Henrico County, Virginia

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 334,434
Median household income: $86,397
Median home value: $333,600

Home to 334,434 residents, Henrico County is one of Virginia's counties. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $86,397 runs below the Virginia figure of $90,974.

From 2019 to 2023, Henrico County's population grew 2.1% from 327,535 to 334,434, while its median household income rose 22.9% from $70,307 to $86,397.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 50.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 334,434
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $86,397
Median home value: $333,600
Median gross rent: $1,474
Housing units: 142,964
Homeownership rate: 64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

327,535334,434

Median household income

$70,307$86,397

Median home value

$242,600$333,600

Median gross rent

$1,170$1,474

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	327,535	$70,307	$242,600	$1,170
2020	330,076	$72,295	$253,900	$1,192
2021	331,924	$76,345	$268,400	$1,258
2022	333,120	$82,424	$309,700	$1,380
2023	334,434	$86,397	$333,600	$1,474

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19,429	5.8%
5 to 17	54,836	16.4%
18 to 24	25,874	7.7%
25 to 34	46,937	14.0%
35 to 44	46,729	14.0%
45 to 54	42,629	12.7%
55 to 64	42,689	12.8%
65 to 74	32,750	9.8%
75 and over	22,561	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	167,297	50.0%
Black or African American	98,216	29.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	400	0.1%
Asian	31,692	9.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	138	0.0%
Some other race	1,508	0.5%
Two or more races	12,809	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22,374	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate21.8%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree26.4%

Graduate or professional degree19.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16,355	7.0%
High school graduate	51,077	21.8%
Some college or associate's	59,693	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	61,964	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	45,206	19.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone69.6%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home19.8%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	121,286	69.6%
Carpooled	13,046	7.5%
Public transit	1,439	0.8%
Walked	1,293	0.7%
Bicycle	234	0.1%
Worked from home	34,539	19.8%
Other means	2,410	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	34,573	24.7%
15 to 29 min	69,055	49.4%
30 to 44 min	25,738	18.4%
45 to 59 min	4,697	3.4%
60+ min	5,645	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 8.4% (27,912 of 330,801)

	Count	Share
Family households	85,753	63.2%
Nonfamily households	49,846	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	135,599	94.8%
Vacant	7,365	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	87,622	64.6%
Renter-occupied	47,977	35.4%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached10.6%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units6.6%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	91,140	63.8%
1-unit, attached	15,130	10.6%
2 to 4 units	7,631	5.3%
5 to 19 units	19,140	13.4%
20 or more units	9,454	6.6%
Mobile home & other	469	0.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 51087
State: Virginia
Land area: 234 sq mi
Water area: 11 sq mi
Center point: 37.4375, -77.3003

Cities & places

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