Perry County is home to 10,101 people in Arkansas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $130,200, having more than doubled since 2000. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. The median age is 43.3, about 4 years above the US median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,764, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 28%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Perry County
What changed most since 1990
White share96.3% → 89.4%(−6.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate20.3% → 14.2%(−6.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree6.2% → 16.5%(+10.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)14.3%(113)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.2%(167)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.2%(254)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II7.9%(62)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 789 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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Over time
Perry County, decade by decade
Perry County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,969
$42,304
$79,202
6.2%
9.0
2000
10,209
$56,623
$101,466
11.1%
11.8
2010
10,445
$62,772
$115,373
10.5%
15.3
2020
10,019
$54,452
$139,384
17.8%
22.4
2024
10,101
$55,764
$130,200
16.5%
24.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
