Henry County, Georgia

Henry County is one of the 159 county of Georgia, located towards the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. The population of the county was 119341 as per the 2000 census data. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 191502, making it Georgia's ninth largest county. Its area is just over 324.48 sq mi (840.4 sq km), of which, 322.71 square miles (835.82 sq km) of it is land and 1.77 square miles (4.58 sq km) of it is water, it is the 93rd largest in terms of geographical size.

Henry County Georgia
Map of Henry County, Georgia

As of the census of 2000, there were 119341 people in the county, organized into 41373 households, and 33323 families living in the county. The population density was 369.8 people per square mile (142.78/kmē), it is the 15th most populated county in terms of population density. There were 43166 housing units at an average density of 133.8 per square mile (51.66/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.87 persons, and the average family size was 3.19 persons. In the county Population was distributed with 29.2% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 21% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 191502, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 120485 White, 62463 Black or African American, 448 American Indian, 5265 Asian, 69 Native Hawaiian, and 2772 from two or more races.

Henry County Georgia Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Henry County Georgia School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Henry County Georgia GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $57309, it would be the sixth highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Georgia. The median income for a family in the county was $61607, it is sixth wealthiest county by median family income in Georgia. The per capita income for the county was $22945, it would be the 11th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Georgia.

In 2000, 32860 pupils and students, of which 16785 are male and 16075 are female, 27.53% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 2759 nursery or pri school, 2114 kindergarten, 16394 elementary school, 6941 high school and 4652 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Blacksville CdpHenry County0.080.080450.71352753750
2Hampton CityHenry County4.324.290.033857899.61892446094
3Locust Grove CityHenry County2.22.130.0723221089.51612042188
4Mcdonough CityHenry County7.87.760.0484931093.81902941482
5Stockbridge CityHenry County1110.950.0598539002138048296
YearPopulation
April 2000 census119341
April 2000 Estimate119344
July 2000 Estimate121580
July 2001 Estimate130460
July 2002 Estimate139796
July 2003 Estimate149455
July 2004 Estimate157954
July 2005 Estimate166974
July 2006 Estimate177116
July 2007 Estimate185367
July 2008 Estimate191502
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school151512442759
Kindergarten11629522114
Elementary school8426796816394
High school350634356941
College or graduate school217624764652
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Henry County, Georgia$57309$61607$22945
Georgia, United States$42433$49280$21154
United States$41994$50046$21587