Perry County, TN

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2022 Population
8,432
1.43% 1-year growth
2022 Median Age
42.8
1.83% 1-year decrease
2022 Poverty Rate
14.2%
35.8% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$55,978
8.09% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$122,900
17.8% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Perry County, TN had a population of 8.43k people with a median age of 42.8 and a median household income of $55,978. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Perry County, TN grew from 8,313 to 8,432, a 1.43% increase and its median household income grew from $51,786 to $55,978, a 8.09% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Perry County, TN are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.98%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.21%), Other (Hispanic) (0.617%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0.522%).

None of the households in Perry County, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.8% of the residents in Perry County, TN are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Perry County, TN was $122,900, and the homeownership rate was 76.2%.

Most people in Perry County, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Perry County, TN was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Perry County, TN is home to a population of 8.43k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.45% of Perry County, TN residents were born outside of the country (122 people).

In 2022, there were 18.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.67k people) in Perry County, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 420 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 186 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.8%
2022 Citizenship
99.9%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.8% of Perry County, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Perry County, TN was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Perry County, TN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.67k ± 40
  2. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    420 ± 189
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    186 ± 203
1.01%
Hispanic Population
85 people

In 2022, there were 18.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.67k people) in Perry County, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 420 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 186 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.01% of the people in Perry County, TN are hispanic (85 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Perry County, TN as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.45%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
122 people
0.782%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
65 people

As of 2022, 1.45% of Perry County, TN residents (122 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Perry County, TN was 0.782%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    310 ± 137
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    36 ± 41
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    19 ± 37

Perry County, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 8.61 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Perry County, TN employs 3.1k people. The largest industries in Perry County, TN are Manufacturing (783 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (607 people), and Construction (378 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($79,375), Construction ($65,051), and Educational Services ($58,456).

Employment

Occupations

3.1k
2022 Value
± 433
2.86%
1 Year growth
± 19.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Perry County, TN grew at a rate of 2.86%, from 3.01k employees to 3.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Perry County, TN, are Production Occupations (531 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (377 people), and Management Occupations (280 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Perry County, TN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.1k
2022 Value
± 433
2.86%
1 Year growth
± 19.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Perry County, TN grew at a rate of 2.86%, from 3.01k employees to 3.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Perry County, TN, are Manufacturing (783 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (607 people), and Construction (378 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Perry County, TN, though some of these residents may live in Perry County, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$43,274
Median earning men ± $11,012
$30,694
Median earning women ± $14,458

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($79,250), Public Administration ($65,750), and Construction ($64,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Construction ($65,357), Public Administration ($45,522), and Manufacturing ($38,750).

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 48
    Manufacturing
  2. 43
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  3. 39
    Retail Trade

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Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 0.806% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.744% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.75M), Some college (1.2M), and Bachelors Degree (956k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Perry County, TN was $122,900 in 2022, which is 0.436 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $104,300 to $122,900, a 17.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Perry County, TN is 76.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Perry County, TN have an average commute time of 26.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Perry County, TN is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$122,900
Median Property Value 2022
±$15,458
$2,251
Median Property Taxes
±$294

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Perry County, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Perry County, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

76.2%
Homeownership
2022
62%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 76.2% of the housing units in Perry County, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.7%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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Census Tract 9301
Highest Median Household Income (Total)

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Household Income

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$55,978
Median Household Income
± $8,950
2.95k
Number of Households
± 390

In 2022, the median household income of the 2.95k households in Perry County, TN grew to $55,978 from the previous year's value of $51,786.

The following chart displays the households in Perry County, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Perry County, TN is from Perry County, TN.
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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (80.9%)
  2. Carpooled (11.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.5%)

In 2022, 80.9% of workers in Perry County, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.1%) and those who worked at home (5.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Perry County, TN have a longer commute time (26.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.8% of the workforce in Perry County, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Perry County, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Perry County, TN have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Perry County, TN (1.17k out of 8.23k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Perry County, TN is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

83.6% of the population of Perry County, TN has health coverage, with 28% on employee plans, 26.6% on Medicaid, 13.4% on Medicare, 14.1% on non-group plans, and 1.49% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Perry County, TN see 4050 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.297% increase from the previous year (4038 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 8472 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1412 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.3% were men and 48.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,050 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Perry County, TN

Primary care physicians in Perry County, TN see an average of 4,050 patients per year. This represents a 0.297% increase from the previous year (4,038 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Perry County, TN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.6% under 18 years, 16.8% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.3% were men and 48.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

16.4%
Uninsured
28%
Employer Coverage
26.6%
Medicaid
13.4%
Medicare
14.1%
Non-Group
1.49%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Perry County, TN grew by 4.83% from 15.7% to 16.4%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.9% in Perry County, TN.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 14.8% in Perry County, TN.

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