COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Perry County

Illinois · 21,412 residents · 442 sq mi

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Perry County is home to 21,412 people in Illinois. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $40,200. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 29%. Median rent is $272 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% 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

21,412

−7%vs 2000

vs 23,094 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.4

−6%vs 2000

vs 37.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

442 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(1,440)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(1,577)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(1,691)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(1,536)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(1,247)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(3,073)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(2,998)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(2,196)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(2,006)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(1,953)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(1,238)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(457)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,979

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,281 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,751

−33%vs 2000

vs $15,935 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.8%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,200

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$272

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $370 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.1%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.6% in 2000

21.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89%(20,563)

Black8%(1,849)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(406)

Asian0.3%(63)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(20,962)

Black1.8%(386)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(119)

Asian0.2%(41)

Other0.1%(23)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.2%(661)

Puerto Rican0.1%(25)

Central American0.1%(25)

Guatemalan0.1%(13)

Salvadoran0.1%(12)

South American0%(6)

Uruguayan0%(6)

Asian origin

Korean0.3%(61)

Pakistani0%(9)

Filipino0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(15)

Ancestry

German23.1%(4,765)

English10.6%(2,179)

Irish10.2%(2,102)

American4.7%(971)

Polish4.5%(926)

Italian3.5%(726)

French2.5%(512)

Scottish1.5%(307)

Swedish1%(206)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(176)

Dutch0.7%(146)

Welsh0.5%(100)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Lithuanian0.3%(56)

Hungarian0.2%(44)

Czech0.2%(36)

French Canadian0.2%(34)

British0.2%(33)

Croatian0.1%(23)

Russian0.1%(19)

West Indian0.1%(19)

Arab0.1%(15)

Norwegian0.1%(15)

Greek0.1%(12)

Swiss0%(10)

Belgian0%(7)

Slovak0%(7)

Canadian0%(6)

Finnish0%(5)

Romanian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.3%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.8%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 16.9 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 married40.8%(3,975)

Married43.3%(4,214)

Widowed3.5%(336)

Divorced12.5%(1,214)

Women 15+

Never married20.5%(1,576)

Married53.3%(4,103)

Widowed11.5%(888)

Divorced14.6%(1,124)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−9.0 ptssince 2013

from 12.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 54.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.8%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.8%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.7%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 66.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.8%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% 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)28.4%(369)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16%(208)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.6%(502)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.4%(109)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,299 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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