CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Perrysville

Indiana · 439 residents · 0.26 sq mi

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Perrysville is a city of 439 people in Indiana. The median age is 38.9, about 6 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $31,700. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $264 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

439

−13%vs 2000

vs 502 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.9

+4%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.26 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024607

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.6%(16)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.3%(45)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(25)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.3%(41)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.4%(15)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.3%(54)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(62)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.4%(63)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.8%(30)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(46)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.8%(30)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(12)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,750

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,929 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,621

−25%vs 2000

vs $15,455 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.1%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,700

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$264

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $421 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.3% in 2000

22.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(499)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(438)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.3%(38)

Puerto Rican0.3%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro1.3%(8)

Ancestry

German18.3%(111)

American13%(79)

Irish8.4%(51)

English5.6%(34)

French2.1%(13)

Italian1.6%(10)

Dutch1%(6)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(5)

Scottish0.8%(5)

Polish0.7%(4)

Danish0.5%(3)

Greek0.3%(2)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.3%(2)

Welsh0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.7%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.5%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.4%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.8 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 14.4 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 married30.1%(95)

Married34.2%(108)

Widowed4.1%(13)

Divorced31.6%(100)

Women 15+

Never married30.3%(61)

Married43.8%(88)

Widowed9%(18)

Divorced16.9%(34)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−7.2 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.1%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 56.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.4%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 6.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.3%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.4%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 63.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 40.6% 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)56.4%(22)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.1%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.8%(12)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.3%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 39 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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