Henry County vs Shelby County

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

Henry County and Shelby 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 45,104 in Shelby County). Shelby County has the higher median household income ($71,301 vs $60,144 in Henry County). Shelby County has the higher median home value ($188,300 vs $140,200 in Henry County).

Population, income & housing

	Henry County	Shelby County
Population	48,896	45,104
Median age	42.1 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,144	$71,301
Median home value	$140,200	$188,300
Median gross rent	$807	$956
Housing units	20,968	19,576
Homeownership rate	75.9%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henry County	Shelby County
Population	48,255 → 48,896 (+1.3%)	44,438 → 45,104 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$49,832 → $60,144 (+20.7%)	$60,404 → $71,301 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$100,400 → $140,200 (+39.6%)	$133,200 → $188,300 (+41.4%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $807 (+11.9%)	$801 → $956 (+19.4%)

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

Shelby County

Population

44,43845,104

Median household income

$60,404$71,301

Median home value

$133,200$188,300

Median gross rent

$801$956

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henry County	Shelby County
Under 5	5.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.4%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.5%	13.2%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.6%
45 to 54	13.4%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.3%	14.8%
65 to 74	11.2%	10.6%
75 and over	8.0%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henry County	Shelby County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	90.5%
Black or African American	2.3%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henry County	Shelby County
No high school diploma	9.4%	9.6%
High school graduate	42.9%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henry County	Shelby County
Drove alone	79.8%	79.3%
Carpooled	9.6%	8.6%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.6%
Worked from home	8.1%	8.5%
Other means	0.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henry County	Shelby County
1-unit, detached	82.6%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	6.3%
20 or more units	2.7%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Henry County	Shelby County
Poverty rate	13.0%	11.5%
Average household size	2.47	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1959	1971