COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Perry County

Missouri · 16,648 residents · 474 sq mi

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Perry County is home to 16,648 people in Missouri. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $43,300. Median rent is $276 a month. Households take in $23,803 at the median, 21% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,648

−8%vs 2000

vs 18,132 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

474 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(1,195)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(1,332)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(1,390)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(1,157)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(972)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(2,416)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(2,223)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(1,529)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(1,489)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(1,496)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(1,111)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(338)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,803

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,632 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,370

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,554 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.5%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,300

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$276

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $422 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.1%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.1% in 2000

18.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(17,739)

Black0.2%(33)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(93)

Asian0.6%(117)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(16,477)

Black0.2%(35)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(92)

Asian0.5%(78)

Other0.3%(58)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(232)

Central American0.6%(107)

Honduran0.4%(74)

Guatemalan0.2%(33)

Puerto Rican0.1%(12)

Cuban0.1%(10)

Spaniard0%(5)

South American0%(4)

Peruvian0%(4)

Asian origin

Japanese0.6%(113)

Korean0.1%(22)

Vietnamese0.1%(14)

Filipino0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(48)

Ancestry

German36.3%(6,895)

American9.2%(1,744)

English7.1%(1,356)

Irish6.4%(1,207)

French5.2%(987)

Polish1.3%(243)

Italian1.2%(235)

Scottish0.9%(176)

French Canadian0.5%(88)

British0.4%(77)

Welsh0.3%(54)

Norwegian0.3%(50)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.3%(50)

Dutch0.2%(42)

Czech0.2%(41)

Belgian0.2%(34)

Finnish0.1%(26)

Swedish0.1%(20)

Hungarian0.1%(10)

Arab0%(7)

Lebanese0%(7)

Canadian0%(6)

Slovene0%(5)

Ukrainian0%(4)

Romanian0%(3)

Austrian0%(2)

Russian0%(2)

Subsaharan African0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.4%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.4%

−14.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.1 min

+55%vs 2000

vs 15.6 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 married33.3%(2,559)

Married51.2%(3,930)

Widowed3.8%(294)

Divorced11.6%(892)

Women 15+

Never married24.1%(1,912)

Married53.9%(4,274)

Widowed11.3%(900)

Divorced10.7%(847)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.7%

−3.5 ptssince 2013

from 9.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.2%

−6.9 ptssince 2020

from 62.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.4%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.4%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.3%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.8%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 75.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.1%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 32.9% 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)31%(362)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(261)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.1%(410)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.5%(29)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,167 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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