Henry County vs Rhea County

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

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

Rhea County has the higher population (33,299 vs 32,345 in Henry County). Rhea County has the higher median household income ($58,133 vs $48,540 in Henry County). Rhea County has the higher median home value ($178,500 vs $145,200 in Henry County).

Population, income & housing

	Henry County	Rhea County
Population	32,345	33,299
Median age	45.8 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,540	$58,133
Median home value	$145,200	$178,500
Median gross rent	$741	$796
Housing units	17,044	15,311
Homeownership rate	75.6%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henry County	Rhea County
Population	32,284 → 32,345 (+0.2%)	32,719 → 33,299 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$40,502 → $48,540 (+19.8%)	$42,206 → $58,133 (+37.7%)
Median home value	$103,300 → $145,200 (+40.6%)	$122,600 → $178,500 (+45.6%)
Median gross rent	$643 → $741 (+15.2%)	$647 → $796 (+23.0%)

Henry County

Population

32,28432,345

Median household income

$40,502$48,540

Median home value

$103,300$145,200

Median gross rent

$643$741

Rhea County

Population

32,71933,299

Median household income

$42,206$58,133

Median home value

$122,600$178,500

Median gross rent

$647$796

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henry County	Rhea County
Under 5	4.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.4%	15.9%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.3%
25 to 34	10.2%	11.7%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.6%
55 to 64	15.7%	13.9%
65 to 74	13.9%	11.9%
75 and over	9.6%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henry County	Rhea County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	87.5%
Black or African American	7.2%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henry County	Rhea County
No high school diploma	11.6%	15.9%
High school graduate	45.3%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henry County	Rhea County
Drove alone	83.7%	81.2%
Carpooled	5.9%	10.9%
Public transit	0.4%	0.2%
Walked	0.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	6.1%
Other means	4.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henry County	Rhea County
1-unit, detached	63.4%	68.2%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	1.5%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	26.6%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Henry County	Rhea County
Poverty rate	18.3%	15.3%
Average household size	2.41	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1983	1991