Perry

Population: 254
Median household income: $50,625
Median home value: $81,700

Perry is a community in Pike County, Illinois, home to 254 residents. Its median household income of $50,625 runs below the Pike County figure of $58,029.

Between 2019 and 2023, Perry's population declined 16.2% from 303 to 254, while its median home value rose 34.6% from $60,700 to $81,700.

Owners occupy 79.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 54.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 254
Median age: 54.6 yrs
Median household income: $50,625
Median home value: $81,700
Median gross rent: $475
Housing units: 186
Homeownership rate: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

303254

Median household income

$40,000$50,625

Median home value

$60,700$81,700

Median gross rent

$475$475

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	303	$40,000	$60,700	$475
2020	274	$31,750	$62,300	$513
2021	270	$38,125	$59,000	$545
2022	282	$36,250	$66,300	$525
2023	254	$50,625	$81,700	$475

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

Age distribution

Under 51.2%

5 to 173.5%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 442.0%

45 to 5427.6%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 7418.9%

75 and over16.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3	1.2%
5 to 17	9	3.5%
18 to 24	16	6.3%
25 to 34	32	12.6%
35 to 44	5	2.0%
45 to 54	70	27.6%
55 to 64	28	11.0%
65 to 74	48	18.9%
75 and over	43	16.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	236	92.9%
Black or African American	1	0.4%
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	11	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate44.7%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11	4.9%
High school graduate	101	44.7%
Some college or associate's	75	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	16	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	23	10.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	101	79.5%
Carpooled	15	11.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	5.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	19	15.8%
15 to 29 min	35	29.2%
30 to 44 min	23	19.2%
45 to 59 min	35	29.2%
60+ min	8	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.78
Poverty rate: 17.7% (45 of 254)

	Count	Share
Family households	50	35.0%
Nonfamily households	93	65.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	143	76.9%
Vacant	43	23.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	113	79.0%
Renter-occupied	30	21.0%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.8%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	135	72.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20	10.8%
5 to 19 units	1	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30	16.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1759156
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7822, -90.7473