COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Perry County

Alabama · 12,759 residents · 720 sq mi

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With 12,759 people, Perry County is a county in Alabama. 42.6% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 42% less than in Alabama as a whole. The typical home is worth $29,900. Households take in $13,769 at the median, 54% less than the US figure. Renters pay $188 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

12,759

+8%vs 2000

vs 11,861 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.0

−10%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

720 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(975)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.2%(1,172)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(1,102)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.3%(1,448)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(909)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.9%(1,519)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.9%(1,258)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(1,293)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(1,060)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(959)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(730)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(334)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,769

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $20,200 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,879

−37%vs 2000

vs $10,948 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

42.6%

+7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,900

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$188

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $341 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.1%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.0% in 2000

29.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic30.7%(3,642)

Black67.9%(8,057)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(102)

Asian0%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic35%(4,469)

Black64.2%(8,192)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(55)

Asian0.1%(12)

Other0.7%(86)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Dominican0.1%(12)

Mexican0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Japanese0.1%(5)

Ancestry

English7.8%(628)

American7.1%(568)

German4.1%(329)

Irish3%(237)

Subsaharan African1.5%(120)

Italian1.3%(105)

West Indian1%(82)

Jamaican1%(82)

Ghanaian1%(80)

Dutch0.7%(53)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(37)

Swedish0.2%(17)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish0.1%(11)

Scottish0.1%(11)

Canadian0.1%(9)

Nigerian0.1%(7)

Polish0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.5%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.0%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.1%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

−13%vs 2000

vs 23.4 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 married33.8%(957)

Married49.2%(1,393)

Widowed8.5%(241)

Divorced8.4%(238)

Women 15+

Never married39%(1,504)

Married35.7%(1,376)

Widowed12.5%(482)

Divorced12.8%(493)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.2%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 15.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.0%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.2%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.9%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.7%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.6%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 48.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.6%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 53.6% 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)19.7%(47)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.5%(82)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.1%(86)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 238 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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