Henryville IN Festival, 2006
Henryville’s story
176 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2006.
- 1850Henryville is settled
HenryvilleIN
Population
1,691
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$325K
+2.8% in a year
Household income
$72K
median
Median age
33.0
years
Jobs based here
249
A commuter town
Is Henryville a good place to live?
Henryville’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a C for hazard risk. Only 59 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on hazard risk. 30% of residents are under 18 in Henryville, where Indiana’s towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 22%. Only 94 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Clark State Forest, at 168 acres. Henryville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Henryville stand out
Where Henryville beats most towns.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Henryville for work
Where Henryville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
249jobs based in Henryville
3%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Henryville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Henryville is from typical.
Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnAOpen →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listCOpen →HealthNorton Scott Hospital 11.5 miles awayCOpen →Jobs & income$72K median household income; 249 jobs based hereB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.7 of 20; 6.8% of households have no car; 4.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →SchoolsBeat 59% of Indiana districts on tests and graduationBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 39 attractions →Sons of the American Revolution and 25 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Henryville. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MuseumSons of the American Revolution
24 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
19 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium
19 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
23 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
19 mi MuseumMuhammad Ali Center
24 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom19 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium19 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center23 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium19 mi MuseumMuhammad Ali CenterSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Kentucky Kingdom: Stevietheman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Muhammad Ali Center: The original uploader was Stevietheman at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0
Getting set up
Moving to Henryville: who provides what
Henryville is unincorporated, so Clark County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRural Membership Water Corp. of Clark Co1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers93% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesClark CountyClark County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereClark County Circuit Court ClerkClark County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes47126, 4714347126 98% · 47143 2%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Henryville.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in Henryville work out of town
The top destinations are Jeffersonville (15%), Louisville (9%) and New Albany (7%). Henryville’s mean commuting time is 27 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 17 miles away. 6.9% of residents live below the poverty line in the town.
3%work in town
| Henryville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Henryville3%
Jeffersonville15%
Louisville9%
New Albany7%
Indianapolis5%
17 mi
median commute distance
249
jobs based in Henryville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
Health in Henryville trails 74% of U.S. towns
The share of adults in Henryville who binge drink: 18%. Among adults locally, 29% have been diagnosed with depression and 19% smoke cigarettes.
26%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Henryville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Henryville | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.2% | 15.4% |
| More adults with depression | 28.8% | 25.1% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 61% | 66.3% |
Norton Scott Hospital
11.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
HousingCost of living grade A
A home in Henryville is worth about $325K, on Zillow’s estimate
Henryville’s rent at the middle of the market stands at $810 a month. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 2.8% in value. 87% of Henryville households are owner-occupiers.
$325KZillow home value
| Henryville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $810 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Henryville$325K
Indiana$257K
+2.8%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
Top of a high hazard risk in Henryville: inland flooding
Compared with just over two thirds of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Henryville is higher. 54% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 25%. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2018.
68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
The climate in Henryville brings four seasons and pleasant summers
In Henryville, the peak summer temperature is 88°F.
14″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–44°
Spring44–67°
Summer64–86°
Fall45–69°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsC−
9.3% of the land in Henryville is protected from building
0.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Henryville’s density of trails comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.
9.3%conserved
| Henryville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
9.3%
conserved · 168 of 1,801 acres
0.8 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clark State Forest | 0.8 mi | 168 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Henryville
18pages on Henryville
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Henryville
About 1 of every 100 Henryville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Famous people from Henryville
5 notable people were born in Henryville.
About Henryville
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Henryville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe Township, Clark County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Henryville had a population of 1,878. Henryville is home to Indiana's oldest state forest, Clark State Forest, and birthplace of entrepreneur Colonel Harland Sanders, whose iconic image appears in the Kentucky Fried Chicken logo and Grammy award-winning bluegrass fiddle player Michael Cleveland.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1850
- Area
- 2.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 518 ft
- ZIP code
- 47126
- Area code
- 812
Questions about Henryville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Henryville, IN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
What is Henryville, IN known for?
5 notable people were born here, including Harland Sanders and Michael Cleveland.