Henry County vs Washington County

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

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

Washington County has the higher population (53,913 vs 50,365 in Henry County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($62,774 vs $48,445 in Henry County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($201,800 vs $120,300 in Henry County).

Population, income & housing

	Henry County	Washington County
Population	50,365	53,913
Median age	47.9 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$48,445	$62,774
Median home value	$120,300	$201,800
Median gross rent	$705	$832
Housing units	25,445	25,505
Homeownership rate	76.1%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henry County	Washington County
Population	51,308 → 50,365 (-1.8%)	54,071 → 53,913 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$37,952 → $48,445 (+27.6%)	$48,495 → $62,774 (+29.4%)
Median home value	$93,900 → $120,300 (+28.1%)	$151,800 → $201,800 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$604 → $705 (+16.7%)	$716 → $832 (+16.2%)

Henry County

Population

51,30850,365

Median household income

$37,952$48,445

Median home value

$93,900$120,300

Median gross rent

$604$705

Washington County

Population

54,07153,913

Median household income

$48,495$62,774

Median home value

$151,800$201,800

Median gross rent

$716$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henry County	Washington County
Under 5	4.5%	4.1%
5 to 17	15.0%	13.2%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	10.1%	11.0%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.2%
55 to 64	15.8%	15.1%
65 to 74	13.2%	14.1%
75 and over	11.2%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henry County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.9%	94.4%
Black or African American	22.3%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henry County	Washington County
No high school diploma	16.8%	9.9%
High school graduate	33.7%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henry County	Washington County
Drove alone	82.0%	82.5%
Carpooled	8.8%	7.9%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	0.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	7.5%
Other means	1.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henry County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	73.1%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	4.9%
20 or more units	1.3%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	18.1%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Henry County	Washington County
Poverty rate	14.8%	11.0%
Average household size	2.42	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1974	1981