2024 population: 259,315 ( 18,610 from 2020)
Land area: 318.7 square miles
Population density: 813.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	75,030	28.93%	17.8%
Black:	145,440	56.09%	24.4%
Indian:	538	0.21%	1.6%
Asian:	9,078	3.50%	11.8%
2+ races:	6,471	2.50%	20.3%
Hispanic:	22,758	8.78%	23.6%

Total non-White:	184,285	71.07%	23.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,564	12.0
Deaths:	8,762	9.1
Net Migration:	14,251	14.8
Net Immigration:	1,564	1.6

Change in White population:	-16,291	-6.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	34,901	14.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
240,705
91,321	37.94%
116,934	48.58%
547	0.23%
8,117	3.37%
5,378	2.23%
18,408	7.65%
149,384	62.06%

2010
203,922
107,083	52.51%
74,056	36.32%
482	0.24%
6,012	2.95%
3,972	1.95%
11,813	5.79%
96,839	47.49%

2000
119,341
95,550	80.06%
17,435	14.61%
245	0.21%
2,107	1.77%
1,150	0.96%
2,692	2.26%
23,791	19.94%

1990
58,741
51,790	88.17%
6,017	10.24%
106	0.18%
385	0.66%
n/a
443	0.75%
6,951	11.83%

1980
36,309
29,578	81.46%
6,310	17.38%
132	0.36%
112	0.31%
n/a
156	0.43%
6,731	18.54%

1970
23,724
16,150	68.07%
7,499	31.61%
13	0.05%
10	0.04%
n/a
48	0.20%
7,574	31.93%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
22,443	11.0
12,964	6.4
19,892	9.8
1,444	0.7

-15,762	-7.7
52,545	25.8

Number	Rate
2000's
24,076	20.2
8,387	7.0
59,550	49.9
856	0.7

11,533	9.7
73,048	61.2

Number	Rate
1990's
14,597	24.8
5,226	8.9
51,613	87.9
651	1.1

43,760	74.5
16,840	28.7

Number	Rate
1980's
7,406	20.4
3,285	9.0
18,657	51.4
n/a

22,212	61.2
220	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
9,314	39.3
n/a

13,428	56.6
-843	-3.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Henry County, GA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.9
60,622	12.1%
439,398	87.9%
28,988	5.8%

82,232
2.92

60,476	73.5%
42,233	69.8%
7,587	12.5%
21,756	26.5%

2010
Number	Percent
35.3
59,657	29.3%
144,265	70.7%
17,048	8.4%

70,255
2.89

54,445	77.5%
39,275	72.1%
7,132	13.1%
15,810	22.5%

2000
Number	Percent
33.3
34,805	29.2%
84,536	70.8%
8,777	7.4%

41,332
2.87

33,537	81.1%
27,978	83.4%
2,555	7.6%
7,795	18.9%

1990
Number	Percent
31.9
16,307	27.8%
42,434	72.2%
4,930	8.4%

19,887
2.92

16,684	83.9%
14,521	87.0%
849	5.1%
3,203	16.1%

1980
Number	Percent
29.5
11,381	31.3%
24,928	68.7%
3,200	8.8%

11,757
3.06

10,089	85.8%
8,761	86.8%
549	5.4%
1,668	14.2%

2022 Housing Data for Henry County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,884	2.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,462	1.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,474	1.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,993	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,427	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,346	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,544	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,862	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,442	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,157	8.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,976	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,755	16.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,954	10.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	7,166	8.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,975	9.7%
$200,000 or more	6,815	8.3%

Median Household Income	79,663
Per Capita Income	35,065

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	109
Compared to U.S.	104

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,238	5.2%
Public Assistance	1,326	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,515	10.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	105,663	71.4%
Unemployed	5,904	4.0%
In Armed Forces	390	0.3%

Total Labor Force	111,957	75.7%
Not in Labor Force	36,034	24.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	41,131	38,829	51.4%
Non-Profit	2,154	3,595	37.5%
Self-Employed	7,503	4,100	64.7%

Local Government	4,827	7,257	39.9%
State Government	1,661	2,956	36.0%
Federal Government	2,109	1,945	52.0%

Total Private + Self	48,634	42,929	53.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,751	15,753	40.6%
Total	59,385	58,682	50.3%

Pct. Govt.	17.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	17,276	14.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	27,807	23.5%
Professional, Technical	24,640	20.8%
Service Occupations	18,279	15.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	221	0.2%
All others	30,321	25.6%

White Collar		58.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Transportation and warehousing	16,205	13.7%
Health care and social assistance	15,018	12.7%
Retail trade	13,434	11.4%
Educational services	10,169	8.6%
Public administration	9,115	7.7%
Manufacturing	8,917	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	7,950	6.7%
Construction	6,229	5.3%
Other services	5,817	4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,812	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,327	4.5%
Finance and insurance	3,772	3.2%
Wholesale trade	2,749	2.3%
Information	2,262	1.9%
Utilities	1,818	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,684	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,440	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	449	0.4%
Management	145	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	11	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9,078	3.77%
Puerto Rican	4,412	1.83%
Cuban	564	0.23%
Dominican	652	0.27%

Total Central American	2,072	0.86%
Costa Rican	36	0.01%
Guatemalan	72	0.03%
Honduran	1,340	0.56%
Nicaraguan	55	0.02%
Panamanian	166	0.07%
Salvadoran	403	0.17%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,178	0.49%
Argentinean	93	0.04%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	181	0.08%
Colombian	239	0.10%
Ecuadorian	223	0.09%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	134	0.06%
Uruguayan	187	0.08%
Venezuelan	121	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	375	0.16%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	3,628	1.51%
Indian	2,375	0.99%
Filipino	747	0.31%
Chinese	436	0.18%
Korean	262	0.11%
Cambodian	153	0.06%
Thai	76	0.03%
Bangladeshi	61	0.03%
Laotian	36	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	203,497	89.5%
Spanish	12,057	5.3%
Vietnamese	3,457	1.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,550	1.1%
Other	1,850	0.8%
Other Indo-European	1,802	0.8%
Tagalog	459	0.2%
German, other Germanic	389	0.2%
Other Asian	369	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	20,490	8.5%
English	15,349	6.4%
Irish	12,764	5.3%
German	11,155	4.6%
African	4,623	1.9%
Jamaican	4,389	1.8%
Haitian	3,763	1.6%
Italian	3,255	1.4%
Scottish	2,770	1.2%
European	2,497	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	1,801	0.7%
Nigerian	1,720	0.7%
French	1,562	0.6%
Polish	1,534	0.6%
Dutch	1,432	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	235,296	97.7%
Not a citizen	5,557	2.3%

Native	222,094	92.2%
Foreign-born	18,759	7.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,933	2.5%	7,870	5.0%	49,963	31.9%	51,872	33.1%	28,106	17.9%	14,978	9.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,933	2.5%
9-12 Years	7,870	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	49,963	31.9%
Some College	51,872	33.1%
Bach. Degree	28,106	17.9%
Grad Degree	14,978	9.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	32,311	30,858	1,453	4.5%	5.4%
1991	33,831	32,200	1,631	4.8%	5.3%
1992	35,881	34,043	1,838	5.1%	6.6%
1993	38,835	37,258	1,577	4.1%	5.7%
1994	42,545	40,996	1,549	3.6%	5.1%
1995	45,472	43,969	1,503	3.3%	4.8%
1996	49,653	48,254	1,399	2.8%	4.6%
1997	54,057	52,708	1,349	2.5%	4.5%
1998	58,419	57,057	1,362	2.3%	4.2%
1999	63,138	61,934	1,204	1.9%	3.8%

2000	67,159	65,374	1,785	2.7%	3.5%
2001	71,040	68,872	2,168	3.1%	4.1%
2002	75,276	71,927	3,349	4.4%	5.3%
2003	79,493	75,812	3,681	4.6%	5.1%
2004	83,190	79,268	3,922	4.7%	5.1%
2005	88,818	83,764	5,054	5.7%	5.7%
2006	92,618	88,050	4,568	4.9%	5.1%
2007	96,781	92,215	4,566	4.7%	4.9%
2008	99,010	92,461	6,549	6.6%	6.8%
2009	97,451	87,496	9,955	10.2%	10.4%

2010	101,410	90,799	10,611	10.5%	10.7%
2011	102,488	91,988	10,500	10.2%	10.1%
2012	102,845	93,325	9,520	9.3%	9.0%
2013	103,297	94,630	8,667	8.4%	8.1%
2014	103,372	95,844	7,528	7.3%	7.1%
2015	103,843	97,333	6,510	6.3%	6.1%
2016	108,917	102,845	6,072	5.6%	5.4%
2017	113,472	107,907	5,565	4.9%	4.8%
2018	115,072	110,238	4,834	4.2%	4.0%
2019	116,855	112,575	4,280	3.7%	3.5%

2020	115,352	106,831	8,521	7.4%	6.5%
2021	118,859	113,922	4,937	4.2%	3.9%
2022	120,701	116,898	3,803	3.2%	3.0%
2023	122,673	118,431	4,242	3.5%	3.2%
2024	130,583	125,666	4,917	3.8%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	87,142
Median Value	$245,200

Occupied	82,232	94.4%
Vacant	4,910	5.6%

Owned	59,397	72.2%
Rented	22,835	27.8%
Median Rent	$1,411

Single-Family Units	72,989	83.8%
Detached	71,702	82.3%
Attached	1,287	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9,047	10.4%
Mobile Homes	2,595	3.0%

Henry County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Henry County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Henry County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Henry County, GA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Henry County, GA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Henry County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Henry County, GA