Henry County vs. Shelby County

	Henry County (KY)	Shelby County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16,106	48,518
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.5%	15.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	15,415	42,048
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	15,416	42,074
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.6%	15.4%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	51.4%
White alone, percent	94.1%	88.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.0%	7.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.2%	10.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.2%	79.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,024	2,518
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.7%	6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,809	18,257
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.5%	69.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$129,000	$187,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,156	$1,298
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$401	$432
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$773	$791
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.8%	13.3%
Building permits, 2018	32	232
Households, 2014-2018	5,999	16,569
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.62	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.4%	86.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.8%	9.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.9%	87.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.2%	77.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.2%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.2%	24.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.2%	11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.0%	8.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.3%	64.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.0%	59.2%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	15,173	110,808
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	171,391	569,082
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,189	$13,048
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.0	25.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,447	$64,240
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,519	$30,932
Persons in poverty, percent	14.3%	10.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	208	992
Total employment, 2017	1,904	18,496
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	62,065	609,695
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-14.4%	3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,100	3,439
All firms, 2012	1,211	3,461
Men-owned firms, 2012	593	1,711
Women-owned firms, 2012	389	1,137
Minority-owned firms, 2012	31	226
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,163	3,076
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	104	303
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,066	2,848
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	20.2%	24.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	53.9	110.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	286.28	379.64

Source: United States Census Bureau

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