COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Perry County

Kentucky · 30,283 residents · 340 sq mi

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With 30,283 people, Perry County is a county in Kentucky. 32.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $34,500. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 28% less than in Kentucky as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

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

30,283

+3%vs 2000

vs 29,390 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.7

−13%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

340 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202427K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,929)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(2,332)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(2,777)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(2,619)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(2,264)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(4,893)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(4,474)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(3,371)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(2,429)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.1%(1,847)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(1,028)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(320)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,202

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,089 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,914

−35%vs 2000

vs $12,224 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

32.1%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,500

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$231

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $302 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.0%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.4% in 2000

25.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(28,469)

Black1.6%(478)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(154)

Asian0.5%(143)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(29,600)

Black1.9%(565)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(43)

Asian0.2%(49)

Other0.2%(69)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.2%(43)

Mexican0.1%(24)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(81)

Asian Indian0.3%(75)

Chinese0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(71)

Ancestry

English13.6%(3,745)

American10.1%(2,769)

Irish9.5%(2,622)

German5%(1,363)

Scottish1.9%(525)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(506)

French1.4%(390)

Italian0.7%(185)

Welsh0.5%(151)

Polish0.5%(146)

Dutch0.5%(135)

British0.1%(41)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Belgian0.1%(29)

Swedish0.1%(21)

Norwegian0.1%(15)

West Indian0%(7)

Jamaican0%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.7%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

47.6%

−10.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.1 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 15.3 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 married27.3%(2,947)

Married53.8%(5,808)

Widowed4.8%(518)

Divorced14%(1,513)

Women 15+

Never married20.3%(2,312)

Married51%(5,800)

Widowed16.3%(1,855)

Divorced12.4%(1,408)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.4%

−16.2 ptssince 2013

from 18.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.6%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 40.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.5%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

49.6%

+8.8 ptssince 2020

from 40.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.1%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 50.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

67.2%

+8.3 ptssince 2020

from 58.9% 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)11.6%(123)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.8%(125)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.5%(449)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.8%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(14)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,056 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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