With 7,068 people, Perry is a city in Florida. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 45% less than in Florida as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $150,500. The median household earns $40,898, about 50% below the national median. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $40,898, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Perry
What changed most since 1990
White share57.4% → 54.4%(−3.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants68.1% → 59.5%(−8.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share0.2% → 3.8%(+3.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Its weight in Taylor County
Perry's population equals 33% of Taylor County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 61% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 59% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)25.4%(88)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)40.6%(141)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.2%(84)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(2)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 347 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Perry, decade by decade
Perry population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,151
$48,693
$99,363
15.5%
63.6
2000
6,847
$47,338
$100,373
9.9%
65.7
2010
7,017
$37,714
$111,058
13.4%
68.2
2020
6,898
$42,164
$115,750
18.2%
72.2
2024
7,068
$40,898
$150,500
17.3%
68.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
