County profile
Henry County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#1256 of 3,127 US counties by GDP42nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 27% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
13,162
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,037
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
48,095
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.4%
Median HH income
$71.9k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
24.7%±1.8%
Poverty rate
8.9%±1.4%
Business applications
355 · 2025
Retail establishments
156
32.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Boss Holdings, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$43.6M50DHQ-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
Manufacturing40%
Retail trade17%
Health care16%
Food & accommodation11%
Wholesale trade9%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
48,095
residents · 2025 · -2.2% since 2020
Income per capita $60.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−454
International migration+28
Natural change−646
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.5B2019
$1.6B2020
$1.7B2021
$1.9B2022
$2.0B2023
$2.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$151.6k±$6.9k
Median gross rent
$842/mo±$44/mo
Vacancy rate
8.7%±1.7%
Affordability
3.1× wages
Residential permits
$7.6M
18 units · 0.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
57.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 97Drought 91Hail 77
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2702016
2722017
2752018
2842019
2862020
3052021
3412022
3552023
3792024
3992025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -67% since 2021542021
212022
222023
242024
182025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
6.9 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
10.1 km
IAIS
Nearest port
34.0 km
RIVERSTONE GROUP, LECLAIRE QUARRY, BARGE DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
33.1 km
QUAD CITIES INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.4k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Henry?
Henry's economy produced $2.0B in 2024, growing 3.7% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.