Franklin County vs. Henry County

	Franklin County (VA)	Henry County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	56,195	50,953
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.1%	-6.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	56,135	54,182
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	56,159	54,151
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.2%	19.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.5%	23.9%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	51.9%
White alone, percent	89.5%	74.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	8.0%	22.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.9%	5.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	87.1%	69.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,966	3,965
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.0%	2.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	30,021	26,182
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.8%	72.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$178,000	$94,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,207	$927
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$362	$295
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$724	$592
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.9%	8.9%
Building permits, 2018	122	21
Households, 2014-2018	23,104	21,598
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.37	2.36
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.3%	89.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.4%	5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.2%	78.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	69.2%	67.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.0%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.5%	12.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.3%	14.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.7%	12.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.6%	51.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.3%	47.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	44,746	41,307
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	458,981	581,502
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,136	$10,978
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.6	23.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,639	$36,683
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,866	$21,501
Persons in poverty, percent	15.3%	20.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,163	803
Total employment, 2017	12,750	10,857
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	370,639	359,028
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.0%	-6.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,730	2,362
All firms, 2012	4,570	3,211
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,548	1,839
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,459	1,049
Minority-owned firms, 2012	324	435
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,133	2,631
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	457	324
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,980	2,726
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.8%	27.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	81.3	141.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	690.43	382.33

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Franklin county (VA) and Henry county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.