Henagar is a very small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 2,295 people and two associated neighborhoods, Henagar is the 199th largest community in Alabama.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Henagar is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 43.29% of the Henagar workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Henagar is a city of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Henagar who work in office and administrative support (17.94%), maintenance occupations (6.31%), and business and financial occupations (5.11%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.87% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Henagar has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Henagar a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small city, Henagar doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Henagar have a very low rate of college education: just 7.30% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Henagar in 2022 was $22,754, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,016 for a family of four. However, Henagar contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Henagar home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Henagar residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Henagar include Irish, English, Scottish, German, and European. The most common language spoken in Henagar is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
