Perry County, Alabama Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Nationwide Claims to Fame

Perry County is 26th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Perry County is 29th out of 3,143 other counties in Female residents

Statewide Claims to Fame

Perry County is 4th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Female residents

Perry County is 8th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Perry County is 9th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in People per household

Perry County is 15th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Income below poverty line

Perry County is 15th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Perry County is 17th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Perry County, Alabama Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Perry County	Rank	Alabama	US
Current population (2012)	10,181	66th	4,822,023	313,914,040
Size in square miles	719.7	28th	50,645.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	14.7	65th	94.4	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Perry County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents younger than 5	6.4%	17th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.1%	15th	23.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.2%	26th	14.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Perry County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	71.7%	61st	81.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.6%	36th	22.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Perry County	Rank	Alabama	US
Race - White	30.8%	60th	70.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	68.0%	8th	26.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	61st	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	34th	1.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	53rd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.6%	63rd	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	56th	4.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	30.0%	60th	66.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Perry County	Rank	Alabama	US
Female residents	53.4%	4th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.7%	55th	3.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Perry County	Rank	Alabama	US
Housing units	4,636	66th	2,182,088	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	12.5%	21st	15.5%	25.9%
Households	3,690	66th	1,831,269	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	63.6%	61st	70.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$62,200	65th	$120,800	$186,200
People per household	2.7	9th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	0	67th	13,506	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Perry County	Rank	Alabama	US
Income per capita	$14,283	65th	$23,483	$27,915
Income per household	$27,222	63rd	$42,934	$52,762
Income below poverty line	25.4%	15th	17.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Perry County	Rank	Alabama	US
Non-farm private establishments	131	63rd	97,743	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,434	64th	1,573,138	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	854	61st	382,350	27,092,908
Retail sales	$34,121	65th	$57,344,851	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$3,181	66th	$12,364	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$2,632	62nd	$6,426,342	$613,795,732

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