Perry County, AL

County

Add Comparison

2024 Population

8,031

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.1

3.29% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

31.4%

0.396% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$37,654

9.56% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$86,400

1.48% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

2,182

1.16% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Perry County, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.7% of the residents in Perry County, AL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Perry County, AL are Marion Military Institute (81 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Perry County, AL was $86,400, and the homeownership rate was 77.5%.

Most people in Perry County, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28 minutes. The average car ownership in Perry County, AL was 2 cars per household.

Perry County, AL borders Bibb County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Hale County, AL, and Marengo County, AL.

United States Alabama

Population & Diversity

Perry County, AL is home to a population of 8.03k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.58% of Perry County, AL residents were born outside of the country (127 people).

In 2024, there were 2.56 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.72k people) in Perry County, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.24k White (Non-Hispanic) and 54 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Perry County, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Perry County, AL was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Perry County, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Perry County, AL

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
5.72k ± 71
White (Non-Hispanic)
2.24k ± 19
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
54 ± 62

0.212%

Hispanic Population

17 people

0.212% of the people in Perry County, AL are hispanic (17 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Perry County, AL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Alabama.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
52,201 ± 5,580 people
Guatemala
19,759 ± 3,444 people
Korea
10,633 ± 2,529 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 52,201 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 19,759 and Korea with 10,633.

Foreign-Born Population

1.58%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

127 people

0.547%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

45 people

As of 2024, 1.58% of Perry County, AL residents (127 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Perry County, AL was 0.547%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Perry County, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
86 ± 56
Gulf War (1990s)
49 ± 37
Gulf War (2001-)
47 ± 53

Perry County, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.76 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Perry County, AL.

Economy

The economy of Perry County, AL employs 2.18k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Perry County, AL were Health Care & Social Assistance (553 people), Transportation & Warehousing (318 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (286 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($85,521), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($48,769), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($48,675).

Employment

Occupations

2.18k

2024 Value

± 414

1.16%

1 Year growth

± 27%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Perry County, AL grew at a rate of 1.16%, from 2.16k employees to 2.18k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Perry County, AL, are Transportation Occupations (325 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (321 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (230 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Perry County, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.18k

2024 Value

± 414

1.16%

1 Year growth

± 27%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Perry County, AL grew at a rate of 1.16%, from 2.16k employees to 2.18k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Perry County, AL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (553 people), Transportation & Warehousing (318 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (286 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Perry County, AL, though some of these residents may live in Perry County, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$33,705

Median earning men ± $805

$27,631

Median earning women ± $2,926

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($71,250), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($48,862), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($35,542).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,417), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,056), and Public Administration ($29,036).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

Y-Axis

2.1%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

15
Retail Trade
11
Other Services (except Public Administration)
7
Accommodation and Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$16.6k
Manufacturing
$8.19k
Educational Services
$6.33k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Perry County, AL. Showing the available data for Alabama.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.6%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (34.1%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.533%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alabama for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

Tommy Tuberville

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Katie Britt

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Perry County, AL awarded 81 degrees. The student population of Perry County, AL in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 225 male students and 83 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Perry County, AL are White (55 and 67.9%), Black or African American (15 and 18.5%), Hispanic or Latino (5 and 6.17%), and Two or More Races (4 and 4.94%).

The largest universities in Perry County, AL by number of degrees awarded are Marion Military Institute (81 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Perry County, AL are General Studies (81 and 100%) and Liberal Arts & Sciences (0 and 0%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $17,240.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Perry County, AL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 59.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 48.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 308 (73.1% men and 26.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 308 students enrolled in Perry County, AL, 73.1% men and 26.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 168 records, of which 26.2% were women and 73.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

General Studies

Most Common

81 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Perry County, AL was General Studies with 81 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Perry County, AL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Marion Military Institute

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

81 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Marion Military Institute with 81 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 63 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Perry County, AL, which is 3.5 times more than the 18 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 55 degrees mean that there were 3.67 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 15 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 2-year ($6,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($3,538) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,800) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Perry County, AL was $86,400 in 2024, which is 0.26 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $87,700 to $86,400, a 1.48% decrease. The homeownership rate in Perry County, AL is 77.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Perry County, AL have an average commute time of 28 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Perry County, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 10.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Perry County, AL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 10.1%.

Housing

Property

$86,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,131

$2,667

Median Property Taxes

±$377

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Perry County, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Perry County, AL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.5%

Homeownership

2024

66.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.5% of the housing units in Perry County, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Perry County, AL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$37,654

Median Household Income

± $3,718

3.44k

Number of Households

± 509

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.44k households in Perry County, AL grew to $37,654 from the previous year's value of $34,368.

The following chart displays the households in Perry County, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Perry County, AL is from Alabama.

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2023, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alabama across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (85.2%)
Carpooled (4.79%)
Worked At Home (4.54%)

In 2024, 85.2% of workers in Perry County, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (4.79%) and those who worked at home (4.54%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Perry County, AL have a longer commute time (28 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.34% of the workforce in Perry County, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Perry County, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Perry County, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Perry County, AL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Perry County, AL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 10.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

31.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Perry County, AL (2.26k out of 7.22k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Perry County, AL is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 50.3% of the children was living in poverty in Perry County, AL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.9%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 381 in Perry County, AL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 82.2 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

92.8% of the population of Perry County, AL has health coverage, with 24.8% on employee plans, 33.9% on Medicaid, 16.6% on Medicare, 15.4% on non-group plans, and 2.17% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Perry County, AL see 2,785 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,785 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4018 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1548 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.8% were men and 55.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,785 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Perry County, AL

Primary care physicians in Perry County, AL see an average of 2,785 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,785 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Perry County, AL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.2% under 18 years, 17% between 18 and 34 years, 35.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.8% were men and 55.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.18%

Uninsured

24.8%

Employer Coverage

33.9%

Medicaid

16.6%

Medicare

15.4%

Non-Group

2.17%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Perry County, AL declined by 4.66% from 7.53% to 7.18%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Perry County, AL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 147 in Perry County, AL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Perry County, AL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 50% in Perry County, AL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Perry County, AL.