Henrico is a relatively large town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 180,212 people and 47 associated neighborhoods, Henrico is the seventh largest community in Virginia.Henrico is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Henrico is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Henrico who work in management occupations (12.26%), office and administrative support (10.58%), and sales jobs (9.95%). Also of interest is that Henrico has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.34% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Henrico is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 47.59% of adults in Henrico have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Henrico in 2022 was $49,816, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $199,264 for a family of four. However, Henrico contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Henrico is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Henrico home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Henrico residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Henrico include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Henrico is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
