Perryville, MO

Census Place

2024 Population

8,536

US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.6

1.05% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

19%

18.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$51,897

3.82% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Perryville, MO is home to a population of 8.54k people, from which 97.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.56% of Perryville, MO residents were born outside of the country (304 people).

In 2024, there were 37.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.56k people) in Perryville, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 200 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 157 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.5%

2024 Citizenship

97.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.5% of Perryville, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Perryville, MO was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Perryville, MO

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.56k ± 182
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
200 ± 88
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
157 ± 107

4.38%

Hispanic Population

374 people

4.38% of the people in Perryville, MO are hispanic (374 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Perryville, MO 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 Missouri.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
42,470 ± 5,042 people
India
24,378 ± 3,826 people
China
16,113 ± 3,112 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 42,470 Missouri residents, followed by India with 24,378 and China with 16,113.

Foreign-Born Population

3.56%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

304 people

3.06%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

261 people

As of 2024, 3.56% of Perryville, MO residents (304 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 Perryville, MO was 3.06%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
138 ± 73
Vietnam
115 ± 59
Gulf War (1990s)
94 ± 68

Perryville, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Perryville, MO.

Economy

The economy of Perryville, MO employs 3.83k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Perryville, MO were Manufacturing (1,024 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (675 people), and Retail Trade (451 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($90,052), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($74,063), and Transportation & Warehousing ($73,906).

Employment

Occupations

3.83k

2024 Value

± 416

1.89%

1 Year growth

± 15.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Perryville, MO grew at a rate of 1.89%, from 3.75k employees to 3.83k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Perryville, MO, are Production Occupations (549 people), Sales & Related Occupations (424 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (381 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Perryville, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (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

3.83k

2024 Value

± 416

1.89%

1 Year growth

± 15.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Perryville, MO grew at a rate of 1.89%, from 3.75k employees to 3.83k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Perryville, MO, are Manufacturing (1,024 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (675 people), and Retail Trade (451 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Perryville, MO, though some of these residents may live in Perryville, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,443

Median earning men ± $5,611

$29,056

Median earning women ± $4,736

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($147,788), Wholesale Trade ($76,429), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($69,722).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($74,375), Public Administration ($53,190), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,042).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Perryville, MO was $179,700 in 2024, which is 0.54 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $184,700 to $179,700, a 2.71% decrease. The homeownership rate in Perryville, MO is 62.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Perryville, MO have an average commute time of 20 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Perryville, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$179,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,366

$2,078

Median Property Taxes

±$271

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

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

Rent vs Own

62.6%

Homeownership

2024

67.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 62.6% of the housing units in Perryville, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Perryville, MO 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.

$51,897

Median Household Income

± $6,005

3.32k

Number of Households

± 371

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.32k households in Perryville, MO declined from $51,897 from the previous year's value of $53,958.

The following chart displays the households in Perryville, MO 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 Perryville, MO is from Missouri.

0.45

2024 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2024, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.34% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.8%)
Carpooled (9.75%)
Worked At Home (6.51%)

In 2024, 80.8% of workers in Perryville, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.75%) and those who worked at home (6.51%).

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

20 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Perryville, MO have a shorter commute time (20 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.24% of the workforce in Perryville, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Perryville, MO (1.56k out of 8.23k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Perryville, MO 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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