Henry County vs Ray County

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

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

Ray County has the higher population (23,149 vs 22,194 in Henry County). Ray County has the higher median household income ($72,152 vs $56,621 in Henry County). Ray County has the higher median home value ($187,400 vs $153,500 in Henry County).

Population, income & housing

	Henry County	Ray County
Population	22,194	23,149
Median age	44.1 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,621	$72,152
Median home value	$153,500	$187,400
Median gross rent	$740	$808
Housing units	10,708	9,901
Homeownership rate	73.9%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henry County	Ray County
Population	21,735 → 22,194 (+2.1%)	22,875 → 23,149 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$45,795 → $56,621 (+23.6%)	$61,957 → $72,152 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$110,500 → $153,500 (+38.9%)	$133,700 → $187,400 (+40.2%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $740 (+15.8%)	$717 → $808 (+12.7%)

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

Ray County

Population

22,87523,149

Median household income

$61,957$72,152

Median home value

$133,700$187,400

Median gross rent

$717$808

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henry County	Ray County
Under 5	5.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.2%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.9%	15.6%
65 to 74	12.8%	11.0%
75 and over	9.5%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henry County	Ray County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henry County	Ray County
No high school diploma	9.9%	9.8%
High school graduate	43.8%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henry County	Ray County
Drove alone	82.7%	79.0%
Carpooled	8.9%	8.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.6%
Walked	1.6%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	10.3%
Other means	0.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henry County	Ray County
1-unit, detached	74.0%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Henry County	Ray County
Poverty rate	16.3%	12.0%
Average household size	2.37	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1979	1974