Perry County

Population

Population	2000	2010	2026	2031
Perry County	29,390	28,712	27,553	26,951

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Population by Age

Population	2026
0-4	1,420
5-9	1,576
10-14	1,594
15-19	1,620
20-24	1,458
25-29	1,531
30-34	1,675
35-39	1,729
40-44	1,757
45-49	1,874
50-54	1,914
55-59	1,954
60-64	1,916
65-69	1,909
70-74	1,583
75-79	1,055
80-84	565
85+	423
18+	21,969
Median Age	43

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Population by Race

Perry County	2026
Total	27,553.00
White Alone	94.04%
Black Alone	1.28%
American Indian Alone	0.23%
Asian Alone	0.75%
Pacific Islander Alone	0%
Some Other Race	0.41%
Two or More Races	3.28%
Hispanic Origin	0.90%
Diversity Index	13.00

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Growth Rate

Perry County	2026 - 2031
Population	-0.44%
Households	-0.32%
Families	-0.53%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	2%

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2026	2031
Households	11,460	11,319	11,276	11,099
Housing Units	12,741	12,791	13,132	13,005
Owner Occupied Units			8,132	8,020
Renter Occupied Units			3,144	3,079
Vacant Units			1,856	1,906

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Home Value

Perry County	2026	2031
Median Home Value	$120,861	$135,288
Average Home Value	$172,041	$189,029
<$50,000	1,811	1,635
$50,000 - $99,999	1,630	1,486
$100,000 - $149,999	1,308	1,185
$150,000 - $199,999	972	954
$200,000 - $249,999	736	785
$250,000 - $299,999	481	546
$300,000 - $399,999	438	525
$400,000 - $499,999	159	181
$500,000 - $749,999	549	669
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	1,247
2000-2009	1,835
1990-1999	2,407
1980-1989	2,155
1970-1979	2,255
1960-1969	1,303
1950-1959	654
1940-1949	383
1939 or Before	927

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Income

Perry County	2026	2031
Median Household	$51,469	$57,085
Average Household	$78,190	$85,635
Per Capita	$32,185	$35,461

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Household Income

Perry County	2026
<$15,000	1,740
$15,000 - $24,999	1,141
$25,000 - $34,999	1,559
$35,000 - $49,999	1,068
$50,000 - $74,999	1,868
$75,000 - $99,999	1,346
$100,000 - $149,999	1,437
$150,000 - $199,999	654
$200,000+	463

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	9,524
In-County Residents	7,919
Out-of-County Residents	1,557
Drive Alone	6,940
Carpooled	1,540
Public Transport	9
Work at Home	785
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	0
Walked	193
Other	57
Less than 5 minutes	563
5-9 minutes	1,231
10-14 minutes	1,484
15-19 minutes	1,407
20-24 minutes	1,207
25-29 minutes	521
30-34 minutes	945
35-39 minutes	122
40-44 minutes	96
45-59 minutes	374
60-89 minutes	215
90+ minutes	574
Average Travel Time	25

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	11,208
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	30
Mining	168
Utilities	36
Construction	234
Manufacturing	63
Wholesale Trade	229

Retail Trade	1,288
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	220
Furn & Home Furnish Str	14
Electronics & Appl Store	5
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	219
Food & Beverage Stores	304
Health/Pers Care Stores	138
Gasoline Stations	90
Clothing/Accessory Store	46
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	64
General Merchandise Str	188

Transportation/Warehouse	501
Information	298

Finance & Insurance	295
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	223
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	14
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	58

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	138
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	326
Legal Services	109
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	32
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	94
Educational Services	1,236
HealthCare/Social Assist	3,238
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	95

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	868
Accommodation	52
Food Srv/Drinking Places	816

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	1,143
Auto Repair/Maintenance	92
Public Administration Emp	889

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Educational Attainment (25+)

Perry County	2026
<9th Grade	1,338
Some High School	2,218
GED	1,479
Graduated High School	5,973
Some College/No Degree	3,616
Associates Degree	2,192
Bachelor's Degree	1,259
Graduate Degree	1,810

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	1,042
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	6
Mining Bus	16
Utilities Bus	4
Construction Bus	42
Manufacturing Bus	16
Wholesale Trade Bus	31

Retail Trade Bus	169
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	24
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	4
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	1
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	14
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	20
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	26
Gasoline Stations Bus	18
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	13
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	25
General Merchandise Str Bus	24

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	30
Information Bus	20

Finance & Insurance Bus	49
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	35
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	4
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	10

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	35
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	73
Legal Services Bus	30
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	4
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	18
Educational Services Bus	25
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	186
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	10

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	72
Accommodation Bus	9
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	63

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	142
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	21
Public Administration Bus	71

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Available. Skilled. Workforce

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95%

Non-Union

$17.45

Average Hourly Earnings

25.3

Average Commute Time

7,500

Available Workers