Henry County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Henry County, Georgia. Population: 240.9K.

Median Home Price
$306.6K

Based on 6 cities

Median Household Income
$81.6K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
3.8x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$81.0K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$2,559

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.83%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$1,550
Property Tax$213
Insurance$128
Total Monthly$1,891
Historical Home Prices
2015
$156.6K
2016
$164.3K
+4.9%%
2017
$177.0K
+7.7%%
2018
$192.5K
+8.8%%
2019
$205.3K
+6.6%%
2020
$228.2K
+11.2%%
2021
$287.7K
+26.1%%
2022
$330.6K
+14.9%%
2023
$335.0K
+1.3%%
2024
$330.6K
-1.3%%
2025
$316.8K
-4.2%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
3.6%%

Below national average

Population Density
756

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
9.4

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White
34.6%
Black
49.8%
Hispanic
8%
Asian
3.2%
Two or More Races
3.7%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
62°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
218

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
51.1"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
High Risk

Score: 79/100

January Low
10°F

Average winter low

July High
83°F

Average summer high