Perry County, Kentucky

Interactive maps and statistics for Perry County, Kentucky: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Kentucky and the United States.

Perry County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for median home value, and among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Perry County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	27,499	4,534,824	334,922,499	1564th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$42,181	$63,726	$80,734	3024th of 3,221
Median Age	41.5	39.1	38.9	1650th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.8%	27.6%	35.7%	2842nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$91,800	$205,600	$332,700	3077th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$798	$967	$1,413	2112th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	26.8%	16.1%	12.5%	187th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.8%	4.9%	5.2%	798th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	80.9	114.8	n/a	1133rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	4.7%	14.1%	2791st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	65.4	n/a	n/a	3047th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.4%	68.3%	65.2%	2248th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.8	24.0	26.4	1473rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.2%	10.2%	15.1%	1715th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.4%	n/a	n/a	2695th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.9%	46.6%	46.9%	2064th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.6%	n/a	n/a	1322nd 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, Kentucky

Statistic	Perry County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.2%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.1	32.5	61.4

Age in Perry County, Kentucky

Statistic	Perry County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	41.5	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	23.4%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.6%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.2%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.5%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.2%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.0%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Perry County, Kentucky

Statistic	Perry County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	11,078	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.4%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.0%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.4%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.2%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	23.7%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Perry County, Kentucky

Statistic	Perry County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,931	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	29.9%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.0%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.0%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.7%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	26.8%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	50.8%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	28.6%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Perry County, Kentucky

Statistic	Perry County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	13,295	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	56.9%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.1%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.7%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.6%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.6%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$643	$1,544	n/a

Education in Perry County, Kentucky

Statistic	Perry County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	19.6%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.8%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.9%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.1%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.6%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Perry County, Kentucky

Statistic	Perry County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	47.5%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.9%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.5%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.0%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.2%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Perry County, Kentucky

Statistic	Perry County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	87.8%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.3%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.8%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.8%	5.5%	16.7%

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