Perry County, Alabama

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Perry County, Alabama is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Perry County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,031	5,086,768	334,922,499	2654th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$37,654	$63,999	$80,734	3097th of 3,221
Median Age	41.1	39.3	38.9	1761st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.8%	28.4%	35.7%	2694th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$86,400	$209,900	$332,700	3122nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$592	$1,007	$1,413	3058th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	31.4%	15.6%	12.5%	122nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	16.5%	4.7%	5.2%	21st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	11.2	100.4	n/a	2600th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.6%	4.0%	14.1%	2237th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.0	n/a	n/a	2987th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.5%	70.2%	65.2%	1038th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.0	25.5	26.4	824th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.5%	8.8%	15.1%	2782nd of 3,222
Uninsured	12.5%	n/a	n/a	1142nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.6%	46.1%	46.9%	3037th of 3,222
Broadband Access	65.8%	n/a	n/a	3044th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Perry County, Alabama

Statistic	Perry County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	27.8%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.2%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	71.2%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	41.5	52.8	61.4

Age in Perry County, Alabama

Statistic	Perry County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	41.1	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	21.3%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	13.1%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.1%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.9%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.0%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.6%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Perry County, Alabama

Statistic	Perry County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	3,440	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.9%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.3%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	31.3%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.6%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	36.8%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Perry County, Alabama

Statistic	Perry County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$17,852	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.4%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.9%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	6.0%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.0%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	31.4%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	62.4%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	33.5%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Perry County, Alabama

Statistic	Perry County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	3,962	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	53.4%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.6%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.2%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.5%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.1%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$281	$788	n/a

Education in Perry County, Alabama

Statistic	Perry County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	16.9%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.9%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.4%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.4%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.3%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Perry County, Alabama

Statistic	Perry County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	39.6%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.2%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.3%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.6%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.7%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.0%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Perry County, Alabama

Statistic	Perry County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	87.6%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.6%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.3%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.2%	4.5%	16.7%

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