Demographics of Henry County, Virginia

Henry County, Virginia had 49,242 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,603 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

49,242
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.2%
Change since July 2020: −1,603 people.; 47.7 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,760 ±$2,873
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, Virginia's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Henry County, Virginia'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, Virginia's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Henry County, Virginia'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	50,845	100.0	100.0
2021	50,275	98.9	100.2
2022	49,772	97.9	100.7
2023	49,709	97.8	101.6
2024	49,523	97.4	102.5
2025	49,242	96.8	103.1

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Population of Henry County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	50,845	−94	−93	0	−14
2021	50,275	−570	−592	+9	−38
2022	49,772	−503	−632	+5	+154
2023	49,709	−63	−499	+30	+415
2024	49,523	−186	−440	+22	+235
2025	49,242	−281	−429	−15	+161

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.7 ±0.5: for men 45.7 ±0.3 and for women 49.2 ±0.4. 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	Virginia	United States
Under 5	2,121 ±172	4.2% ±0.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,502 ±487	15.0% ±1.0	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,667 ±434	7.3% ±0.9	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,260 ±501	20.5% ±1.0	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,997 ±656	28.0% ±1.3	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,433 ±640	24.9% ±1.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,760 ±$2,873, and income per person $30,578 ±$1,382, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia 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	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	5,096 ±565	24.2% ±2.6	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,289 ±526	25.1% ±2.4	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,676 ±398	17.5% ±1.9	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,552 ±408	12.1% ±1.9	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,916 ±432	13.9% ±2.0	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	970 ±200	4.6% ±0.9	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	544 ±153	2.6% ±0.7	17.7% ±0.2	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	Virginia	United States
All ages	7,854 ±1,081	16.0% ±2.2	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,970 ±412	21.0% ±4.1	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,567 ±583	15.2% ±2.4	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,317 ±361	14.3% ±2.2	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Henry County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Henry County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	25,404 ±37	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.8% ±1.7	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.2% ±1.7	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.2% ±1.9	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.8% ±2.5	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$134,800 ±$9,007	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$728 ±$36	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±2	1984 ±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	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,476 ±0	7.0% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	33,856 ±105	67.7% ±0.2	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11,047 ±366	22.1% ±0.7	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	260 ±94	0.5% ±0.2	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	11 to 83	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	7 to 147	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,217 ±369	2.4% ±0.7	4.7% ±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	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	35,555 ±931	71.1% ±1.9	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,572 ±898	25.2% ±1.8	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	544 ±225	1.1% ±0.5	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,309 ±289	2.6% ±0.6	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	630 ±214	1.3% ±0.4	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	679 ±198	1.4% ±0.4	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Henry County among the counties of Virginia

37th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Henry County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Culpeper County	57,666	+9.3%
Campbell County	55,629	+0.1%
Franklin County	55,526	+1.9%
Washington County	53,898	> −0.1%
Harrisonburg city	50,839	−1.7%
Henry County	49,242	−3.2%
Shenandoah County	45,839	+3.6%
Charlottesville city	44,388	−4.4%
Manassas city	44,332	+3.8%
Prince George County	43,936	+2.0%
Louisa County	42,924	+13.6%

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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