Perry County

Population

Population	2000	2010	2024	2029
Perry County	29,390	28,712	27,490	26,458

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Population by Age

Population	2024
0-4	1,453
5-9	1,572
10-14	1,686
15-19	1,704
20-24	1,568
25-29	1,421
30-34	1,582
35-39	1,665
40-44	1,787
45-49	1,868
50-54	1,949
55-59	1,959
60-64	2,032
65-69	1,836
70-74	1,430
75-79	994
80-84	546
85+	438
18+	21,720
Median Age	43

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Population by Race

Perry County	2024
Total	27,490.00
White Alone	94.15%
Black Alone	1.28%
American Indian Alone	0.22%
Asian Alone	0.78%
Pacific Islander Alone	0%
Some Other Race	0.38%
Two or More Races	3.18%
Hispanic Origin	0.83%
Diversity Index	12.70

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Growth Rate

Perry County	2024 - 2029
Population	-0.76%
Households	-0.23%
Families	-0.36%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2024	2029
Households	11,460	11,319	11,274	11,145
Housing Units	12,741	12,791	13,129	13,018
Owner Occupied Units			8,315	8,293
Renter Occupied Units			2,959	2,852
Vacant Units			1,855	1,873

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Home Value

Perry County	2024	2029
Median Home Value	$110,140	$121,753
Average Home Value	$155,734	$169,854
<$50,000	2,125	1,957
$50,000 - $99,999	1,736	1,600
$100,000 - $149,999	1,462	1,355
$150,000 - $199,999	1,018	1,101
$200,000 - $249,999	675	728
$250,000 - $299,999	357	430
$300,000 - $399,999	264	315
$400,000 - $499,999	180	216
$500,000 - $749,999	434	516
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	925
2000-2009	2,135
1990-1999	2,570
1980-1989	1,902
1970-1979	2,277
1960-1969	1,220
1950-1959	708
1940-1949	599
1939 or Before	848

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Income

Perry County	2024	2029
Median Household	$51,002	$57,074
Average Household	$69,471	$78,639
Per Capita	$28,536	$33,172

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Household Income

Perry County	2024
<$15,000	1,995
$15,000 - $24,999	989
$25,000 - $34,999	1,527
$35,000 - $49,999	1,018
$50,000 - $74,999	1,847
$75,000 - $99,999	1,576
$100,000 - $149,999	1,355
$150,000 - $199,999	591
$200,000+	376

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	9,916
In-County Residents	8,218
Out-of-County Residents	1,533
Drive Alone	7,139
Carpooled	1,940
Public Transport	4
Work at Home	665
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	0
Walked	133
Other	35
Less than 5 minutes	576
5-9 minutes	1,209
10-14 minutes	1,531
15-19 minutes	1,489
20-24 minutes	1,267
25-29 minutes	576
30-34 minutes	1,042
35-39 minutes	133
40-44 minutes	110
45-59 minutes	554
60-89 minutes	300
90+ minutes	464
Average Travel Time	25

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	12,322
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	28
Mining	392
Utilities	54
Construction	218
Manufacturing	82
Wholesale Trade	290

Retail Trade	1,323
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	247
Furn & Home Furnish Str	14
Electronics & Appl Store	9
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	215
Food & Beverage Stores	296
Health/Pers Care Stores	144
Gasoline Stations	102
Clothing/Accessory Store	52
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	76
General Merchandise Str	168

Transportation/Warehouse	247
Information	319

Finance & Insurance	311
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	232
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	16
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	63

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	143
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	390
Legal Services	116
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	34
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	121
Educational Services	1,162
HealthCare/Social Assist	3,806
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	105

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	931
Accommodation	54
Food Srv/Drinking Places	877

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	1,151
Auto Repair/Maintenance	71
Public Administration Emp	1,006

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Educational Attainment (25+)

Perry County	2024
<9th Grade	1,282
Some High School	2,006
GED	1,394
Graduated High School	5,670
Some College/No Degree	3,994
Associates Degree	2,264
Bachelor's Degree	1,298
Graduate Degree	1,599

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	1,163
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	7
Mining Bus	20
Utilities Bus	5
Construction Bus	40
Manufacturing Bus	17
Wholesale Trade Bus	35

Retail Trade Bus	170
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	26
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	4
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	3
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	12
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	20
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	25
Gasoline Stations Bus	19
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	12
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	26
General Merchandise Str Bus	23

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	32
Information Bus	21

Finance & Insurance Bus	49
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	34
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	4
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	11

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	36
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	75
Legal Services Bus	31
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	4
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	19
Educational Services Bus	24
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	257
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	11

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

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	158
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	20
Public Administration Bus	77

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Available. Skilled. Workforce

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95%

Non-Union

$17.45

Average Hourly Earnings

25.3

Average Commute Time

7,500

Available Workers