About Perry County

Population, 2011 estimate-22,264

Age of our residents

Residents under 5 years, percent, 2011-5.1%

Residents under 18 years, percent, 2011-20.5%

Residents 65 years and over, 2011-15.9%

Our statistics

Female residents, percent, 2011-45.7%

White residents, percent, 2011-88.9%

Black residents, percent, 2011-8.8%

American Indian and Alaska Native residents, percent, 2011-0.4%

Asian residents, percent, 2011 (a)-0.4%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2011-0.0%

Residents reporting two or more races, percent, 2011-1.4%

Residents of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2011-2.8%

White residents not Hispanic, 2011-86.7%

Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010-84.6%

Foreign born residents, 2006-2010-1.5%

Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010-3.9%

High school graduates, percent of residents age 25+, 2006-2010-81.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of residents age 25+, 2006-2010- 13.5%

Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010-24.5

Homeownership rate, 2006-2010-78.4%

Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010-8.3%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010-$76,900

Households, 2006-2010-8,268

Residents per household, 2006-2010-2.38

Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010- $17,926

Median household income 2006-2010-$40,696

Residents below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010-14.0%