Perry County, Alabama

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 8,231
Median household income: $34,368
Median home value: $87,700

Perry County, Alabama counts 8,231 residents. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. At $34,368, its median household income sits below Alabama's $62,027.

From 2019 to 2023, Perry County's population declined 11.4% from 9,293 to 8,231, while its median household income rose 46.6% from $23,447 to $34,368.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 71.0% of the population. 80.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,231
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $34,368
Median home value: $87,700
Median gross rent: $610
Housing units: 3,961
Homeownership rate: 69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Unemployment rate: 15.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,2938,231

Median household income

$23,447$34,368

Median home value

$65,000$87,700

Median gross rent

$507$610

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,293	$23,447	$65,000	$507
2020	9,104	$23,875	$80,100	$376
2021	8,702	$27,057	$74,400	$474
2022	8,479	$32,332	$81,700	$560
2023	8,231	$34,368	$87,700	$610

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 2415.4%

25 to 346.2%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	522	6.3%
5 to 17	1,231	15.0%
18 to 24	1,267	15.4%
25 to 34	514	6.2%
35 to 44	839	10.2%
45 to 54	1,047	12.7%
55 to 64	1,080	13.1%
65 to 74	870	10.6%
75 and over	861	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,306	28.0%
Black or African American	5,843	71.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	64	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.8%

High school graduate42.6%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	929	17.8%
High school graduate	2,220	42.6%
Some college or associate's	1,184	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	545	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	333	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,624	80.7%
Carpooled	218	10.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	70	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	82	4.1%
Other means	19	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	702	36.4%
15 to 29 min	439	22.7%
30 to 44 min	404	20.9%
45 to 59 min	250	12.9%
60+ min	136	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 31.2% (2,296 of 7,350)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,090	65.4%
Nonfamily households	1,105	34.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,195	80.7%
Vacant	766	19.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,215	69.3%
Renter-occupied	980	30.7%

1-unit, detached53.1%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units14.7%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other30.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,105	53.1%
1-unit, attached	4	0.1%
2 to 4 units	583	14.7%
5 to 19 units	13	0.3%
20 or more units	58	1.5%
Mobile home & other	1,198	30.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 01105
State: Alabama
Land area: 720 sq mi
Water area: 4.21 sq mi
Center point: 32.6390, -87.2938