Perry, AR Population

Overview

314

Total Population

44.4

Median age

47.77%

Female population %

109.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

67.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

21

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Perry's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Perry is 44.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Perry's population under 18 was 23.89%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Perry's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Perry, 21.66% were under the age of 15, 13.06% aged 15 to 29, 46.82% aged 30 to 64, 18.47% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 14 less females than males in Perry:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.77% females and 52.23% males in Perry, AR.
The Perry, AR gender ratio is 109.3:100 i.e. 109.3 men to 100 women (1.093).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 20.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 16.

Perry's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Perry population: 90.13% are White, 0.64% are Black or African American, 6.69% are some other race and 2.55% are multiracial.
Perry's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 21 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 293 (93.31% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Perry is White with a population of 283 (90.13% of the total population).

Perry's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 317 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Perry's population decreased by 38 (12.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Perry's population decreased by 14 (5.07%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Perry's population was lowest in year 2021 at 261.