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Perry County, IN

Demographic and economic profile of Perry County, IN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Perry County is a small manufacturing-oriented rural county of 19,218 residents along Indiana's southern border, with low housing costs—median home value of $146,000 and median gross rent of $676/month—relative to a median household income of $61,151. The labor force is predominantly high-school-educated (91.2% hold a diploma, but only 16.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher), with a participation rate of 56.0% and unemployment at 5.1%. Population has held nearly flat over five years (+0.4%), and a median worker earnings figure of $42,577 against a GDP per capita of $45,476 points to a modest but stable local economy.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

19,218

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,151

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.4% since 2018

Perry County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone17,862 (92.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races462 (2.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone429 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race276 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone112 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone69 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish111
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island95
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic87
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)8
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,066

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,476

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$30,366

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)2,606
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,383
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services659
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)615
  5. 5.Construction (Group)594

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,452
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,408
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,317
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,228
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations988

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 3.34×)2,781
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.37×)317
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.21×)591
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.10×)636
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.05×)416

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$146,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$676/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999720 (12.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999694 (11.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999669 (11.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999469 (8.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999455 (7.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999381 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,577

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,062 (84.8%)
  • Carpooled591 (7.1%)
  • Worked At Home463 (5.6%)
  • Other101 (1.2%)
  • Walked60 (0.7%)
  • Taxi18 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.