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A town of 2,624, laid out in 1837. 88% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Trash & recyclingSt. Henry is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, 8th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. Its schools outperform 97% of the state's, the median household earns $116K, and residents are healthier than 77% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its lowest mark, a B+, is in cost of living. 34% of residents are under 18 in St. Henry, against 22% in Ohio’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 73 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score higher on civic life. St. Henry Catholic Church is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where St. Henry beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far St. Henry is from typical.
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Census counts: 4 in 1880, 2,596 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Henry, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in St. Henry.
St. Henry has less food insecurity than most of Ohio, has household incomes well above the Ohio norm and has commutes shorter than most of Ohio.
The typical St. 87% of St. Henry households own their home. Typical home values rose 6.3% in the year to September 2026.
| St. Henry | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $875 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its widest gap with Ohio is food insecurity: 8.4% of its 1,847 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.1% statewide. Against the 6,365 U.S. towns with household incomes like St. Henry’s, it is healthier than 53%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
20% of adults binge drink in St. Henry. Henry beats the Ohio average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 12% of adults report frequent physical distress in St. Henry.
| St. Henry | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | St. Henry | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.1% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median household earns $115,653, against $71,389 across Ohio, one input to its A for jobs and income.
St. Henry’s median age is 33.3 years. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| St. Henry | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.3 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 24% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| St. Henry | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 22.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.7% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.9% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.9% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
Henry has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 1,329 working residents takes 16.9 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Most working residents leave St. The average trip to work in St. Henry is 17 minutes. Jobs based in St. Henry fell to 1,780 in 2023, 287 fewer than in 2013.
| St. Henry | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $116,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| St. Henry | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Saint Henry South Park | 0.2 mi | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Henry. Close and well known come first.
10 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
8 mi MuseumFort Recovery
8 mi MuseumShrine of the Holy Relics
26 mi MuseumArmstrong Air and Space Museum
35 mi MuseumLevi Coffin House
35 mi MuseumAllen County MuseumGrand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Shrine of the Holy Relics: Rfgagel, Public domain · Armstrong Air and Space Museum: Tysto, Public domain · Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Allen County Museum: WeaponizingArchitecture, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of St. Henry
About 3 of every 100 St. Henry residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
4 notable people were born in St. Henry.
Village in Ohio, United States
St. Henry or Saint Henry is a village in Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,596 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. St. Henry grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #8 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A− for health and A+ for schools.
Not for the area. That is 4.9 years of the area's median household income ($76,782 across the Celina, OH area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
St. Henry was laid out in 1837 and has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 4 notable people were born here, including Jeff Hartings and Jim Lachey.
