COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Perry County

Tennessee · 6,612 residents · 415 sq mi

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Perry County is a county of 6,612 people in Tennessee. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $35,300. The median age is 37.7, about 5 years above the US median. Median rent is $237 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,612

−13%vs 2000

vs 7,631 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.7

−5%vs 2000

vs 39.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

415 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(459)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(413)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(485)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(465)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(358)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.4%(883)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(867)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.2%(806)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.8%(781)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(613)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(417)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(65)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,039

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,061 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,260

−45%vs 2000

vs $16,969 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.6%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,300

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$237

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $365 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

83.9%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.0% in 2000

16.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(7,333)

Black1.7%(130)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(61)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(6,461)

Black1.7%(113)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(11)

Asian0.2%(15)

Other0.3%(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

Mexican0.7%(61)

Central American0.1%(5)

Honduran0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(20)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(16)

Ancestry

American22.7%(1,972)

German12.4%(1,076)

English12.2%(1,065)

Irish10.9%(947)

Scottish2.6%(227)

Dutch1.2%(105)

Portuguese1.1%(98)

Polish1%(84)

Czech0.7%(63)

Italian0.7%(61)

Brazilian0.7%(57)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(48)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.5%(42)

Hungarian0.4%(39)

Subsaharan African0.4%(37)

Swiss0.4%(32)

Cape Verdean0.3%(27)

Russian0.3%(25)

Welsh0.3%(23)

Turkish0.2%(21)

Danish0.2%(17)

Swedish0.2%(17)

French0.2%(16)

British0.1%(12)

Ukrainian0.1%(6)

French Canadian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.9%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.7%

−11.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.7 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 20.2 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 married19.5%(709)

Married68.4%(2,490)

Widowed2.9%(106)

Divorced9.2%(333)

Women 15+

Never married14%(486)

Married64.2%(2,223)

Widowed10.8%(375)

Divorced10.9%(378)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.4%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 17.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.3%

+8.2 ptssince 2020

from 36.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.6%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.5%

−11.1 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.7%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.6%

+10.8 ptssince 2020

from 45.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.7%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 50.8% 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)23.8%(154)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(132)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.7%(225)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.6%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 648 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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