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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Henry County is $26,845, which is lower than the state average of $30,019 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Henry County median household income is $52,518, which has grown by 31.78% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 22.70% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Henry County residents spend 22.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #27

Henry County	26,845 USD
Illinois	30,019 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Henry County	31,387 USD
Illinois	32,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Henry County	38,848 USD
Illinois	39,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Henry County	23,362 USD
Illinois	26,489 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #30

Henry County	52,518 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Henry County	65,639 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #36

Henry County	31.78%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Henry County		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.79%	$12,624, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.73%	$17,842, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.19%	$2,105, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.65%	$22,941, see rank	16.75%	$26,034	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Henry County	64,751 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Henry County	78,398 USD
Illinois	92,664 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Henry County	Illinois	U.S.
White	$53,045, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Black	$16,500, see rank	$34,174	$35,600
Hispanic	$43,634, see rank	$46,782	$42,396
Asian	$24,167, see rank	$75,890	$73,244
One Race, Other	$42,576, see rank	$44,842	$40,300
Two or More Races	$29,750, see rank	$48,716	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Henry County	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$27,238, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$60,383, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$64,484, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$34,719, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Henry County	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	39,887, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	19,499, 48.89%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	13,456, 69.01%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	17, 0.09%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	13,439, 68.92%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	12,599, 93.75%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	840, 6.25%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,043, 30.99%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	20,388, 51.11%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	11,586, 56.83%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	11,586, 56.83%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	10,973, 94.71%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	613, 5.29%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	8,802, 43.17%, see rank	38.96%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Henry County	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	23,296, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	19,187, 82.36%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,511, 10.78%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	29, 0.12%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	491, 2.11%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	227, 0.97%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	851, 3.65%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Henry County	22.7 minutes
Illinois	28.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Henry County	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	23,572	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	12,599, 53.45%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,382, 26.84%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,480, 11.75%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,832, 14.54%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	139, 1.10%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,415, 11.23%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,402, 27.00%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	10,973, 46.55%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,929, 35.81%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,479, 22.59%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,666, 33.41%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	40, 0.36%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11, 0.10%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	839, 7.65%, see rank	6.66%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Henry County	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	23,572, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	855, 3.63%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	1,765, 7.49%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,210, 17.86%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	758, 3.22%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,683, 11.38%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,557, 6.61%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	384, 1.63%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,150, 4.88%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,507, 6.39%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,941, 20.96%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,598, 6.78%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,081, 4.59%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,083, 4.59%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Henry County	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,299	10.79%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,097	8.07%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.