Henry County vs Winneshiek County

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

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

Henry County has the higher population (20,228 vs 19,972 in Winneshiek County). Winneshiek County has the higher median household income ($75,652 vs $64,604 in Henry County). Winneshiek County has the higher median home value ($239,000 vs $148,600 in Henry County).

Population, income & housing

	Henry County	Winneshiek County
Population	20,228	19,972
Median age	40.5 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,604	$75,652
Median home value	$148,600	$239,000
Median gross rent	$770	$800
Housing units	8,442	9,011
Homeownership rate	74.0%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henry County	Winneshiek County
Population	19,941 → 20,228 (+1.4%)	20,262 → 19,972 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$53,501 → $64,604 (+20.8%)	$65,263 → $75,652 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$115,500 → $148,600 (+28.7%)	$177,300 → $239,000 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	$694 → $770 (+11.0%)	$702 → $800 (+14.0%)

Henry County

Population

19,94120,228

Median household income

$53,501$64,604

Median home value

$115,500$148,600

Median gross rent

$694$770

Winneshiek County

Population

20,26219,972

Median household income

$65,263$75,652

Median home value

$177,300$239,000

Median gross rent

$702$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henry County	Winneshiek County
Under 5	5.3%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.7%	14.3%
18 to 24	10.6%	13.9%
25 to 34	11.7%	9.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.3%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.5%
55 to 64	13.8%	14.7%
65 to 74	10.9%	13.1%
75 and over	8.5%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henry County	Winneshiek County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	93.8%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	1.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henry County	Winneshiek County
No high school diploma	8.6%	4.6%
High school graduate	33.5%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henry County	Winneshiek County
Drove alone	80.7%	71.3%
Carpooled	10.1%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.1%	10.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.1%	11.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henry County	Winneshiek County
1-unit, detached	78.5%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	4.5%
20 or more units	2.6%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Henry County	Winneshiek County
Poverty rate	12.1%	7.9%
Average household size	2.44	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1966	1960