place

Perry, GA

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

Population

22,243

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$76,909

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+38.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,278 (57.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone7,521 (32.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race930 (4.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races679 (3.0%)
  • Asian Alone388 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone175 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish941
  2. 2.Korean161
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)138
  4. 4.Vietnamese32
  5. 5.Other Indo-European21

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

2,164

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$34,718

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care2,236
  2. 2.Retail Trade1,417
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management1,227
  4. 4.Public Administration1,162
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate967

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,914
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,943
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,822
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,326
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,150

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.37×)1,162
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.39×)967
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.25×)1,417
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.23×)294
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.10×)669

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$209,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,105/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,229 (21.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999958 (16.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999866 (15.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999691 (12.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999568 (10.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999359 (6.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

30.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,586

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.0 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,866 (77.1%)
  • Worked at Home1,121 (11.0%)
  • Carpooled800 (7.8%)
  • Bicycle243 (2.4%)
  • Walked74 (0.7%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other59 (0.6%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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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.