Perry County, Mississippi

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Perry County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Perry County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	11,449	2,946,779	334,922,499	2391st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$49,634	$56,447	$80,734	2791st of 3,221
Median Age	43.4	38.6	38.9	1093rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.9%	25.1%	35.7%	3035th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$124,000	$169,800	$332,700	2592nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$755	$954	$1,413	2451st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.4%	18.9%	12.5%	712th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.0%	5.8%	5.2%	2943rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	17.7	62.8	n/a	2392nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.4%	2.4%	14.1%	1800th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.0	n/a	n/a	2847th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.5%	70.0%	65.2%	418th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.1	25.6	26.4	641st of 3,221
Worked from Home	1.5%	5.9%	15.1%	3182nd of 3,222
Uninsured	15.6%	n/a	n/a	633rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	39.6%	43.5%	46.9%	2878th of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.0%	n/a	n/a	2712th 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, Mississippi

Statistic	Perry County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	15.4%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	37.7	56.1	61.4

Age in Perry County, Mississippi

Statistic	Perry County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	43.4	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	21.9%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.6%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.1%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.5%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Perry County, Mississippi

Statistic	Perry County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	4,647	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	57.2%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.7%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.6%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.7%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	26.3%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Perry County, Mississippi

Statistic	Perry County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,110	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.5%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.5%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	8.7%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.6%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.4%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	47.7%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.9%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Perry County, Mississippi

Statistic	Perry County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	5,498	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.4%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.1%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.5%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,993.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.5%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.8%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$763	$1,215	n/a

Education in Perry County, Mississippi

Statistic	Perry County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	9.1%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	45.4%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.5%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.6%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Perry County, Mississippi

Statistic	Perry County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.9%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.4%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.4%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.5%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.0%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.8%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Perry County, Mississippi

Statistic	Perry County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	82.8%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.2%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.8%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.1%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.9%	3.1%	16.7%

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