Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,258, settled in 1857. 2.4 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Texas town.
Henrietta gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $178K, 2.7 years of the Wichita Falls metro’s $65K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 62nd among Texas's 640 graded towns. 26% of residents are 65 or older in Henrietta, above both Texas’ towns (14%) and U.S. towns (18%). Only 41 of Texas’ 791 towns score higher on civic life. Clay County Courthouse and Jail is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Henrietta beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Henrietta is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,100 in 1890, 3,111 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 2 maps from 1956 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Henrietta, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Henrietta.
Henrietta trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and has commutes shorter than most of Texas.
Homes are within reach (about $178K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 22 miles. At 2.7 years of the Wichita Falls metro’s $65K median household income, the typical home (about $178K) costs less against local pay than in 78% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living.
Henrietta’s median rent is $790 a month. The typical Henrietta home is worth about $178,000, up 3.4% in a year, 40% below the Texas typical home. 78% of Henrietta households own their home.
| Henrietta | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $790 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by Henrietta ISD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henrietta ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 402 | B+ |
| Henrietta H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 268 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 1,588 working residents takes 20 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Most working residents leave Henrietta for work: only 19% work in town. The average trip to work in Henrietta is 20 minutes. Jobs based in Henrietta grew to 682 in 2023, 41 more than in 2013.
| Henrietta | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 26% of residents (13% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (24% statewide). 21% of residents are under 18 in Henrietta. Henrietta has grown 5.4% since 2020, to 3,258 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Henrietta | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.3 years | 35.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 26% | 22% |
56% women, 44% men
About 78 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.5 points). Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Henrietta | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.5% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.6% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.3% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.5% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.7% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.5% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.4% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.6% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.5% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.3% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 25 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Henrietta.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 96.7°, hotter than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 30.5°. The Henrietta weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 221 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 91% of Texas places with climate records.
Henrietta has mild winters and hot summers. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Henrietta | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 97°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 31°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Henrietta beats the Texas average on 7 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Henrietta | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 8.1% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Henrietta | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.6% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.1% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Hapgood Park, at 25 acres.
| Henrietta | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hapgood Park | — | 25 |
| 2. City Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Henrietta; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Henrietta residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
3 notable people were born in Henrietta.
City in Texas, United States
Henrietta is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area. The population was 3,111 at the 2020 census, a decline of 30 from the 2010 tabulation of 3,141.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Henrietta grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #62 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health and B for schools.
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−.
3 notable people were born here, including Frank N. Ikard and Chuck Stewart.
