Perry County, AL

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2022 Population

8,479

2.56% 1-year decline

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

41.8

7.73% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

32.8%

8.01% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$32,332

19.5% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Perry County, AL are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (70.1%), White (Non-Hispanic) (28.4%), Black or African American (Hispanic) (0.719%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.566%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.0944%).

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.

99.5% of the residents in Perry County, AL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Perry County, AL are Marion Military Institute (88 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Perry County, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.9 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

Economy

The economy of Perry County, AL employs 2.3k people. The largest industries in Perry County, AL are Accommodation & Food Services (403 people), Transportation & Warehousing (364 people), and Educational Services (338 people), and the highest paying industries are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($45,950), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($45,925), and Construction ($45,143).

Employment

Occupations

2.3k

2022 Value

± 405

−5.89%

1 Year decline

± 28.5%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Perry County, AL, are Transportation Occupations (349 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (321 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (294 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Perry County, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.3k

2022 Value

± 405

−5.89%

1 Year decline

± 28.5%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Perry County, AL, are Accommodation & Food Services (403 people), Transportation & Warehousing (364 people), and Educational Services (338 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

$28,514

Median earning men ± $10,812

$21,991

Median earning women ± $4,230

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($77,656), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($45,925), and Construction ($45,143).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,674), Retail Trade ($20,814), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($19,839).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Perry County, AL went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 73.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (25.6%), followed by Other (0.593%).

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

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (73.8%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (25.6%)
Republican Party
Other (0.593%)
Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Perry County, AL went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 73.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (25.6%), followed by Other (0.593%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Perry County, AL for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Alabama

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Alabama have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Perry County, AL awarded 88 degrees. The student population of Perry County, AL in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 232 male students and 88 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Perry County, AL are White (51 and 58%), followed by Black or African American (26 and 29.5%), Hispanic or Latino (5 and 5.68%), and Asian (3 and 3.41%).

The largest universities in Perry County, AL by number of degrees awarded are Marion Military Institute (88 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Perry County, AL are General Studies (88 and 100%) and Liberal Arts & Sciences (0 and 0%).

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Perry County, AL have an average commute time of 22.9 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.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 6868
Census Tract 6871

The following map shows all of the tracts in Perry County, AL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$32,332

Median Household Income

± $7,059

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

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 Perry County, AL.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Perry County, AL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (84.5%)
Carpooled (5.89%)
Walked (5.47%)

In 2022, 84.5% of workers in Perry County, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.89%) and those who walked to work (5.47%).

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

22.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Perry County, AL have a shorter commute time (22.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.55% 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

Poverty & Diversity

32.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Perry County, AL (2.48k out of 7.55k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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.

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.

Health

93.4% of the population of Perry County, AL has health coverage, with 28.6% on employee plans, 35% on Medicaid, 14.5% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 2.24% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Perry County, AL see 2896 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.62% decrease from the previous year (2974 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4178 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1671 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,896 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Perry County, AL

Primary care physicians in Perry County, AL see an average of 2,896 patients per year. This represents a 2.62% decrease from the previous year (2,974 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 N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.56%

Uninsured

28.6%

Employer Coverage

35%

Medicaid

14.5%

Medicare

13.1%

Non-Group

2.24%

Military or VA

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.

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