Perry

Population: 3,515
Median household income: $63,587
Median home value: $109,400

Perry is a community in Wyoming County, New York, home to 3,515 residents. At $63,587, its median household income sits below Wyoming County's $68,913.

Between 2019 and 2023, Perry's population grew 2.8% from 3,418 to 3,515, while its median home value rose 31.5% from $83,200 to $109,400.

Households average 2.43 people. The median gross rent is $740.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,515
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $63,587
Median home value: $109,400
Median gross rent: $740
Housing units: 1,595
Homeownership rate: 67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4183,515

Median household income

$51,125$63,587

Median home value

$83,200$109,400

Median gross rent

$713$740

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,418	$51,125	$83,200	$713
2020	3,347	$51,887	$84,800	$712
2021	4,377	$54,867	$86,400	$737
2022	3,533	$59,539	$95,800	$766
2023	3,515	$63,587	$109,400	$740

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	228	6.5%
5 to 17	625	17.8%
18 to 24	340	9.7%
25 to 34	417	11.9%
35 to 44	537	15.3%
45 to 54	380	10.8%
55 to 64	401	11.4%
65 to 74	358	10.2%
75 and over	229	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,126	88.9%
Black or African American	83	2.4%
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	136	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	170	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate37.0%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	273	11.8%
High school graduate	859	37.0%
Some college or associate's	738	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	241	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	211	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.4%

Walked8.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,220	72.2%
Carpooled	184	10.9%
Public transit	7	0.4%
Walked	145	8.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	134	7.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	570	36.6%
15 to 29 min	409	26.3%
30 to 44 min	193	12.4%
45 to 59 min	231	14.8%
60+ min	153	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 9.7% (340 of 3,515)

	Count	Share
Family households	880	62.3%
Nonfamily households	532	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,412	88.5%
Vacant	183	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	947	67.1%
Renter-occupied	465	32.9%

1-unit, detached72.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units18.6%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,150	72.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	296	18.6%
5 to 19 units	65	4.1%
20 or more units	62	3.9%
Mobile home & other	22	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3657243
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.38 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.7178, -78.0053