CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Perry Heights

Ohio · 8,900 residents · 2.86 sq mi

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Perry Heights is a city of 8,900 people in Ohio. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 39.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 6.9%, under the national 12.4%. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $89,900.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 39.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,900

−2%since 1990

from 9,055 in 1990

1990 – 2024

Median age

39.4

+14%since 1990

from 34.7 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

2.86 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.4%(567)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.2%(553)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(601)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.2%(555)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.6%(496)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3412.5%(1,116)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.7%(1,397)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5415%(1,339)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.5%(845)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.9%(700)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.8%(513)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.4%(218)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$41,674

+10%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $28,627 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,333

+72%since 1990

from $11,798 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

6.9%

+0.1 ptssince 1990

from 6.8% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$89,900

+22%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $55,900 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$534

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 1990

from $405 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

74.2%

Unchangedsince 1990

from 74.2% in 1990

25.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(8,869)

Black1.5%(139)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(106)

Asian0.5%(41)

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(8,392)

Black2.7%(244)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(128)

Asian0.2%(21)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American2.1%(188)

Honduran2.1%(188)

Mexican1.9%(168)

Puerto Rican0.3%(24)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(49)

Ancestry

German22.6%(1,975)

Irish17.2%(1,504)

Italian9.7%(849)

English9.3%(812)

American5.5%(479)

French2.2%(189)

Polish1.8%(158)

Slovak1.5%(133)

Scottish1.5%(132)

Welsh1.2%(106)

French Canadian0.8%(74)

Hungarian0.8%(72)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.8%(68)

Portuguese0.7%(59)

Swiss0.7%(57)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(47)

Subsaharan African0.5%(44)

Romanian0.5%(43)

Egyptian0.3%(28)

Jordanian0.3%(27)

Austrian0.3%(26)

Slovene0.2%(20)

Serbian0.2%(15)

Lebanese0.1%(13)

Swedish0.1%(10)

Czech0.1%(9)

Dutch0.1%(9)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.4%

+1.1 ptssince 1990

from 11.3% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

85.8%

+7.7 ptssince 1990

from 78.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.8%

+1.1 ptssince 1990

from 2.7% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.2 min

−16%since 1990

from 18.2 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married28%(937)

Married58.2%(1,947)

Widowed2.7%(91)

Divorced11%(368)

Women 15+

Never married19.9%(777)

Married51.8%(2,018)

Widowed15.9%(619)

Divorced12.4%(484)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.4%

−8.2 ptssince 2013

from 14.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.2%

−9.2 ptssince 2020

from 62.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.6%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.4%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.2%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 72.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.7%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 38.0% 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)34%(136)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.5%(94)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22%(88)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.3%(25)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 400 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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