Perry, Iowa Demographics

Perry is 1st in Iowa out of 81 other cities in People per household

Perry is 3rd in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Foreign born residents

Perry is 3rd in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Perry is 3rd in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Two or More

Perry is 5th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Perry is 6th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Perry is 8th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Perry is 9th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Perry is 20th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	Perry	Rank	Iowa	US
Current population (2012)	7,981	49th	3,074,186	313,914,040
Size in square miles	4.2	75th	55,857.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,845.7	9th	54.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Perry	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents younger than 5	9.0%	5th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	29.8%	6th	23.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.8%	54th	15.3%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Perry	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	73.1%	79th	90.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	11.8%	80th	24.9%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Perry	Rank	Iowa	US
Race - White	79.1%	77th	92.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.8%	40th	3.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	8th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.8%	48th	2.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	28th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.5%	3rd	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	35.0%	3rd	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	61.1%	79th	88.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Perry	Rank	Iowa	US
Female residents	50.0%	70th	50.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	23.1%	3rd	4.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Perry	Rank	Iowa	US
Housing units	3,180	55th	1,340,529	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	26.1%	20th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	2,762	58th	1,219,137	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	67.0%	56th	73.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$88,400	61st	$121,300	$186,200
People per household	2.8	1st	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Perry	Rank	Iowa	US
Income per capita	$16,739	81st	$26,110	$27,915
Income per household	$39,494	66th	$50,451	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.6%	21st	11.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Perry	Rank	Iowa	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	939	42nd	259,931	27,092,908
Retail sales	$47,344	73rd	$39,234,649	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$5,317	72nd	$13,172	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$9,331	52nd	$4,737,719	$613,795,732