Henry County, Virginia (VA)

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• • 35,72969.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 11,66122.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,9515.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 8341.6%Two or more races
  • 3360.7%Asian alone
  • 710.1%Some other race alone
  • 290.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

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

• Murders: 6
• Rapes: 17
• Robberies: 27
• Assaults: 126
• Burglaries: 246
• Thefts: 878
• Auto thefts: 80

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

• Murders: 7
• Rapes: 12
• Robberies: 39
• Assaults: 119
• Burglaries: 301
• Thefts: 915
• Auto thefts: 108

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $571 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $493 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Henry County is $387 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $619 a month.

Cities in this county include: Martinsville, Collinsville, Horse Pasture, Chatmoss, Stanleytown, Bassett, Fieldale, Oak Level, Villa Heights, Laurel Park.

Neighboring counties: Cimarron County, Oklahoma , Custer County, Oklahoma , Lewis County, West Virginia , Putnam County, West Virginia , James City County .

Current college students: 2,200
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,432 (51.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 642010 or later
• 5482000 to 2009
• 5381990 to 1999
• 2701980 to 1989
• 771970 to 1979
• 52Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,922
• One, attached: 326
• Two: 262
• 3 or 4: 705
• 5 to 9: 558
• 10 to 19: 620
• 20 to 49: 241
• 50 or more: 97
• Mobile homes: 5,528

Housing units in Henry County with a mortgage: 6,831 (141 second mortgage, 620 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,761

Religion statistics for Henry County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Henry County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Virginia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4512-VA: April 2, 2020, FEMA Id: 4512, Natural disaster type: Other
• Virginia Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 8, 2018 - September 21, 2018, FEMA Id: 4401, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 01, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3359: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3359, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Virginia Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 23, 2006 to July 06, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1655: July 13, 2006, FEMA Id: 1655, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Virginia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3240: September 12, 2005, FEMA Id: 3240, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Virginia Severe Winter Storm, Snowfall, Heavy Rain, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: February 15, 2003 to February 28, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1458: March 27, 2003, FEMA Id: 1458, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood, Heavy Rain, Snowfall
• Virginia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 25, 2000 to January 30, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1318: February 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1318, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Virginia Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 05, 1996 to September 23, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1135: September 06, 1996, FEMA Id: 1135, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Virginia Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1086: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1086, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
• Virginia Ice Storm, Winter Storm, Severe Storm, Incident Period: March 01, 1994 to March 05, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1021: April 11, 1994, FEMA Id: 1021, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Winter Storm, Storm
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.85% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($30,327 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.46% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($20,693 average AGI)
1.39% relocated from other states ($9,635 average AGI)

Henry County:	1.39%
Virginia average:	3.61%

from Martinsville city, VA	1.63% ($26,944 average AGI)
from Franklin County, VA	0.45% ($29,000)
from Patrick County, VA	0.35% ($26,769)
from Rockingham County, NC	0.35% ($26,646)
from Pittsylvania County, VA	0.25% ($33,277)
from Danville city, VA	0.15% ($25,889)
from Guilford County, NC	0.11% ($26,050)

4.90% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($33,030 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.21% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($18,848 average AGI)
1.69% relocated to other states ($14,182 average AGI)

Henry County:	1.69%
Virginia average:	3.89%

to Martinsville city, VA	1.48% ($25,402 average AGI)
to Franklin County, VA	0.34% ($33,540)
to Patrick County, VA	0.33% ($30,098)
to Rockingham County, NC	0.27% ($24,480)
to Guilford County, NC	0.18% ($43,152)
to Pittsylvania County, VA	0.18% ($34,212)
to Roanoke city, VA	0.12% ($26,087)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Henry County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 10,054 (3,118 living alone), Female householders: 11,436 (4,352 living alone)

• 9,602 spouses (9,489 opposite-sex spouses), 1,087 unmarried partners, (1,082 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,801 children (12,546 natural, 301 adopted, 979 stepchildren), 2,026 grandchildren, 417 brothers or sisters, 455 parents, 84 foster children, 912 other relatives, 1,296 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 743

Size of family households: 6,994 2-persons, 3,144 3-persons, 1,779 4-persons, 691 5-persons, 280 6-persons, 159 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,460 1-person, 1,007 2-persons, 99 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

4,982 married couples with children.
3,049 single-parent households (569 men, 2,480 women).

93.3% of residents of Henry speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $233,230,000 ($4,096 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,876,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $136,236,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $52,855,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $41,000
Federal grants: $29,112,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,846,000 ($7,307,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,139,000 ($318,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,436,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,326,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,975,000

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

Here:	-42 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.41 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

• Year house built in Henry County, Virginia
• 2132014 or later
• 1022010 to 2013
• 2,1742000 to 2009
• 4,3111990 to 1999
• 3,9891980 to 1989
• 4,8581970 to 1979
• 4,6601960 to 1969
• 2,9911950 to 1959
• 1,3971940 to 1949
• 1,4371939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Henry County, Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Henry County, Virginia
• 281 room
• 562 rooms
• 2193 rooms
• 1,7124 rooms
• 4,2115 rooms
• 3,4866 rooms
• 2,4207 rooms
• 1,4408 rooms
• 1,7679+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Henry County, Virginia
• 1111 room
• 1972 rooms
• 6313 rooms
• 1,9074 rooms
• 1,8135 rooms
• 6536 rooms
• 3637 rooms
• 2058 rooms
• 1269+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Henry County, Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Henry County, Virginia
• 49no bedroom
• 2501 bedroom
• 3,4512 bedrooms
• 8,3303 bedrooms
• 2,7184 bedrooms
• 4945+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Henry County, Virginia
• 117no bedroom
• 7151 bedroom
• 2,8092 bedrooms
• 1,9893 bedrooms
• 2664 bedrooms
• 1515+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Henry County, Virginia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Henry County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 559no vehicle
• 3,8361 vehicle
• 5,3382 vehicles
• 3,3013 vehicles
• 1,7744 vehicles
• 6445+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Henry County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,006no vehicle
• 2,9011 vehicle
• 1,4132 vehicles
• 5733 vehicles
• 1504 vehicles
• 165+ vehicles

90.6% of Henry County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Virginia.

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

• This state: 37,234
• Other state: 12,788
• Northeast: 1,880
• Midwest: 1,033
• South: 9,221
• West: 567

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,257
• Number of aged recipients: 118
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,139
• Number of recipients under 18: 191
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 830
• Number of recipients older than 64: 236
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 555
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 505

Henry County on our top lists:

• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
• #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"