Henry County, Alabama (AL)

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County population in 2005: 16,610 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,279
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,246

% of renters here:	19%
State:	28%

Land area: 562 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 30 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	19.1%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	7.3%
Whole state:	7.3%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.2%), Educational,health and social services (19.3%), Retail trade (11.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 76%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Henry County, Alabama business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Henry County, Alabama:

White Non-Hispanic (65.3%)
Black (32.3%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Other race (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	39.3 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Males: 7,754	(47.5%)
Females: 8,556	(52.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,625
County population in 2003: 16,471
Jobs in 2003: 5,144

Total labor force in 2004: 7,653
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.5%

Average household size:

Henry County:	2.5 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,793 ($30,353 in 2000)

This county	$32,793
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $87,839

Henry County	$87,839
Alabama:	$97,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $336
Institutionalized population: 164
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Henry County in 2000: $673

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 15
Burglaries: 48
Thefts: 92
Auto thefts: 14

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 1
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 4
Assaults: 21
Burglaries: 56
Thefts: 79
Auto thefts: 19

Henry County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Henry County Alabama:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 66.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 33.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Henry County is $392 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $435 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $520 a month.

Cities in this county include: Headland, Abbeville, Newville, Haleburg, Shorterville, Shorter-Hardaway.

Neighboring counties: Barbour County , Dale County , Clay County, Georgia , Houston County , Early County, Georgia .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Henry County: Murphy Station (A), West Bank Overlook (B), Camp Abel Methodist Church Camp (C), Chattahoochee Country Club and Golf Course (D), Columbia Church Camp (E), Double Bridges (F), Farmers Landing (G), Headland Country Club (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Henry County include: Blackwood Church (A), Wesley Hill Church (B), Welcome Church (C), Union Springs Church (D), Union Freewill Baptist Church (E), Union Church (F), Tumbleton Church (G), Tolbert Church (H), The Most Holy Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Roeville Cemetery (1), Judson Cemetery (2), Balkum Cemetery (3), Camp Springs Cemetery (4), Kirklands Cemetery (5), Zion Cemetery (6), Pilgrims Rest Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Choctawhatchee, Lake (A), Meadow Pond (B), Barfield Ponds (C), Lake Mila (D), Tillis Pond (E), Starlings Pond (F), Lingo Pond (G), Merritts Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hurricane Creek (A), Indian Creek (B), Little Branch (C), Jack Creek (D), Little Blackwood Creek (E), Spring Branch (F), Davis Branch (G), Mill Creek (H), Stevenson Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Henry County include: Hardridge Creek Public Use Area (1), Abbie Creek Public Use Area (2), Highland Park Public Use Area (3), Thomas Mill Creek Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.4%
Alabama:	3.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 488
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 184 (35% naturalized citizens)

Henry County:	1.1%
Whole state:	2.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 62
1990 to 1994: 35
1985 to 1989: 43
1980 to 1984: 30
1975 to 1979: 12
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 2

Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.3%

Henry County marital status for males

Henry County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,401
One, attached: 124
Two: 145
3 or 4: 83
5 to 9: 65
10 to 19: 39
20 or more: 44
Mobile homes: 2,098
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 38

Housing units in Henry County with a mortgage: 2,114 (191 second mortgage, 126 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,486

Agriculture in Henry County
Average size of farms: 436 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $75617
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $224.02
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 46.45%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $94001
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 41.46%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $79339
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.73%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.36
Corn for grain: 2856 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2431 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 21753 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 306 harvested acres
Vegetables: 114 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 402 acres

Henry County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 3.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 43 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/5/2002, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 20 people and caused $3 million in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Textile mills and textile products (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Wood products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (16%)
Textile mills and textile products (9%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Food (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (74%)
Other South America (13%)
Germany (5%)
Jamaica (3%)
Other Caribbean (3%)
France (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Henry County:

United States or American (22%)
English (10%)
Irish (7%)
German (4%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Italian (1%)
Dutch (1%)

Henry County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,450 (82%)
Carpooled: 898 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%)
Walked: 40 (1%)
Other means: 39 (1%)
Worked at home: 172 (3%)

People in group quarters in Henry County, Alabama

141 people in nursing homes
23 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,635.

8.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,429 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.25%
Alabama average:	6.81%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.49% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($20,549 average AGI)
2.76% relocated from other states ($9,880 average AGI)
Henry County: 2.76%
Alabama average: 3.11%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Houston County, AL	3.16% ($30,731 average AGI)
from Barbour County, AL	0.71% ($31,537)
from Dale County, AL	0.71% ($23,195)

7.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,154 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.40%
Alabama average:	6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.66% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($31,810 average AGI)
1.74% relocated to other states ($7,344 average AGI)
Henry County: 1.74%
Alabama average: 2.51%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Houston County, AL	3.45% ($49,650 average AGI)
to Dale County, AL	0.67% ($24,789)
to Barbour County, AL	0.49% ($34,071)
to Montgomery County, AL	0.21% ($23,083)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Births per 1000 population in Henry County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Henry County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Henry County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,214 (2,583 aged, 631 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

Households: 16,130

In family households: 14,213 (3,510 male householders, 1,247 female householders)
3,566 spouses, 4,686 children (4,326 natural, 151 adopted, 209 stepchildren), 567 grandchildren, 147 brothers or sisters, 101 parents, 240 other relatives, 149 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,917 (743 male householders (655 living alone)), 1,031 female householders (992 living alone)), 143 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 180 (164 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,143 2-persons, 1,201 3-persons, 917 4-persons, 353 5-persons, 68 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,647 1-person, 121 2-persons, 6 4-persons.

2,368 married couples with children.
1,024 single-parent households (171 men, 853 women).

97.2% of residents of Henry County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English well, 24% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $116,727,000 ($6990 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,532,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $52,112,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,561,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,592,000
Federal grants: $25,023,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,029,000 ($1,778,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,409,000 ($726,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,029,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,373,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,875,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,111

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,101

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +41

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +275

Here:	+17 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Henry County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.83 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 206
1995 to 1998: 817
1990 to 1994: 672
1980 to 1989: 1,482
1970 to 1979: 1,928
1960 to 1969: 1,008
1950 to 1959: 708
1940 to 1949: 511
1939 or earlier: 705

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Henry County, Alabama:

1 room: 13
2 rooms: 70
3 rooms: 235
4 rooms: 589
5 rooms: 1,390
6 rooms: 1,445
7 rooms: 835
8 rooms: 368
9 or more rooms: 334

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Henry County, Alabama:

1 room: 10
2 rooms: 76
3 rooms: 183
4 rooms: 369
5 rooms: 409
6 rooms: 130
7 rooms: 34
8 rooms: 31
9 or more rooms: 4

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Henry County:

no bedroom: 51
1 bedroom: 124
2 bedrooms: 1,055
3 bedrooms: 3,335
4 bedrooms: 641
5 or more bedrooms: 73

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Henry County:

no bedroom: 15
1 bedroom: 226
2 bedrooms: 594
3 bedrooms: 360
4 bedrooms: 38
5 or more bedrooms: 13

Cars and other vehicles available in Henry County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 343
1 vehicle: 1,503
2 vehicles: 2,116
3 vehicles: 948
4 vehicles: 230
5 or more vehicles: 139

Cars and other vehicles available in Henry County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 254
1 vehicle: 559
2 vehicles: 327
3 vehicles: 92
4 vehicles: 14
5 or more vehicles: 0

67% of Henry County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Alabama.

Henry County:	66.6%
State average:	58.1%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 12077
Northeast: 458
Midwest: 556
South: 2742
West: 180

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (70%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Utility gas (10%)
No fuel used (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (57%)
Utility gas (19%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Wood (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 124

Here:	7.0%
Alabama:	10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 57

Here:	5.7%
Alabama:	10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	1.2%
Alabama:	14.1%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Henry County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $748,000
Solid Waste Management: $355,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $890,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,126,000
Police Protection: $841,000

Financial Administration: $509,000

General Public Buildings: $337,000

Solid Waste Management: $336,000

Central Staff Services: $278,000

General - Other: $254,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $170,000

Welfare - Other: $81,000

Parks & Recreation: $31,000

Health Services - Other: $12,000
General - Interest on Debt: $82,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $326,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,595,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $323,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,220,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $698,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,023,000
Interest Earnings: $70,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $342,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,490,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,931,000
All Other: $132,000

General Support: $132,000
Tax - Property: $1,202,000
Total General Sales: $653,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $125,000

Motor Vehicle License: $61,000

NEC: $23,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,914,000

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