COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Perry County

Arkansas · 7,969 residents · 551 sq mi

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Perry County is home to 7,969 people in Arkansas. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $33,000. The median age is 36.3, about 3 years above the US median. Households take in $17,626 at the median, 41% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,969

−22%vs 2000

vs 10,209 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.3

−4%vs 2000

vs 38.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

551 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(497)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(539)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(582)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(645)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(480)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(1,087)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(1,087)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(899)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(861)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(786)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(396)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(110)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,626

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,083 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,848

−45%vs 2000

vs $16,216 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.3%

+6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,000

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$248

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $408 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

83.6%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.2% in 2000

16.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.1%(9,711)

Black1.7%(177)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(120)

Asian0.1%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97%(7,730)

Black2.1%(165)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(64)

Asian0.4%(29)

Other0.6%(45)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.7%(271)

Central American0.3%(33)

Cuban0.2%(23)

Salvadoran0.2%(20)

Guatemalan0.1%(13)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(11)

Filipino0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(3)

Ancestry

English12.1%(1,221)

German10.8%(1,093)

American10.8%(1,091)

Irish10.4%(1,047)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(188)

Scottish1.8%(178)

French1.7%(176)

Italian1.1%(115)

Welsh1.1%(108)

Dutch1%(96)

Polish0.8%(80)

Portuguese0.7%(72)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

British0.5%(48)

Swedish0.3%(33)

French Canadian0.3%(28)

Swiss0.2%(18)

Czech0.2%(16)

Greek0.1%(13)

Subsaharan African0.1%(11)

West Indian0.1%(8)

Lithuanian0%(4)

Arab0%(3)

Russian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.2%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.1%

−12.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

31.0 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 27.6 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 married25%(1,033)

Married57.3%(2,367)

Widowed5.3%(221)

Divorced12.3%(510)

Women 15+

Never married19.4%(815)

Married54.5%(2,295)

Widowed11%(461)

Divorced15.2%(638)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.2%

−3.4 ptssince 2013

from 12.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.2%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 42.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.3%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.0%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.2%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 30.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 58.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.6%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 51.2% 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)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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