Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

District 2, Perry County, TN

1,877 Population
79.4 square miles 23.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

40.5 ±9.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Perry County: 43.3 ±1.6
  • a little higher than the figure in Tennessee: 38.9 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,335 ±$5,463 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Perry County: $29,109 ±$2,085
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Tennessee: $39,437 ±$230
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$50,417 ±$24,116 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Perry County: $55,972 † ±$10,067
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Tennessee: $69,595 ±$429
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

32.7% ±18.7% (614  ±390) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Perry County: 18.1% † 1,540 (±5.4% / ±459)
  • more than double the rate in Tennessee: 13.8% 950,340 (±0.2% / ±15,734)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.9 minutes ±5.3 (16,565  ±6,460) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Perry County: 32.8 † 104,730 (±4.5 / ±18,614)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Tennessee: 25.7 74,287,850 (±0.1 / ±416,184)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

744 ±202 Number of households
  • Perry County: 3,610 ±264
  • Tennessee: 2,824,277 ±6,378
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (1,877  ±521) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Perry County: 2.4 8,547 (±0.2 / ±5)
  • a little higher than the figure in Tennessee: 2.5 6,917,933
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

16.9% ±19.9% (55  ±69) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Perry County: 10.7% † 180 (±7.1% / ±119)
  • more than double the rate in Tennessee: 5.2% 86,308 (±0.2% / ±2,508)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,189 ±268 Number of housing units
  • Perry County: 4,866 ±17
  • Tennessee: 3,143,670 ±903
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$99,400 ±$35,330 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Perry County: $126,900 † ±$19,192
  • about one-third of the amount in Tennessee: $286,700 ±$1,492
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.4% ±7% (176  ±140.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Perry County: 9.9% † 850 (±3.5% / ±298.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Tennessee: 12.9% 901,364 (±0.2% / ±13,276.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.2% ±34% (1,262  ±293.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Perry County: 88.4% 5,504 (±7.3% / ±456)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Tennessee: 90.1% 4,385,619 (±0.4% / ±18,161)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
10.7% ±6.4% (139  ±90.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Perry County: 14.2% † 882 (±2.9% / ±179.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in Tennessee: 31.1% 1,512,601 (±0.2% / ±10,514.8)
  • about one-third 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

0.7% ±1.2% (13  ±23) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Perry County: 2.1% 185
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 6.1% 431,545
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

16.5% ±12.5% (228  ±182) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Perry County: 9.6% † 648 (±3.1% / ±210)
  • more than double the rate in Tennessee: 7.3% 399,814 (±0.1% / ±5,074)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
228 Total veterans ±182 158 Male ±107 70 Female ±91

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.