Perry County

Population

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Perry County	29,390	28,712	28,202	26,830

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	1,465
5-9	1,624
10-14	1,618
15-19	1,676
20-24	1,510
25-29	1,552
30-34	1,734
35-39	1,736
40-44	1,820
45-49	1,904
50-54	1,980
55-59	1,996
60-64	1,971
65-69	1,958
70-74	1,582
75-79	1,078
80-84	570
85+	428
18+	22,462
Median Age	43

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Population by Race

Perry County	2025
Total	28,202.00
White Alone	94.15%
Black Alone	1.28%
American Indian Alone	0.22%
Asian Alone	0.77%
Pacific Islander Alone	0%
Some Other Race	0.41%
Two or More Races	3.17%
Hispanic Origin	0.88%
Diversity Index	12.80

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Growth Rate

Perry County	2025 - 2030
Population	-0.99%
Households	-0.88%
Families	-1.08%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	2%

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	11,460	11,319	11,496	10,999
Housing Units	12,741	12,791	13,232	12,765
Owner Occupied Units			8,387	8,186
Renter Occupied Units			3,109	2,813
Vacant Units			1,736	1,766

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Home Value

Perry County	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$110,167	$120,325
Average Home Value	$162,769	$178,691
<$50,000	2,071	1,869
$50,000 - $99,999	1,800	1,637
$100,000 - $149,999	1,305	1,191
$150,000 - $199,999	947	917
$200,000 - $249,999	717	760
$250,000 - $299,999	407	467
$300,000 - $399,999	410	483
$400,000 - $499,999	156	177
$500,000 - $749,999	509	612
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	1,173
2000-2009	2,143
1990-1999	2,382
1980-1989	2,042
1970-1979	2,229
1960-1969	996
1950-1959	627
1940-1949	490
1939 or Before	1,110

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Income

Perry County	2025	2030
Median Household	$49,817	$54,751
Average Household	$72,562	$77,938
Per Capita	$29,620	$31,994

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Household Income

Perry County	2025
<$15,000	2,162
$15,000 - $24,999	1,307
$25,000 - $34,999	1,236
$35,000 - $49,999	1,057
$50,000 - $74,999	1,658
$75,000 - $99,999	1,643
$100,000 - $149,999	1,378
$150,000 - $199,999	573
$200,000+	482

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	9,743
In-County Residents	8,181
Out-of-County Residents	1,414
Drive Alone	7,124
Carpooled	1,606
Public Transport	7
Work at Home	749
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	0
Walked	199
Other	58
Less than 5 minutes	590
5-9 minutes	1,274
10-14 minutes	1,369
15-19 minutes	1,402
20-24 minutes	1,239
25-29 minutes	590
30-34 minutes	1,099
35-39 minutes	84
40-44 minutes	48
45-59 minutes	420
60-89 minutes	303
90+ minutes	576
Average Travel Time	26

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	11,400
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	30
Mining	194
Utilities	36
Construction	192
Manufacturing	55
Wholesale Trade	238

Retail Trade	1,340
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	262
Furn & Home Furnish Str	14
Electronics & Appl Store	5
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	224
Food & Beverage Stores	288
Health/Pers Care Stores	135
Gasoline Stations	104
Clothing/Accessory Store	44
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	74
General Merchandise Str	190

Transportation/Warehouse	201
Information	307

Finance & Insurance	290
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	219
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	13
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	58

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	121
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	335
Legal Services	105
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	53
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	122
Educational Services	1,290
HealthCare/Social Assist	3,554
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	111

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	838
Accommodation	52
Food Srv/Drinking Places	786

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	1,091
Auto Repair/Maintenance	87
Public Administration Emp	998

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Educational Attainment (25+)

Perry County	2025
<9th Grade	1,274
Some High School	2,108
GED	1,542
Graduated High School	6,114
Some College/No Degree	3,910
Associates Degree	2,229
Bachelor's Degree	1,372
Graduate Degree	1,760

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	1,069
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	6
Mining Bus	18
Utilities Bus	4
Construction Bus	37
Manufacturing Bus	16
Wholesale Trade Bus	32

Retail Trade Bus	171
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	26
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	4
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	1
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	13
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	18
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	25
Gasoline Stations Bus	20
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	12
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	27
General Merchandise Str Bus	25

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	31
Information Bus	20

Finance & Insurance Bus	48
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	34
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	4
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	10

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	34
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	74
Legal Services Bus	30
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	4
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	19
Educational Services Bus	24
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	209
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	10

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	73
Accommodation Bus	9
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	64

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	143
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	20
Public Administration Bus	74

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Available. Skilled. Workforce

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95%

Non-Union

$17.45

Average Hourly Earnings

25.3

Average Commute Time

7,500

Available Workers