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People QuickFacts |
Henry County |
Virginia |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
55,316 | 7,769,089 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-4.5% | 9.7% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
57,933 | 7,079,025 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
5.6% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
20.1% | 23.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
17.5% | 12.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
50.8% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
75.7% | 73.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
22.5% | 19.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.2% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.6% | 4.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
0.9% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
6.7% | 6.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
69.5% | 67.0% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
66.2% | 52.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.7% | 8.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
4.6% | 11.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
64.9% | 81.5% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
9.4% | 29.5% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
13,480 | 1,155,083 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.5 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
26,534 | 3,306,389 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
76.9% | 68.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
8.2% | 21.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$75,500 | $125,400 |
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Households, 2000 |
23,910 | 2,699,173 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.40 | 2.54 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$35,349 | $59,575 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,110 | $23,975 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
16.1% | 9.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Henry County |
Virginia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
1,011 | 200,5031 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
15,263 | 3,196,9141 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
4.9% | 10.1%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
2,536 | 502,175 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,991 | 529,520 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 7.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 5.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 3.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
16.3% | 29.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,017,410 | 83,952,547 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
108,142 | 69,267,796 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
428,619 | 80,509,062 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$7,472 | $11,069 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
31,555 | 10,929,429 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
59 | 27,577 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
286,716 | 118,526,7031 |
