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Perry County, KY

28,421 Population
339.7 square miles 83.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.2 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Kentucky: 39 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$25,009 ±$3,869 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Kentucky: $30,634 ±$203
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $37,638 ±$102
$40,577 ±$7,071 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Kentucky: $55,454 ±$389
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $69,021 ±$146

21.5% ±3.6% (5,940  ±1,005) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Kentucky: 16.3% 709,140 (±0.3% / ±11,216)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,661,636 (±0.1% / ±274,456)

23.9 minutes ±2.8 (221,700  ±30,961) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Kentucky: 23.7 43,697,456 (±0.2 / ±368,478)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,757,208,800 (±0.1 / ±8,102,155)

Families

11,252 ±352 Number of households
  • Kentucky: 1,748,475 ±5,017
  • United States: 124,010,990 ±196,755
2.5 ±0.1 (27,834  ±254) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Kentucky: 2.5 4,367,713 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 321,899,260

2.1% ±1.5% (127  ±89) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Kentucky: 5.1% 52,740 (±0.2% / ±1,951)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,971,395 (±0% / ±22,692)

Housing

13,183 ±103 Number of housing units
  • Kentucky: 1,988,420 ±335
  • United States: 139,647,020 ±3,504

$77,500 ±$5,621 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Kentucky: $155,100 ±$748
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $244,900 ±$316

13.3% ±2.8% (3,751  ±776.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Kentucky: 14% 620,661 (±0.2% / ±8,863.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.4% 43,820,703 (±0% / ±133,972.5)

Social

77.8% ±4.9% (15,410  ±974.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 87.7% 2,676,601 (±0.4% / ±11,790.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 88.9% 200,101,962 (±0.1% / ±254,727.4)
14% ±2.2% (2,772  ±442.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Kentucky: 25.7% 785,070 (±0.2% / ±6,548.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 33.7% 75,808,835 (±0.1% / ±157,731.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.3% ±0.5% (377  ±139) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Kentucky: 4.1% 181,844 (±0.1% / ±4,042)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.6% 44,844,808 (±0% / ±126,423)

5.5% ±1.2% (1,185  ±259) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Kentucky: 7.2% 250,427 (±0.1% / ±3,316)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,431,290 (±0% / ±48,418)
1,185 Total veterans ±259 1,140 Male ±242 45 Female ±43

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