Perry vs Rensselaer

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

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

Perry has the higher population (710 vs 262 in Rensselaer). Rensselaer has the higher median household income ($80,625 vs $47,443 in Perry). Rensselaer has the higher median home value ($198,900 vs $108,600 in Perry).

Population, income & housing

	Perry	Rensselaer
Population	710	262
Median age	47.5 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,443	$80,625
Median home value	$108,600	$198,900
Median gross rent	$567	—
Housing units	401	97
Homeownership rate	75.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Perry	Rensselaer
Population	614 → 710 (+15.6%)	278 → 262 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$35,500 → $47,443 (+33.6%)	$87,083 → $80,625 (-7.4%)
Median home value	$91,000 → $108,600 (+19.3%)	$154,900 → $198,900 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$439 → $567 (+29.2%)	—

Perry

Population

614710

Median household income

$35,500$47,443

Median home value

$91,000$108,600

Median gross rent

$439$567

Rensselaer

Population

278262

Median household income

$87,083$80,625

Median home value

$154,900$198,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Perry	Rensselaer
Under 5	2.4%	4.2%
5 to 17	8.6%	20.6%
18 to 24	3.9%	5.3%
25 to 34	15.6%	8.0%
35 to 44	18.3%	11.8%
45 to 54	6.5%	10.7%
55 to 64	20.8%	18.3%
65 to 74	10.4%	10.7%
75 and over	13.4%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Perry	Rensselaer
White (non-Hispanic)	76.6%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	18.7%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Perry	Rensselaer
No high school diploma	7.5%	6.0%
High school graduate	53.6%	50.8%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Perry	Rensselaer
Drove alone	81.3%	79.6%
Carpooled	6.7%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Perry	Rensselaer
1-unit, detached	79.6%	86.6%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Perry	Rensselaer
Poverty rate	17.3%	7.3%
Average household size	2.37	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1962	2000