CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Perry

Florida · 7,151 residents · 9.35 sq mi

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With 7,151 people, Perry is a city in Florida. The poverty rate is 25.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $41,400. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average. That trails the Florida median by roughly 26%. Median rent is $252 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,151

+4%vs 2000

vs 6,847 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.35 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(605)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(599)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(600)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(535)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(398)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(1,132)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(942)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(624)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(662)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(618)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(320)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(116)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,288

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,986 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,519

−24%vs 2000

vs $13,845 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.9%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,400

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$252

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $364 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.1%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.3% in 2000

31.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic55.3%(3,789)

Black41%(2,804)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(113)

Asian0.5%(33)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic57.6%(4,122)

Black40.1%(2,871)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(15)

Asian1.3%(94)

Other0.9%(64)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American1.6%(110)

Venezuelan1.6%(110)

Puerto Rican1.2%(88)

Mexican0.5%(36)

Cuban0.2%(17)

Asian origin

Bangladeshi0.8%(55)

Filipino0.3%(18)

Korean0.1%(9)

Ancestry

American12.7%(900)

West Indian6.1%(428)

English5.8%(413)

Jamaican5.8%(409)

Irish4.6%(322)

German3.5%(245)

Italian3%(211)

Norwegian1%(73)

French0.6%(40)

Scottish0.6%(40)

Polish0.5%(38)

Danish0.3%(22)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.3%(21)

Subsaharan African0.2%(17)

Swedish0.2%(16)

Austrian0.2%(13)

British0.2%(13)

Dutch0.2%(13)

Greek0.2%(12)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(12)

Welsh0.2%(11)

Haitian0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest West Indian population · Largest English population · Largest Jamaican population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.5%

+5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.9%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.7%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.7 min

−8%vs 2000

vs 12.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married46.6%(1,039)

Married34.2%(763)

Widowed4.5%(100)

Divorced14.7%(327)

Women 15+

Never married46.8%(1,489)

Married33.4%(1,063)

Widowed7.6%(242)

Divorced12.1%(386)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.1%

−8.2 ptssince 2013

from 19.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.4%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 39.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.6%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.7%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 36.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.4%

−6.1 ptssince 2020

from 50.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.6%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 52.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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