County profile
Henry County, AL
United States · GDP 2024
#2172 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 65% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$681.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,087
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
311
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
18,394
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$59.9k±$6.6k
Bachelor's degree+
21.8%±2.7%
Poverty rate
18.3%±2.9%
Business applications
191 · 2025
Retail establishments
49
26.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Utilities36%
Health care25%
Retail trade12%
Manufacturing10%
Transportation9%
Food & accommodation9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
18,394
residents · 2025 · +7.1% since 2020
Income per capita $56.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,545
International migration+87
Natural change−407
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$459.1M2019
$476.4M2020
$547.7M2021
$610.2M2022
$638.4M2023
$681.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$161.0k±$11.9k
Median gross rent
$769/mo±$66/mo
Vacancy rate
23.4%±2.6%
Affordability
3.1× wages
Residential permits
$23.9M
100 units · 5.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
42.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$878/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 83Drought 81Tornado 73
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1642016
1602017
1702018
1822019
1742020
1882021
2192022
2512023
2672024
2732025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 138% since 2021422021
262022
292023
722024
1002025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
84.4 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
5.5 km
BAYL
Nearest port
142.4 km
MURPHY OIL CO
Nearest commercial airport
29.2 km
DOTHAN RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.5k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Henry?
Henry's economy produced $681.0M in 2024, growing 6.7% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is utilities.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.