Perry County, Missouri Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Perry County is 17th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Race - White

Main Cities Within Perry County, Missouri

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Perry County Rank Missouri US
Current population (2012) 19,018 56th 6,021,988 313,914,040
Size in square miles 474.4 90th 68,741.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 40 46th 87.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Perry County Rank Missouri US
Residents younger than 5 6.1% 55th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.5% 29th 23.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.0% 79th 14.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Perry County Rank Missouri US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 81.2% 79th 86.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 13.0% 73rd 25.4% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Perry County Rank Missouri US
Race - White 97.5% 17th 83.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.5% 86th 11.7% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 80th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 47th 1.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 30th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.9% 106th 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.0% 40th 3.7% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 95.9% 28th 80.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Perry County Rank Missouri US
Female residents 50.0% 77th 51.0% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.7% 38th 3.8% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Perry County Rank Missouri US
Housing units 8,651 59th 2,723,415 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 8.1% 69th 19.6% 25.9%
Households 7,600 58th 2,354,104 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 78.4% 26th 69.5% 66.1%
Home median value $120,200 28th $138,900 $186,200
People per household 2.5 66th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 38 35th 12,297 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Perry County Rank Missouri US
Income per capita $21,693 37th $25,371 $27,915
Income per household $44,383 30th $47,202 $52,762
Income below poverty line 12.3% 95th 14.3% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Perry County Rank Missouri US
Non-farm private establishments 485 51st 147,274 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 9,300 31st 2,298,295 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,584 59th 501,064 27,092,908
Retail sales $263,521 45th $76,575,216 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $14,060 22nd $12,957 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $20,242 47th $11,070,634 $613,795,732

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