Perry County, TN Demographic Data
Perry County, TN Summary
Perry County is located in Tennessee
- Population: 7,856
- Area: 422.87 sq. miles
- Land Area: 414.73 sq. miles
- Water Area: 8.14 sq. miles
- Population Density: 18.57 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 642.72 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Perry County, TN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,903
50%
50.8
Male
3,988
51%
49.2
Total Population
7,891
323,128,000
Perry County, TN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
533
6.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
429
5.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
488
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
492
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
404
5.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
858
10.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
866
11.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,008
12.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
646
8.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
580
7.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
975
12.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
432
5.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
180
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,115
77.5%
77.2
Female
3,044
49.8%
51.3
Male
3,071
50.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,867
74.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,993
25.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,587
20.1%
15.2
Female
842
53.1%
55.8
Male
745
46.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Perry County, TN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,754
98.3%
96.8
White
7,480
94.8%
72.6
Black or African American
233
3.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
29
0.4%
0.8
Asian
12
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
12
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
137
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
170
2.2%
17.8
Mexican
104
1.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
50
0.6%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
16
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,721
97.8%
82.2
Perry County, TN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
499
9.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
874
15.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,291
41.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,072
19.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
264
4.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
394
7.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
151
2.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,373
24.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,172
75.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
545
9.8%
31.2
Perry County, TN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,525
23.7%
33.7%
Now Married
3,578
55.6%
47.5
Divorced
702
10.9%
11.0%
Separated
91
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
545
8.5
5.8%
Perry County, TN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,094
96.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
264
3.6%
21.6%
Spanish
78
1.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
160
2.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
26
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Perry County, TN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
425
13.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
259
8.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
567
17.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
493
15.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
402
12.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
675
21.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
171
5.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
187
5.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
13
0.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
17
0.5%
6.4
Median household income
31,274
57,617
Per capita income
18,611
31,128
Perry County, TN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
116
4.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
97
3.5%
9.8
Construction
349
12.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
614
22.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
82
3.0%
6.6
Information
66
2.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
540
19.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
94
3.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
126
4.5%
11.4
Public administration
171
6.2%
4.6
Retail trade
188
6.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
287
10.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
46
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
633
22.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
511
18.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
623
22.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
435
15.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
574
20.7%
18.1%
Perry County, TN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,666
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,966
73.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
298
11.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3
0.1%
5.1
Walked
92
3.5%
2.7
Other means
119
4.5%
1.8
Worked at home
188
7.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.2
26.6
Perry County, TN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
195
6.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
842
26.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,321
41.2%
37.1
3 or more
851
26.5%
21.0
Perry County, TN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,209
69.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,632
82.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
577
18.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,379
30.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Perry County, TN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,588
1 room
84
1.8%
2.4
2 rooms
66
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
322
7.0%
9.1
4 rooms
915
19.9%
16.5
5 rooms
1,047
22.8%
19.8
6 rooms
1,005
21.9%
17.8
7 rooms
498
10.9%
12.0
8 rooms
333
7.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
318
6.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Perry County, TN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,588
1-unit, detached
2,762
60.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
41
0.9%
5.9
2-units
22
0.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
49
1.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
71
1.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
7
0.2%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
1,636
35.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Perry County, TN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
257
5.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
64
1.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
339
7.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
499
10.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
638
13.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
680
14.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
930
20.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
973
21.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
176
3.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
32
0.7%
1.4%
Perry County, TN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
746
23.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
208
6.5%
4.7
Electricity
1,930
60.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
12
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
274
8.5%
1.9
Solar energy
22
0.7%
0.1
Other fuel
7
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
10
0.3%
1.1
Perry County, TN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,047
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
3
0.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
22
2.1%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
51
4.9%
20.1%
Less than $500
140
13.4%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
260
24.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
571
54.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
330
32.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
167
16.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
190
18.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
85
8.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
233
23.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
42
0.0%
0.0%
Perry County, TN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
498
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
243
48.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
255
51.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
79
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
505
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
108
22.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
41
8.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
29
6.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
92
19.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
45
9.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
161
33.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
101
0.0%
0.0%
Perry County, TN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,632
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
620
23.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
926
35.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
530
20.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
283
10.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
174
6.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
53
2.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
10
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
36
1.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
81,900
205,000