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Henry County, Indiana

Henry County, Indiana. Henry County had 49,137 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than Indiana (+2.8%). It holds 32 places (16 cities, villages and boroughs, 13 towns and townships and 3 census-designated) and 13 census tracts. GEOID 18065.

Henry County is the county of the New Castle, IN micropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

49,137

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 48,914 · ACS 2020-2024: 48,970

Median household income

$63,150

±$2,842 (90% margin)
Indiana: $71,957

Median home value

$154,400

±$7,343 (90% margin)
Indiana: $218,200

Median gross rent

$820

±$29 (90% margin)
Indiana: $1,062

How many people live in Henry County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 48,914 residents in Henry County. The Census Bureau estimates 49,137 for July 1, 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than Indiana (+2.8%). The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 48,970 over 392 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 +14 (48,919)
2021→2022 −270 (48,649)
2022→2023 +238 (48,887)
2023→2024 +134 (49,021)
2024→2025 +116 (49,137)

Henry County in Indiana. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Henry County	Indiana	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	48,970	6,851,073	+715
Households	18,642±329	2,716,009	no clear change
Average household size	2.46±0.04	2.46	no clear change
Housing units	20,996±54	2,976,568	−205

Henry County's population since 2000

From 48,508 in 2000 to 49,137 in 2025: up 1.3%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 48,508
2005 (estimate) 48,064
2010 Census 49,462
2015 (estimate) 48,662
2020 Census 48,914
2025 (estimate) 49,137

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Henry County?

Henry County holds 32 places: 16 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places), 13 towns and townships (county subdivisions with their own government) and 3 census-designated places. The largest is Henry Township, Henry County with 22,005 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Henry County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Henry Township, Henry County	township	21,978	21,970±42	$58,355	$126,400	17.0%	100%
New Castle	city	17,396	17,367±38	$51,606	$98,000	20.1%	100%
Prairie Township, Henry County	township	5,999	5,991±23	$68,088	$195,000	5.4%	100%
Fall Creek Township, Henry County	township	4,665	4,674±17	$69,350	$174,500	6.7%	100%
Wayne Township, Henry County	township	4,115	4,134±18	$62,599	$176,600	21.8%	100%
Middletown	town	2,253	2,235±297	$56,008	$96,200	12.7%	100%
Spiceland Township	township	2,184	2,122±429	$81,643	$206,500	14.3%	100%
Knightstown	town	2,140	2,241±364	$49,792	$130,000	22.0%	100%
Greensboro Township	township	1,611	1,782±315	$56,111	$150,700	12.4%	100%
Liberty Township, Henry County	township	1,457	1,496±285	$71,845	$168,500	13.0%	100%
Harrison Township, Henry CountyGEOID 1806531828	township	1,427	1,317±372	$100,083	$181,000	3.1%	100%
Jefferson Township, Henry CountyGEOID 1806537998	township	1,368	1,275±309	$56,141	$167,700	4.8%	100%
Dudley Township	township	1,121	847±175	$83,594	$159,400	4.5%	100%
Blue River Township, Henry County	township	1,106	1,244±272	$85,536	$183,300	11.5%	100%
Franklin Township, Henry County	township	1,073	1,160±261	$67,250	$170,800	11.7%	100%
Spiceland	town	958	840±242	$65,875	$118,300	22.2%	100%
Stoney Creek Township, Henry County	township	810	958±237	$62,500	$117,700	6.7%	100%
WestwoodGEOID 1883456	CDP	–	584±355	$147,743	$302,400	0.0%	100%
Kennard	town	451	415±154	$58,125	$110,700	10.4%	100%
Mount SummitGEOID 1851714	town	342	713±223	not published	$214,100	4.9%	100%
Lewisville	town	337	282±98	$50,208	$114,300	23.8%	100%
Mooreland	town	335	493±164	$60,714	$94,200	16.9%	100%
Sulphur SpringsGEOID 1874060	town	331	454±124	$51,250	$139,300	9.5%	100%
Straughn	town	259	229±92	$73,125	$112,000	11.8%	100%
Shirley	town	819	1,022±234	$67,083	$113,100	9.4%	25%
DunreithGEOID 1819162	town	171	204±103	$57,250	$104,200	6.9%	100%
CadizGEOID 1809712	town	163	226±145	$101,000	$105,600	13.6%	100%
SpringportGEOID 1872332	town	131	154±57	$46,528	$85,900	13.0%	100%
GreensboroGEOID 1829682	town	123	178±91	not published	$104,600	2.8%	100%
BlountsvilleGEOID 1805896	town	98	170±82	$52,375	$70,600	22.4%	100%
New LisbonGEOID 1853154	CDP	–	79±76	$146,161	not published	0.0%	100%
MillvilleGEOID 1849734	CDP	–	8±13	not published	not published	0.0%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Henry County?

The median resident of Henry County is 42.2 years old; 20.2% are under 18 and 19.6% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 92.1%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 2.6%. 1.3% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Henry County	Indiana	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	42.2±0.6	38.1	no clear change
Under 18 years	20.2%	23.3%	–
65 years and over	19.6%±0.1 pts	16.8%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.3%	8.6%	+0.5 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	92.1%±0.3 pts	75.4%	−1.4 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	2.2%±0.3 pts	9.1%	no clear change
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0.5%±0.1 pts	2.6%	no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.1%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.0%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2.6%±0.4 pts	3.8%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.2%±0.1 pts	0.4%	–
Born outside the United States	1.3%±0.3 pts	6.3%	+0.4 pts
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	2.3%±0.5 pts	10.3%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	7.6%±0.8 pts	6.3%	–
With a disability	20.3%±1.5 pts	14.2%	–
No health insurance coverage	5.7%±1.0 pts	7.4%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	90.5%±0.9 pts	90.4%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	17.5%±1.7 pts	29.5%	no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	6.1%±1.0 pts	10.8%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	1.1%±0.4 pts	2.1%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Henry County earn?

Half of Henry County's 18,642 households earn less than $63,150 a year (±$2,842), against $71,957 in Indiana. In 2015-2019 it was $61,328 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 13.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Henry County	Indiana	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$63,150±$2,842	$71,957	no clear change
Mean household income	$80,133±$4,005	$95,247	–
Per capita income	$32,182±$1,500	$38,351	no clear change
People below the poverty line	13.6%±1.6 pts	12.3%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	18.8%±3.7 pts	16.0%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	10.1%±1.2 pts	9.1%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	88.7%±1.6 pts	89.9%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Henry County?

Owners occupy 76.2% of Henry County's occupied homes and renters 23.8%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $154,400 by its owner (±$7,343). The median renter pays $820 a month including utilities, and 33.5% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Henry County	Indiana	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$154,400±$7,343	$218,200	+$30,838
Median gross rent	$820±$29	$1,062	−$67
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	33.5%±4.8 pts	38.9%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,136±$42	$1,404	–
Owner-occupied homes	76.2%±2.0 pts	70.6%	+2.7 pts
Housing units	20,996±54	2,976,568	−205
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.0%±0.6 pts	0.8%	–
Rental vacancy rate	7.3%±3.5 pts	5.6%	–
Single-family detached homes	82.1%±1.9 pts	72.6%	–
Mobile homes	4.0%±0.9 pts	4.4%	–
Built 2020 or later	0.4%±0.2 pts	1.7%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	28.6%±1.9 pts	16.0%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Henry County building?

Builders took permits for 44 new housing units across Henry County in 2025 (40 single-family), 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

2019 54 units
2020 57 units
2021 48 units
2022 34 units
2023 46 units
2024 51 units
2025 44 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Henry County get to work?

78.5% of Henry County's workers drive alone and 9.3% work from home. The average trip to work takes 25.8 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 3.7%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Henry County	Indiana	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	54.3%±1.6 pts	63.8%	–
Unemployment rate	3.7%±0.9 pts	4.3%	−1.8 pts
Drove alone to work	78.5%±2.1 pts	76.3%	–
Carpooled	9.2%±1.4 pts	9.1%	–
Public transportation	0.4%±0.3 pts	0.6%	–
Walked	1.7%±0.6 pts	1.9%	–
Worked from home	9.3%±1.7 pts	10.7%	+5.5 pts
Mean travel time to work	25.8 min±1.3	24.1 min	no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are Henry County's census tracts?

Henry County is divided into 13 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $25,345 (Tract 9763) to $85,609 (Tract 9768).

Census tracts of Henry County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; sort by any column

Tract 975518065975500	New Castle (3%)	6,040	5,419±606	$71,429	$162,800	not published	11.6%
Tract 975618065975600	Mooreland (10%)	4,055	5,213±321	$71,186	$194,200	$940	6.5%
Tract 975718065975700	Kennard (9%)	4,517	4,188±342	$65,846	$156,400	$838	7.0%
Tract 975818065975800	Middletown (51%)	4,647	4,648±42	$70,000	$174,500	$860	6.7%
Tract 975918065975900	New Castle (44%)	4,452	4,471±521	$71,983	$210,600	$741	5.1%
Tract 976018065976000	New Castle (95%)	3,257	3,000±459	$61,349	$133,200	$717	8.5%
Tract 976118065976100	New Castle (97%)	2,655	2,989±500	$37,017	$74,100	$813	30.7%
Tract 976318065976300	New Castle	1,787	1,882±345	$25,345	$70,900	$618	33.6%
Tract 976418065976400	New Castle (82%)	4,549	4,179±539	$65,393	$152,300	$779	15.2%
Tract 976518065976500	New Castle (95%)	2,396	2,530±367	$48,080	$67,800	$901	26.4%
Tract 976618065976600	New Castle (96%)	2,058	2,113±335	$57,436	$99,400	$834	15.1%
Tract 976718065976700	Knightstown (45%)	4,421	4,461±207	$60,074	$182,900	$958	22.5%
Tract 976818065976800	Spiceland (14%)	4,080	3,877±361	$85,609	$171,300	$759	10.6%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Henry County compare with Indiana's other counties?

Henry County's rank among Indiana's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	29th of 92
Growth 2020-2025	60th of 92
Residents per square mile	30th of 92
Median household income	68th of 92
Median home value	73rd of 92
Median gross rent	68th of 92
Poverty rate	28th of 92
Bachelor's degree or higher	62nd of 92
Median age	31st of 92

Every county in Indiana

Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Henry County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.