Perry County, Kentucky Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Perry County is 11th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Main Cities Within Perry County, Kentucky

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Perry County Rank Kentucky US
Current population (2012) 28,241 38th 4,380,415 313,914,040
Size in square miles 339.7 52nd 39,486.3 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 84.5 41st 109.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Perry County Rank Kentucky US
Residents younger than 5 6.4% 40th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.2% 83rd 23.2% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 14.1% 87th 14.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Perry County Rank Kentucky US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 69.9% 95th 81.7% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 12.1% 59th 20.6% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Perry County Rank Kentucky US
Race - White 96.6% 48th 88.6% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.6% 73rd 8.1% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 73rd 0.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 35th 1.3% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 99th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.0% 70th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 0.8% 106th 3.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 96.0% 33rd 85.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Perry County Rank Kentucky US
Female residents 50.5% 69th 50.7% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.5% 95th 3.1% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Perry County Rank Kentucky US
Housing units 12,719 38th 1,932,599 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 9.2% 49th 17.8% 25.9%
Households 10,849 37th 1,681,085 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 71.4% 84th 69.5% 66.1%
Home median value $57,800 111th $118,700 $186,200
People per household 2.6 35th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 13 53rd 9,725 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Perry County Rank Kentucky US
Income per capita $19,357 65th $23,033 $27,915
Income per household $32,538 82nd $42,248 $52,762
Income below poverty line 26.4% 27th 18.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Perry County Rank Kentucky US
Non-farm private establishments 680 31st 89,770 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 10,699 28th 1,463,173 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,980 44th 337,600 27,092,908
Retail sales $463,063 24th $50,405,925 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $15,886 11th $11,843 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $43,807 26th $6,300,866 $613,795,732

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