Perry County, Missouri

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 18,947
Median household income: $63,356
Median home value: $189,400

Home to 18,947 residents, Perry County is one of Missouri's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $63,356, its median household income sits below Missouri's $68,920.

Between 2019 and 2023, Perry County's population declined 1.3% from 19,191 to 18,947, while its median household income rose 13.4% from $55,863 to $63,356.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,947
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $63,356
Median home value: $189,400
Median gross rent: $923
Housing units: 8,507
Homeownership rate: 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,19118,947

Median household income

$55,863$63,356

Median home value

$147,700$189,400

Median gross rent

$694$923

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,191	$55,863	$147,700	$694
2020	19,227	$56,861	$151,900	$719
2021	19,007	$56,832	$158,000	$808
2022	18,970	$61,486	$179,900	$877
2023	18,947	$63,356	$189,400	$923

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,023	5.4%
5 to 17	3,311	17.5%
18 to 24	1,501	7.9%
25 to 34	2,104	11.1%
35 to 44	2,287	12.1%
45 to 54	2,429	12.8%
55 to 64	2,632	13.9%
65 to 74	2,092	11.0%
75 and over	1,568	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,777	93.8%
Black or African American	151	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	145	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	434	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	437	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.1%

High school graduate41.4%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree15.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,586	12.1%
High school graduate	5,429	41.4%
Some college or associate's	3,205	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,068	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	824	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone84.9%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,619	84.9%
Carpooled	755	8.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	147	1.6%
Bicycle	4	0.0%
Worked from home	409	4.6%
Other means	41	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,156	48.5%
15 to 29 min	2,079	24.3%
30 to 44 min	1,150	13.4%
45 to 59 min	611	7.1%
60+ min	570	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 11.0% (2,037 of 18,494)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,784	65.3%
Nonfamily households	2,539	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,323	86.1%
Vacant	1,184	13.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,684	77.6%
Renter-occupied	1,639	22.4%

1-unit, detached78.3%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other10.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,665	78.3%
1-unit, attached	53	0.6%
2 to 4 units	434	5.1%
5 to 19 units	408	4.8%
20 or more units	74	0.9%
Mobile home & other	873	10.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 29157
State: Missouri
Land area: 474 sq mi
Water area: 9.81 sq mi
Center point: 37.7111, -89.8021

Cities & places

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