COMPARING TWO PLACES
Perryville vs Jackson
PLACE A
Perryville, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Jackson, South Carolina
Perryville is 51% smaller than Jackson. Perryville earns more, with a median household income $22,918 higher. Perryville has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -11%).
PERRYVILLEJACKSONDIFFERENCE
Total population8061,639−51% vs Jackson
Population density1,032466+566
Population growth4.1%-10.5%+14.7 pts
Median age42.359.8−17.5
Male49.4%46.0%+3.3 pts
Female50.6%54.0%−3.3 pts
Foreign-born0.8%0.5%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.2%64.8%+23.4 pts
Black1.4%29.7%−28.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.1%0.9%+1.2 pts
Asian2.9%0.4%+2.5 pts
Other5.4%4.2%+1.1 pts
Median household income$62,552$39,634+$22,918
Per capita income$28,875$30,184−$1,309
Poverty rate10.8%11.1%−0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3940.368+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%16.1%+14.3 pts
Graduate degree5.4%2.9%+2.5 pts
Unemployment rate12.9%3.2%+9.8 pts
Labor force participation65.4%51.5%+13.9 pts
Median home value$144,800$199,800−$55,000
Median gross rent$464$541−$77
Owner-occupied83.2%75.0%+8.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.1%5.9%+4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households13.2%9.3%+3.8 pts
Average commute20.120.8−0.7
Worked from home3.6%4.9%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured19.4%11.9%+7.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025