Perry, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

7,985

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

2.99% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.86%

22.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$68,910

7.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$121,400

Population & Diversity

Perry, IA is home to a population of 7.99k people, from which 87.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 20.4% of Perry, IA residents were born outside of the country (1.63k people).

In 2024, there were 3.98 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.92k people) in Perry, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.24k White (Hispanic) and 788 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.5%

2024 Citizenship

88.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.5% of Perry, IA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Perry, IA was 88.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Perry, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.92k ± 438
White (Hispanic)
1.24k ± 506
Other (Hispanic)
788 ± 415

34.7%

Hispanic Population

2.77k people

34.7% of the people in Perry, IA are hispanic (2.77k people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
44,333 ± 5,134 people
India
11,889 ± 2,672 people
Guatemala
8,189 ± 2,219 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 44,333 Iowa residents, followed by India with 11,889 and Guatemala with 8,189.

Foreign-Born Population

20.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.63k people

18.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.44k people

As of 2024, 20.4% of Perry, IA residents (1.63k 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, IA was 18.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
69 ± 52
Gulf War (1990s)
60 ± 51
Korea
41 ± 46

Perry, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.15 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Perry, IA employs 4.47k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Perry, IA were Manufacturing (869 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (546 people), and Retail Trade (526 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,111), Public Administration ($73,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($59,107).

Employment

Occupations

4.47k

2024 Value

± 578

8.36%

1 Year growth

± 16.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Perry, IA grew at a rate of 8.36%, from 4.13k employees to 4.47k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Perry, IA, are Production Occupations (661 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (444 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (385 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Perry, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (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

4.47k

2024 Value

± 578

8.36%

1 Year growth

± 16.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Perry, IA grew at a rate of 8.36%, from 4.13k employees to 4.47k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Perry, IA, are Manufacturing (869 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (546 people), and Retail Trade (526 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Perry, IA, though some of these residents may live in Perry, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,086

Median earning men ± $7,186

$31,035

Median earning women ± $2,952

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($69,342), Wholesale Trade ($60,281), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($59,940).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,333), Public Administration ($73,875), and Manufacturing ($36,593).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Perry, IA was $121,400 in 2024, which is 0.365 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $122,100 to $121,400, a 0.573% decrease. The homeownership rate in Perry, IA is 64.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Perry, IA have an average commute time of 24.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Perry, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$121,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,708

$2,031

Median Property Taxes

±$334

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, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

64.2%

Homeownership

2024

59.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.2% of the housing units in Perry, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 62.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Perry, IA 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.

$68,910

Median Household Income

± $8,587

3.16k

Number of Households

± 425

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.16k households in Perry, IA grew to $68,910 from the previous year's value of $63,983.

The following chart displays the households in Perry, IA 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Perry, IA is from Iowa.

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.6%)
Carpooled (13.4%)
Worked At Home (7.9%)

In 2024, 71.6% of workers in Perry, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.4%) and those who worked at home (7.9%).

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

24.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Perry, IA have a shorter commute time (24.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.801% of the workforce in Perry, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.86% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Perry, IA (690 out of 7.79k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females < 5.

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

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

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

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

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