Perry County, Ohio

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 35,474
Median household income: $64,737
Median home value: $178,300

Perry County is a county in Ohio with a population of 35,474. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. At $64,737, its median household income sits below Ohio's $69,680.

Between 2019 and 2023, Perry County's population declined 1.5% from 36,022 to 35,474, while its median household income rose 29.1% from $50,150 to $64,737.

85.2% of workers drive to work alone. 74.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,474
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $64,737
Median home value: $178,300
Median gross rent: $727
Housing units: 15,021
Homeownership rate: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,02235,474

Median household income

$50,150$64,737

Median home value

$114,100$178,300

Median gross rent

$646$727

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,022	$50,150	$114,100	$646
2020	36,076	$52,978	$120,200	$623
2021	35,439	$58,616	$136,300	$654
2022	35,451	$62,899	$161,300	$695
2023	35,474	$64,737	$178,300	$727

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,101	5.9%
5 to 17	6,272	17.7%
18 to 24	2,544	7.2%
25 to 34	4,269	12.0%
35 to 44	4,270	12.0%
45 to 54	4,597	13.0%
55 to 64	5,066	14.3%
65 to 74	4,033	11.4%
75 and over	2,322	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	33,977	95.8%
Black or African American	80	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.1%
Asian	41	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	56	0.2%
Two or more races	1,008	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	288	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate46.9%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,885	11.7%
High school graduate	11,516	46.9%
Some college or associate's	6,463	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,631	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,062	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,795	85.2%
Carpooled	1,144	7.6%
Public transit	45	0.3%
Walked	184	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	722	4.8%
Other means	131	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,273	22.9%
15 to 29 min	3,740	26.2%
30 to 44 min	2,965	20.7%
45 to 59 min	2,017	14.1%
60+ min	2,304	16.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 14.7% (5,141 of 34,977)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,537	71.4%
Nonfamily households	3,812	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,349	88.9%
Vacant	1,672	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,215	76.5%
Renter-occupied	3,134	23.5%

1-unit, detached74.5%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other16.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,196	74.5%
1-unit, attached	87	0.6%
2 to 4 units	360	2.4%
5 to 19 units	268	1.8%
20 or more units	605	4.0%
Mobile home & other	2,505	16.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 39127
State: Ohio
Land area: 408 sq mi
Water area: 4.55 sq mi
Center point: 39.7432, -82.2380