Perry County

Population

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Perry County	29,390	28,712	28,202	27,815

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Age

Population	2010	2023	2028
0-4	1,691	1,409	1,374
5-9	1,717	1,603	1,518
10-14	1,691	1,634	1,624
15-19	1,895	1,543	1,616
20-24	1,730	1,338	1,320
25-29	1,730	1,630	1,317
30-34	1,895	1,967	1,700
35-39	1,896	1,887	1,959
40-44	2,134	1,977	1,916
45-49	2,170	1,676	1,863
50-54	2,348	1,962	1,739
55-59	2,180	2,025	1,935
60-64	1,790	2,101	1,834
65-69	1,282	1,933	1,938
70-74	1,023	1,582	1,737
75-79	648	906	1,172
80-84	498	525	668
85+	394	504	585
18+	22,468	22,626	22,323
Median Age	40	43	44

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Race

Perry County	2023
Total	28,202.00
White Alone	93.81
Black Alone	1.37
American Indian Alone	0.21
Asian Alone	0.97
Pacific Islander Alone	0.00
Some Other Race	0.39
Two or More Races	3.25
Hispanic Origin	0.86
Diversity Index	13.40

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Growth Rate

Perry County	2023 - 2028
Population	-0.28%
Households	-0.14%
Families	-0.23%
Median Household Income	3%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Households	11,460	11,319	11,422	11,343
Housing Units	12,741	12,791	13,285	13,235
Owner Occupied Units			8,764	8,745
Renter Occupied Units			2,658	2,598
Vacant Units			1,863	1,892

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Home Value

Perry County	2023	2028
Median Home Value	$95,918	$103,432
Average Home Value	$141,531	$153,874
<$50,000	2,312	2,163
$50,000 - $99,999	2,254	2,111
$100,000 - $149,999	1,525	1,435
$150,000 - $199,999	1,085	1,187
$200,000 - $249,999	542	592
$250,000 - $299,999	164	198
$300,000 - $399,999	328	397
$400,000 - $499,999	49	57
$500,000 - $749,999	451	542
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	965
2000-2009	1,868
1990-1999	2,115
1980-1989	2,057
1970-1979	2,236
1960-1969	1,298
1950-1959	835
1940-1949	719
1939 or Before	1,063

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Income

Perry County	2023	2028
Median Household	$46,798	$53,220
Average Household	$64,528	$72,850
Per Capita	$26,176	$29,750

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Household Income Base

Perry County	2023
<$15,000	2,132
$15,000 - $24,999	1,239
$25,000 - $34,999	1,504
$35,000 - $49,999	1,011
$50,000 - $74,999	2,192
$75,000 - $99,999	1,234
$100,000 - $149,999	1,511
$150,000 - $199,999	315
$200,000+	284

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	9,776
In-County Residents	8,179
Out-of-County Residents	1,376
Drive Alone	7,314
Carpooled	1,816
Public Transport	0
Work at Home	508
Less than 5 minutes	629
5-9 minutes	1,080
10-14 minutes	1,742
15-19 minutes	1,332
20-24 minutes	1,501
25-29 minutes	572
30-34 minutes	935
35-39 minutes	133
40-44 minutes	156
45-59 minutes	594
60-89 minutes	228
90+ minutes	366
Average Travel Time	24

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	10,818
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	28
Mining	464
Utilities	56
Construction	206
Manufacturing	56
Wholesale Trade	289

Retail Trade	1,358
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	253
Furn & Home Furnish Str	15
Electronics & Appl Store	14
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	222
Food & Beverage Stores	288
Health/Pers Care Stores	161
Gasoline Stations	103
Clothing/Accessory Store	61
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	73
General Merchandise Str	168
Misc Store Retailers	0
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	258
Information	325

Finance & Insurance	298
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	246
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	6
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	46

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	165
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	405
Legal Services	127
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	34
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	107
Educational Services	987
HealthCare/Social Assist	2,982
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	105

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	871
Accommodation	69
Food Srv/Drinking Places	802

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	753
Auto Repair/Maintenance	74
Public Administration Emp	1,028

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Educational Attainment (25+)

Perry County	2023
Some High School	2,467
Graduated High School	5,696
Associates Degree	2,323
Bachelor's Degree	1,308
Graduate Degree	1,903

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	1,049
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	7
Mining Bus	22
Utilities Bus	5
Construction Bus	41
Manufacturing Bus	15
Wholesale Trade Bus	35

Retail Trade Bus	173
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	28
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	4
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	4
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	13
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	19
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	24
Gasoline Stations Bus	20
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	13
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	25
General Merchandise Str Bus	23
Misc Store Retailers Bus	0
Nonstore Retailers Bus	0

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	35
Information Bus	21

Finance & Insurance Bus	48
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	35
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	3
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	10

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	37
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	79
Legal Services Bus	33
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	4
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	18
Educational Services Bus	22
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	150
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	10

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	65
Accommodation Bus	10
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	55

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	149
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	22
Public Administration Bus	78

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Available. Skilled. Workforce

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95%

Non-Union

$17.45

Average Hourly Earnings

25.3

Average Commute Time

7,500

Available Workers