ±1.2	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,054 ±288	25.6% ±1.0	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,492 ±337	19.9% ±1.2	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $80,099 ±$5,385, and income per person $41,771 ±$2,735, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio 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	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	1,334 ±238	11.6% ±2.1	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,832 ±251	16.0% ±2.2	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,191 ±280	19.1% ±2.4	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,217 ±276	19.4% ±2.4	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,392 ±312	20.9% ±2.7	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	659 ±134	5.8% ±1.2	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	826 ±139	7.2% ±1.2	9.1% ±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	Ohio	United States
All ages	2,378 ±495	8.7% ±1.8	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	828 ±219	13.0% ±3.4	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,105 ±234	8.1% ±1.7	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	445 ±117	6.2% ±1.6	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Henry County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Henry County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	12,096 ±66	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.7% ±1.5	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.3% ±1.5	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.5% ±1.9	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.5% ±2.3	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$168,600 ±$5,189	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$849 ±$42	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1964 ±3	1970 ±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	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,280 ±0	8.3% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	24,217 ±186	87.8% ±0.7	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	66 to 210	0.2% to 0.8%	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 84	0% to 0.3%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	5 to 41	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 56	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 294	0% to 1.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	709 ±138	2.6% ±0.5	4.3% ±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	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	23,898 ±418	86.7% ±1.5	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,271 ±407	11.9% ±1.5	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	34 to 156	0.1% to 0.6%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	150 to 456	0.5% to 1.7%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	89 to 277	0.3% to 1.0%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 242	0% to 0.9%	2.5% ±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 Ohio

77th of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Henry County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hardin County	30,072	−2.1%
Gallia County	29,072	−0.5%
Van Wert County	29,013	+0.3%
Fayette County	28,552	−1.4%
Adams County	27,865	+1.5%
Henry County	27,598	−0.2%
Hocking County	27,512	−1.9%
Pike County	27,061	> −0.1%
Carroll County	26,475	−1.1%
Meigs County	21,587	−2.6%
Wyandot County	21,567	−1.4%

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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