Crawford County vs Henry County

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

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

Crawford County has the higher population (22,890 vs 22,194 in Henry County). Henry County has the higher median household income ($56,621 vs $56,345 in Crawford County). Crawford County has the higher median home value ($166,000 vs $153,500 in Henry County).

Population, income & housing

	Crawford County	Henry County
Population	22,890	22,194
Median age	42.3 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,345	$56,621
Median home value	$166,000	$153,500
Median gross rent	$807	$740
Housing units	11,423	10,708
Homeownership rate	72.4%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crawford County	Henry County
Population	24,154 → 22,890 (-5.2%)	21,735 → 22,194 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$44,438 → $56,345 (+26.8%)	$45,795 → $56,621 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$124,700 → $166,000 (+33.1%)	$110,500 → $153,500 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$624 → $807 (+29.3%)	$639 → $740 (+15.8%)

Crawford County

Population

24,15422,890

Median household income

$44,438$56,345

Median home value

$124,700$166,000

Median gross rent

$624$807

Henry County

Population

21,73522,194

Median household income

$45,795$56,621

Median home value

$110,500$153,500

Median gross rent

$639$740

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crawford County	Henry County
Under 5	5.8%	5.8%
5 to 17	16.5%	16.6%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.0%
25 to 34	11.3%	10.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	15.0%	14.9%
65 to 74	12.3%	12.8%
75 and over	8.4%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crawford County	Henry County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	91.9%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crawford County	Henry County
No high school diploma	15.1%	9.9%
High school graduate	40.1%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crawford County	Henry County
Drove alone	78.1%	82.7%
Carpooled	15.0%	8.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.1%
Walked	0.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	6.4%
Other means	1.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crawford County	Henry County
1-unit, detached	76.0%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Crawford County	Henry County
Poverty rate	13.6%	16.3%
Average household size	2.37	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1980	1979