It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Henning has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Henning has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Henning than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Henning may be for you.
The citizens of Henning have a very low rate of college education: just 7.93% 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 Henning in 2022 was $18,446, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,784 for a family of four. Henning also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.72% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Henning is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Henning home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Henning residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Henning include German, Italian, Czech, Irish, and African.
The most common language spoken in Henning is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Native American languages.
