COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Perry County

Tennessee · 7,631 residents · 415 sq mi

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Perry County is a county of 7,631 people in Tennessee. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The median age is 39.8, about 5 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $54,200, having risen by half since 1990. That trails the Tennessee median by roughly 23%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 39.8

US median: 35.2

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,631

+15%since 1990

from 6,612 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.8

+5%since 1990

from 37.7 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

415 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.1%(466)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.7%(509)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(574)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.5%(493)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.2%(394)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.9%(907)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4413.5%(1,030)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.5%(1,108)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6411.8%(900)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.5%(727)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.9%(371)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2%(152)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,061

+12%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $19,039 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,969

+83%since 1990

from $9,260 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

15.4%

−3.1 ptssince 1990

from 18.6% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,200

+17%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $35,300 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$365

+17%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $237 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

86.0%

+2.1 ptssince 1990

from 83.9% in 1990

14.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black1.7%(113)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(11)

Asian0.2%(15)

2000

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

Black1.7%(130)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(61)

Asian0.1%(7)

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

7.1%

+0.2 ptssince 1990

from 6.9% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

63.8%

+11.0 ptssince 1990

from 52.7% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.1%

+0.4 ptssince 1990

from 2.7% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.2 min

−11%since 1990

from 22.7 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married19.3%(572)

Married65.9%(1,957)

Widowed3.5%(103)

Divorced11.4%(337)

Women 15+

Never married14.1%(440)

Married61.2%(1,906)

Widowed15.4%(478)

Divorced9.3%(290)

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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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