Ferrum vs Henry Fork

A side-by-side comparison of Ferrum and Henry Fork: population, income, housing, and more.

Ferrum and Henry Fork are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ferrum has the higher population (1,622 vs 843 in Henry Fork). Henry Fork has the higher median household income ($67,147 vs $31,750 in Ferrum). Since 2019, Ferrum's population has grown faster (-29.8% vs -34.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Ferrum	Henry Fork
Population	1,622	843
Median age	21.5 yrs	47.7 yrs
Median household income	$31,750	$67,147
Median home value	$202,500	—
Median gross rent	$662	$576
Housing units	436	475
Homeownership rate	64.9%	56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferrum	Henry Fork
Population	2,310 → 1,622 (-29.8%)	1,294 → 843 (-34.9%)
Median household income	$48,234 → $31,750 (-34.2%)	$35,061 → $67,147 (+91.5%)
Median home value	$130,400 → $202,500 (+55.3%)	$115,200 → $118,800 (+3.1%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $662 (-2.8%)	$633 → $576 (-9.0%)

Ferrum

Population

2,3101,622

Median household income

$48,234$31,750

Median home value

$130,400$202,500

Median gross rent

$681$662

Henry Fork

Population

1,294843

Median household income

$35,061$67,147

Median home value

$115,200$118,800

Median gross rent

$633$576

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferrum	Henry Fork
Under 5	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	6.9%	7.5%
18 to 24	57.5%	15.5%
25 to 34	6.6%	11.2%
35 to 44	3.6%	9.5%
45 to 54	3.7%	15.7%
55 to 64	10.9%	24.8%
65 to 74	5.2%	10.0%
75 and over	1.5%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferrum	Henry Fork
White (non-Hispanic)	66.2%	76.7%
Black or African American	25.4%	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferrum	Henry Fork
No high school diploma	22.6%	13.4%
High school graduate	21.2%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferrum	Henry Fork
Drove alone	47.8%	87.6%
Carpooled	8.8%	12.4%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	21.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferrum	Henry Fork
1-unit, detached	66.3%	26.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	17.9%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.3%	45.9%

Poverty & households

	Ferrum	Henry Fork
Poverty rate	35.1%	1.1%
Average household size	2.16	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1984	1980