Henry County vs Jackson County

A side-by-side comparison of Henry County and Jackson County: population, income, housing, and more.

Henry County and Jackson County are counties in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Henry County has the higher population (48,896 vs 46,319 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median household income ($70,208 vs $60,144 in Henry County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($174,500 vs $140,200 in Henry County).

Population, income & housing

	Henry County	Jackson County
Population	48,896	46,319
Median age	42.1 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,144	$70,208
Median home value	$140,200	$174,500
Median gross rent	$807	$946
Housing units	20,968	19,231
Homeownership rate	75.9%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henry County	Jackson County
Population	48,255 → 48,896 (+1.3%)	44,025 → 46,319 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$49,832 → $60,144 (+20.7%)	$51,250 → $70,208 (+37.0%)
Median home value	$100,400 → $140,200 (+39.6%)	$125,300 → $174,500 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $807 (+11.9%)	$767 → $946 (+23.3%)

Henry County

Population

48,25548,896

Median household income

$49,832$60,144

Median home value

$100,400$140,200

Median gross rent

$721$807

Jackson County

Population

44,02546,319

Median household income

$51,250$70,208

Median home value

$125,300$174,500

Median gross rent

$767$946

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henry County	Jackson County
Under 5	5.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	15.4%	18.2%
18 to 24	8.1%	8.0%
25 to 34	12.5%	12.5%
35 to 44	12.2%	13.5%
45 to 54	13.4%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.3%	13.1%
65 to 74	11.2%	9.2%
75 and over	8.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henry County	Jackson County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	80.7%
Black or African American	2.3%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henry County	Jackson County
No high school diploma	9.4%	10.8%
High school graduate	42.9%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henry County	Jackson County
Drove alone	79.8%	82.9%
Carpooled	9.6%	8.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	3.8%
Other means	0.4%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henry County	Jackson County
1-unit, detached	82.6%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	7.2%
20 or more units	2.7%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Henry County	Jackson County
Poverty rate	13.0%	11.2%
Average household size	2.47	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1959	1978