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Perry County School District, KY

23,338 Population
332.2 square miles 70.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±1.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Perry County: 41.5 ±0.7
  • a little higher than the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,952 ±$3,292 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Perry County: $28,931 † ±$2,911
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Kentucky: $35,821 ±$245
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$44,118 ±$8,660 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Perry County: $42,181 † ±$7,458
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kentucky: $63,726 ±$429
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

25.5% ±4.4% (5,749  ±1,005) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Perry County: 26.8% † 7,175 (±4.3% / ±1,153)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 708,321 (±0.3% / ±11,594)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.1 minutes ±3 (193,615  ±27,924) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Perry County: 24.8 † 217,010 (±2.5 / ±27,701)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,402,560 (±0.2 / ±384,929)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

9,222 ±347 Number of households
  • Perry County: 11,078 ±335
  • Kentucky: 1,814,469 ±5,224
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (22,670  ±313) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Perry County: 2.4 26,790 (±0.1 / ±46)
  • about the same as the figure in Kentucky: 2.4 4,413,943
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.3% ±2.8% (258  ±137) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Perry County: 6.2% † 363 (±2.5% / ±144)
  • about the same as the rate in Kentucky: 5.4% 55,780 (±0.2% / ±1,896)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

11,022 ±233 Number of housing units
  • Perry County: 13,295 ±29
  • Kentucky: 2,023,116 ±474
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$88,100 ±$5,670 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Perry County: $91,800 ±$5,380
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Kentucky: $205,600 ±$1,096
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.9% ±3.1% (2,516  ±721) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Perry County: 11% † 2,982 (±3% / ±803.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 12.5% 560,545 (±0.2% / ±9,289)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

79.9% ±5.1% (12,977  ±865.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Perry County: 80.4% 15,482 (±4.6% / ±892.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 88.9% 2,753,821 (±0.4% / ±12,191.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.3% ±2.2% (2,328  ±355.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Perry County: 14.8% † 2,840 (±2% / ±384.1)
  • about half the rate in Kentucky: 27.6% 853,791 (±0.2% / ±7,457.5)
  • about two-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

1.1% ±0.8% (255  ±182) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Perry County: 0.9% 255
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Kentucky: 4.7% 211,210
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.4% ±1.2% (955  ±206) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Perry County: 5% † 1,056 (±1% / ±214)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 6.5% 228,692 (±0.1% / ±3,138)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
955 Total veterans ±206 921 Male ±203 34 Female ±32

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