Henry County, Tennessee (TN)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.7%), Educational,health and social services (15.7%), Retail trade (12.5%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Henry County, Tennessee:

Median resident age:	40.9 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 15,026	(48.3%)
Females: 16,089	(51.7%)

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Henry County:	2.4 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,153
Tennessee:	$42,367

This county:	$368
State:	$503

Henry County:	$102,306
Tennessee:	$130,800

Detached houses: $158,389

Here:	$158,389
State:	$188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $124,609

Here:	$124,609
State:	$161,999

In 2-unit structures: $125,978

Here:	$125,978
State:	$142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $84,656

Here:	$84,656
State:	$133,385

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $75,403

Here:	$75,403
State:	$164,555

Mobile homes: $44,562

Here:	$44,562
State:	$44,109

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$46,838

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 63
• Burglaries: 169
• Thefts: 276
• Auto thefts: 42

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 58
• Burglaries: 178
• Thefts: 287
• Auto thefts: 35

This county:	14.3%
Whole state:	13.5%

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Henry County is $352 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $463 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $554 a month.

Cities in this county include: Paris, Puryear, Henry, Cottage Grove, Buchanan-Elkhorn, Springville.

Neighboring counties: Benton County , Carroll County , Calloway County, Kentucky , Graves County, Kentucky , Stewart County , Weakley County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Henry County: Cypress Bay Resort (A), Cypress Creek Cabin Area (B), Slaughters Dock (C), Eagle Nest Marina (D), Iron Bridge Landing (E), Kentucky-Tennessee Spur (F), Mansard Island Resort (G), Britton Ford Campground (H), Shamrock Dock (I), Shamrock Resort (J), Pleasant View Resort (K), Pleasant View Dock (L), West Sandy Landing (M), Morgans Dock (N), Sulphur Well Landing (O), County Junction Resort (P), Williams Dock (Q), Spinks Spur (R), Oak Haven Acres Dock (S), Swan Bay Resort Dock (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Henry County include: Springville Church (A), Spring Hill Church (B), Spring Creek Church (C), Cedar Hill Church (D), Central Point Baptist Church (E), Chapel Hill Church (F), Chestnut Grove Church (G), Shiloh Church (H), Coldwater Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Atkins Cemetery (1), Kemp Cemetery (2), Kendall Cemetery (3), Eastwood Cemetery (4), Littleton Cemetery (5), Babb Cemetery (6), Kennerly Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Briarpatch Lake (A), Weaks Lake (B), Mason Lake (C), Thompson Creek Number Five Lake (D), Jones Bend Lake (E), Farmer Pond (F), Middle Fork Obion Lake Five (G), Middle Fork Obion Lake Number Seven (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Crossnoe Slough (A), Rabbit Creek (B), Bowles Branch (C), Vaughn Branch (D), Bomar Creek (E), Bomar Branch (F), Jones Bend Creek (G), Gillooly Branch (H), Wade Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Henry County include: Big Sandy Unit Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge (1), Big Eagle Recreation Area (2), West Sandy Wildlife Management Area (3), Greenhead Recreation Area (4), Paris Landing State Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Springville Post Office (A), Buchanan Post Office (B), Como Post Office (C), Mansfield Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	13.3%
Tennessee:	10.3%

Current college students: 716
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 312 (42% naturalized citizens)

Henry County:	1.0%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,332
• One, attached: 116
• Two: 417
• 3 or 4: 244
• 5 to 9: 331
• 10 to 19: 93
• 20 or more: 56
• Mobile homes: 3,978
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 216

Housing units in Henry County with a mortgage: 3,448 (331 second mortgage, 115 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,677

Here:	56.3% with mortgage
State:	66.0% with mortgage

Henry County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 57 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/7/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 36 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Henry County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 57% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 86.1 miles away from Henry County center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 89.9 miles away from the county center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 61.2 miles away from the county center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 84.5 miles away from Henry County center
On 11/29/1996 at 05:41:33, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 12.6 mi) earthquake occurred 94.7 miles away from the county center
On 2/5/1994 at 14:55:37, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 LG, 4.2 MD, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 87.3 miles away from Henry County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,121 (82%) Carpooled: 1,728 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%) Taxi: 18 (0%) Motorcycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 176 (1%) Other means: 97 (1%) Worked at home: 330 (2%)

6.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,673 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.95%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.08% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($13,951 average AGI)
3.87% relocated from other states ($18,722 average AGI)

Henry County:	3.87%
Tennessee average:	3.80%

from Carroll County, TN	0.56% ($24,730 average AGI)
from Benton County, TN	0.50% ($26,474)
from Calloway County, KY	0.45% ($25,922)
from Weakley County, TN	0.37% ($31,929)
from Shelby County, TN	0.19% ($50,286)
from Stewart County, TN	0.16% ($21,167)
from Davidson County, TN	0.16% ($24,056)

5.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,508 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.99%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.04% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($13,516 average AGI)
2.95% relocated to other states ($13,991 average AGI)

Henry County:	2.95%
Tennessee average:	2.97%

to Calloway County, KY	0.52% ($21,207 average AGI)
to Carroll County, TN	0.45% ($22,380)
to Benton County, TN	0.43% ($25,250)
to Weakley County, TN	0.39% ($23,273)
to Davidson County, TN	0.39% ($25,932)
to Shelby County, TN	0.18% ($30,750)
to Madison County, TN	0.18% ($29,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,735 (5,522 aged, 1,213 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 25,975 (7,285 male householders, 1,810 female householders)

  7,293 spouses, 7,976 children (6,919 natural, 230 adopted, 827 stepchildren), 547 grandchildren, 128 brothers or sisters, 168 parents, 386 other relatives, 382 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,617 (1,797 male householders (1,475 living alone)), 2,186 female householders (2,042 living alone)), 634 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 523 (428 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,690 2-persons, 2,097 3-persons, 1,497 4-persons, 553 5-persons, 197 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,517 1-person, 366 2-persons, 76 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

97.2% of residents of Henry County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 39% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $212,284,000 ($6738 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,393,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $103,503,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $48,960,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,202,000
Federal grants: $43,485,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,161,000 ($33,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,973,000 ($983,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,418,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,673,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,641,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	+26 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.13 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.0

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

56% of Henry County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Tennessee.

Henry County:	55.7%
State average:	54.7%

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

• This state: 18521
• Northeast: 819
• Midwest: 4895
• South: 5490
• West: 946

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,600

Here:	2.5%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Here:	5.1%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Here:	10.8%
Tennessee:	22.8%

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