Perry County, PA
Demographic and economic profile of Perry County, PA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Perry County is a small rural county of roughly 46,000 residents with a workforce characterized by modest educational attainment—18.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and relatively low labor costs, with median worker earnings of $46,268 and an unemployment rate of 3.2%. Housing is accessible, with a median home value of $222,800, median gross rent of $838/month, and an 81.8% homeownership rate, while the poverty rate sits at a low 8.0%. Population growth has been essentially flat at +0.1% over five years, and a mean commute of 32 minutes suggests many residents work outside the county, consistent with its position adjacent to the Harrisburg metro area.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+0.1% since 2018
Perry County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone43,464 (94.0%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race950 (2.1%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races935 (2.0%)
- Black or African American Alone369 (0.8%)
- Some Other Race Alone337 (0.7%)
- Asian Alone145 (0.3%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.German or other West Germanic1,666
- 2.Spanish596
- 3.Other Indo-European93
- 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic92
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island56
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,386
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,621
- 3.Construction (Group)2,573
- 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities2,115
- 5.Manufacturing (Group)1,869
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,428
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,602
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,048
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,308
- 5.Service Occupations2,988
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.94×)693
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.73×)1,831
- 3.Construction (LQ 1.66×)2,568
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.60×)2,091
- 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.19×)1,782
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.