Perry, UT

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,843
US Senator
Mike Lee
Republican Party
US Senator
John Curtis
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
33.5
4.29% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
2.31%
13.2% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$112,639
13.2% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$465,100
16.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,981
8.2% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Perry, UT 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, UT are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Perry, UT was $465,100, and the homeownership rate was 94.6%.

Most people in Perry, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23 minutes. The average car ownership in Perry, UT was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Perry, UT is home to a population of 5.84k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.839% of Perry, UT residents were born outside of the country (49 people).

In 2024, there were 27.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.39k people) in Perry, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 197 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 97 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%
2024 Citizenship
99.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Perry, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Perry, UT was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Perry, UT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.39k ± 230
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    197 ± 181
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    97 ± 82
4.6%
Hispanic Population
269 people

In 2024, there were 27.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.39k people) in Perry, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 197 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 97 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.6% of the people in Perry, UT are hispanic (269 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Utah.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    101,934 ± 7,718 people
  2. Venezuela
    11,533 ± 2,632 people
  3. India
    9,236 ± 2,356 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 101,934 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 11,533 and India with 9,236.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.839%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
49 people
1.12%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
64 people

As of 2024, 0.839% of Perry, UT residents (49 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, UT was 1.12%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    120 ± 81
  2. Vietnam
    59 ± 50
  3. Korea
    19 ± 28

Perry, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.03 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Perry, UT employs 2.98k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Perry, UT were Manufacturing (504 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (431 people), and Public Administration (359 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($95,714), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,152), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($76,054).

Employment

Occupations

2.98k
2024 Value
± 374
8.2%
1 Year growth
± 16.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Perry, UT grew at a rate of 8.2%, from 2.76k employees to 2.98k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Perry, UT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (368 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (239 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (238 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Perry, UT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Utah (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

2.98k
2024 Value
± 374
8.2%
1 Year growth
± 16.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Perry, UT grew at a rate of 8.2%, from 2.76k employees to 2.98k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Perry, UT, are Manufacturing (504 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (431 people), and Public Administration (359 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Perry, UT, though some of these residents may live in Perry, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$68,409
Median earning men ± $8,699
$34,803
Median earning women ± $9,889

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($104,643), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,985), and Public Administration ($74,766).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($66,681), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,447), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,250).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.
Y-Axis
2.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.7M people employed in Utah. This represents a 2.78% 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 7.69%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing the state of Utah. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Utah is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Perry, UT. Showing the available data for Utah.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (59.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (37.8%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (1.14%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

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

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Utah

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Mike Lee
Senator from Utah3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
John Curtis
Senator from Utah1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing Utah.

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 Utah over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Perry, UT was $465,100 in 2024, which is 1.4 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $399,400 to $465,100, a 16.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Perry, UT is 94.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Perry, UT have an average commute time of 23 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Perry, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$465,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$41,360
$1,613
Median Property Taxes
±$233

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, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

94.6%
Homeownership
2024
70.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 94.6% of the housing units in Perry, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 94%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$112,639
Median Household Income
± $18,540
1.71k
Number of Households
± 258

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.71k households in Perry, UT grew to $112,639 from the previous year's value of $99,478.

The following chart displays the households in Perry, UT 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Perry, UT is from Utah.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Utah
0.478
2022 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2023, the income inequality in Utah was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.584% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (83.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.1%)
  3. Carpooled (5.12%)

In 2024, 83.9% of workers in Perry, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.1%) and those who carpooled to work (5.12%).

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.

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Commute Time

23 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Perry, UT have a shorter commute time (23 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.09% of the workforce in Perry, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.31% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Perry, UT (135 out of 5.83k 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 Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Perry, UT is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

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Health

96.1% of the population of Perry, UT has health coverage, with 70.7% on employee plans, 5.38% on Medicaid, 7.73% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 1.77% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Utah see 1,785 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,785 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1441 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 248 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.2% were men and 47.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 33.3% under 18 years, 18.6% between 18 and 34 years, 36.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.2% were men and 47.8% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

3.89%
Uninsured
70.7%
Employer Coverage
5.38%
Medicaid
7.73%
Medicare
10.5%
Non-Group
1.77%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Perry, UT grew by 10.4% from 3.53% to 3.89%.

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

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