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  • FIPS 18065
  • Largest town: New Castle

Henry County, Indiana

Henry County had 49,081 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 391.9 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 92 in Indiana by population and 52nd by land area.

Population
49,081
#29 of 92 in Indiana · #1,022 in US
Area
391.9 sq mi
#52 of 92 in Indiana · #2,566 in US
Density
125 / sq mi
#30 of 92 in Indiana · #772 in US
Median household income
$62,048
#64 of 92 in Indiana · #1,636 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Henry County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Henry County population, land area and income

Henry County had 49,081 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 391.9 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 92 in Indiana by population and 52nd by land area. That works out to 125.2 people per square mile, 1.3 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents; Henry County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $62,048 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

49,081

3144th1st

1022nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

392 sq mi

3144th1st

2566th of 3,144 (US)

Density

125.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

772nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$62,048

3143rd1st

1636th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

49,081

92nd1st

29th of 92 (IN)

Land area

392 sq mi

92nd1st

52nd of 92 (IN)

Density

125.2 / sq mi

92nd1st

30th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$62,048

92nd1st

64th of 92 (IN)

How Henry County's population changed since 2020

Henry County gained 171 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.3%. That ranks 58th of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Henry County recorded 1,920 births and 2,915 deaths, a natural change of -995. Net international migration added +15 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,145. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,145 people.

48.9k202049.0k202148.8k202249.0k202349.1k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,920
Deaths
2,915
Net international migration
+15
Net domestic migration
+1,145
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+88

Where Henry County is

The Census internal point of Henry County is at 39.929600, -85.397400. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Henry County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
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Orange pin: Henry County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
39.929600, -85.397400
DMS
39°55'46.56"N 85°23'50.64"W
UTM
16N 636941.0E 4421173.0N
Geohash
dp570szwb
Plus code
86FPWJH3+R2

Towns in Henry County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Henry County, 21,810 people together, or 44% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Henry County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is New Castle with 17,382.

  1. 01New Castle17,382
  2. 02Middletown2,270
  3. 03Knightstown2,158
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Henry County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Henry County. The most populous is Madison County, IN, with 134,222 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 41.8 miles WSW of Henry County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fishers, IN (population 103,986), 30.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is New Castle, IN (population 17,382), 1.6 miles away.

Henry County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Henry County is 18065: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 065. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $62,048.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Henry County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 49,081. That is up 171 people (0.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 48,910.

What is the FIPS code of Henry County?

18065. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (065) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Henry County?

New Castle, with 17,382 residents inside Henry County in 2024.

Which counties border Henry County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Madison County, IN; Delaware County, IN; Hancock County, IN; Wayne County, IN; Randolph County, IN; Fayette County, IN; Rush County, IN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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