New London vs Perry

A side-by-side comparison of New London and Perry: population, income, housing, and more.

New London and Perry are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New London has the higher population (1,118 vs 710 in Perry). Perry has the higher median household income ($47,443 vs $47,292 in New London). New London has the higher median home value ($126,900 vs $108,600 in Perry).

Population, income & housing

	New London	Perry
Population	1,118	710
Median age	34.9 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$47,292	$47,443
Median home value	$126,900	$108,600
Median gross rent	$748	$567
Housing units	490	401
Homeownership rate	64.0%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New London	Perry
Population	852 → 1,118 (+31.2%)	614 → 710 (+15.6%)
Median household income	$55,938 → $47,292 (-15.5%)	$35,500 → $47,443 (+33.6%)
Median home value	$84,000 → $126,900 (+51.1%)	$91,000 → $108,600 (+19.3%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $748 (-2.5%)	$439 → $567 (+29.2%)

New London

Population

8521,118

Median household income

$55,938$47,292

Median home value

$84,000$126,900

Median gross rent

$767$748

Perry

Population

614710

Median household income

$35,500$47,443

Median home value

$91,000$108,600

Median gross rent

$439$567

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New London	Perry
Under 5	6.9%	2.4%
5 to 17	22.7%	8.6%
18 to 24	6.0%	3.9%
25 to 34	14.7%	15.6%
35 to 44	9.1%	18.3%
45 to 54	10.6%	6.5%
55 to 64	9.6%	20.8%
65 to 74	12.3%	10.4%
75 and over	8.1%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New London	Perry
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	76.6%
Black or African American	3.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	18.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New London	Perry
No high school diploma	15.3%	7.5%
High school graduate	60.3%	53.6%
Some college or associate's	15.7%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New London	Perry
Drove alone	78.6%	81.3%
Carpooled	19.4%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	5.4%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New London	Perry
1-unit, detached	76.5%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	New London	Perry
Poverty rate	23.8%	17.3%
Average household size	2.58	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1962	1962