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Perry County, MO

18,976 Population
474.4 square miles 40 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.2 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$35,632 ±$3,263 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$62,981 ±$3,485 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.9% ±2.9% (2,570  ±532) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.3 minutes ±1.6 (179,340  ±16,171) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,525 ±184 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (18,655  ±6) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.8% ±3.1% (233  ±125) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,552 ±50 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$188,200 ±$8,182 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.1% ±2.7% (2,282  ±506.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.5% ±4.5% (11,426  ±596.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20.9% ±2.3% (2,755  ±304) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

1.7% (321  ±110) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8% ±1.4% (1,167  ±198) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,167 Total veterans ±198 1,005 Male ±174 162 Female ±69

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