Perry vs Salley

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

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

Salley has the higher population (335 vs 333 in Perry). Perry has the higher median household income ($35,179 vs $34,189 in Salley). Salley has the higher median home value ($212,500 vs $90,500 in Perry).

Population, income & housing

	Perry	Salley
Population	333	335
Median age	31.8 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$35,179	$34,189
Median home value	$90,500	$212,500
Median gross rent	$829	$694
Housing units	114	191
Homeownership rate	75.7%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Perry	Salley
Population	212 → 333 (+57.1%)	287 → 335 (+16.7%)
Median household income	$23,594 → $35,179 (+49.1%)	$28,309 → $34,189 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$100,000 → $90,500 (-9.5%)	$85,000 → $212,500 (+150.0%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $829 (+39.1%)	$571 → $694 (+21.5%)

Perry

Population

212333

Median household income

$23,594$35,179

Median home value

$100,000$90,500

Median gross rent

$596$829

Salley

Population

287335

Median household income

$28,309$34,189

Median home value

$85,000$212,500

Median gross rent

$571$694

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Perry	Salley
Under 5	11.7%	10.4%
5 to 17	22.2%	26.3%
18 to 24	11.1%	3.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	12.2%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.3%
45 to 54	14.7%	3.9%
55 to 64	5.4%	7.2%
65 to 74	8.7%	9.9%
75 and over	3.3%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Perry	Salley
White (non-Hispanic)	48.3%	37.0%
Black or African American	48.3%	56.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Perry	Salley
No high school diploma	24.6%	22.0%
High school graduate	37.7%	45.5%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Perry	Salley
Drove alone	85.7%	86.7%
Carpooled	2.4%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	4.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Perry	Salley
1-unit, detached	63.2%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	36.8%	9.4%

Poverty & households

	Perry	Salley
Poverty rate	29.5%	43.6%
Average household size	3.07	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	48	33
Median year structure built	1987	1973