Demographics

Households & Families

In 2006-2008 there were 117,000 households in Henrico County. The average household size was 2.4 people. 

Families made up 63 percent of the households in Henrico County. This figure includes both married-couple families (45 percent) and other families (18 percent). Nonfamily households made up 37 percent of all households in Henrico County. Most of the nonfamily households were people living alone, but some were composed of people living in households in which no one was related to the householder.

Education 

In 2006-2008, 89 percent of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 38 percent had a bachelor's degree or higher. Eleven percent were dropouts; they were not enrolled in school and had not graduated from high school. 

The total school enrollment in Henrico County was 73,000 in 2006-2008. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 9,500 and elementary or high school enrollment was 46,000 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 17,000. 

Industries

In 2006-2008, for the employed population 16 years and older, the leading industries in Henrico County were Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 21 percent, and Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing, 13 percent. 

Occupations & Type of Employer

Among the most common occupations were: Management, professional, and related occupations, 41 percent; Sales and office occupations, 28 percent; Service occupations, 14 percent; Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 9 percent; and Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations, 8 percent. 

• Eighty-one percent of the people employed were Private wage and salary workers
• 15 percent was Federal, state, or local government workers
• 4 percent was Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers. 

Travel to Work

Eighty-three percent of Henrico County workers drove to work alone in 2006-2008, 10 percent carpooled, 1 percent took public transportation, and 2 percent used other means. The remaining 4 percent worked at home. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.2 minutes to get to work.

Population of Henrico County

In 2006-2008, Henrico County had a total population of 289,000 - 152,000 (53 percent) females and 137,000 (47 percent) males. The median age was 37.5 years. Twenty-four percent of the population was under 18 years and 12 percent was 65 years and older. 

For people reporting one race alone, 64 percent was White; 27 percent was Black or African American; less than 0.5 percent was American Indian and Alaska Native; 5 percent was Asian; less than 0.5 percent was Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 1 percent was some other race. Two percent reported two or more races. Four percent of the people in Henrico County were Hispanic. Sixty-two percent of the people in Henrico County were White non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race. 

Housing Characteristics

In 2006-2008, Henrico County had a total of 126,000 housing units, 7 percent of which were vacant. Of the total housing units, 71 percent was in single-unit structures, 29 percent was in multi-unit structures, and less than 0.5 percent was mobile homes. Thirty-one percent of the housing units were built since 1990. 

Housing Costs

The median monthly housing costs for mortgaged owners was $1,568, nonmortgaged owners $436, and renters $915. Thirty-two percent of owners with mortgages, 10 percent of owners without mortgages, and 47 percent of renters in Henrico County spent 30 percent or more of household income on housing.