Perry

Population: 1,014
Median household income: $71,534
Median home value: $181,500

Perry, a community in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, has 1,014 residents. Its median household income of $71,534 runs above the Vermilion Parish figure of $57,537.

From 2020 to 2023, Perry's population declined 23.3% from 1,322 to 1,014, while its median home value fell 4.0% from $189,100 to $181,500.

The median resident is 34.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 25.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,014
Median age: 34.1 yrs
Median household income: $71,534
Median home value: $181,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 430
Homeownership rate: 85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3221,014

Median household income

$80,739$71,534

Median home value

$189,100$181,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	1,322	$80,739	$189,100
2021	1,254	$80,278	$173,900
2022	1,201	$67,845	$174,500
2023	1,014	$71,534	$181,500

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1725.1%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 545.9%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	57	5.6%
5 to 17	255	25.1%
18 to 24	69	6.8%
25 to 34	149	14.7%
35 to 44	142	14.0%
45 to 54	60	5.9%
55 to 64	157	15.5%
65 to 74	64	6.3%
75 and over	61	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	867	85.5%
Black or African American	116	11.4%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.3%

High school graduate21.6%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree24.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	122	19.3%
High school graduate	137	21.6%
Some college or associate's	222	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	152	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 50 min

Drove alone92.0%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	504	92.0%
Carpooled	36	6.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	1.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	194	35.9%
15 to 29 min	71	13.1%
30 to 44 min	64	11.9%
45 to 59 min	104	19.3%
60+ min	107	19.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 12.5% (127 of 1,014)

	Count	Share
Family households	269	68.4%
Nonfamily households	124	31.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	393	91.4%
Vacant	37	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	334	85.0%
Renter-occupied	59	15.0%

1-unit, detached93.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	401	93.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29	6.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2259795
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.75 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 29.9532, -92.1529