Perry County, AL Population

Overview

8,702

Total Population

38.8

Median age

53.90%

Female population %

85.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

58.8

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

88

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Perry County is 38.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Perry County's population under 18 was 21.23%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Perry County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Perry County, 17.43% were under the age of 15, 23.80% aged 15 to 29, 39.16% aged 30 to 64, 18.03% aged 65 to 84, and 1.57% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 678 more females than males in Perry County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.90% females and 46.10% males in Perry County, AL.
The Perry County, AL gender ratio is 85.5:100 i.e. 85.5 men to 100 women (0.855).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 382.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 661.

Perry County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Perry County population: 29.52% are White, 70.13% are Black or African American, 0.02% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.15% are Asian, 0.08% are some other race and 0.09% are multiracial.
Perry County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 88 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,614 (98.99% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Perry County is Black or African American with a population of 6,103 (70.13% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,809 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Perry County's population decreased by 1,245 (10.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Perry County's population decreased by 2,106 (19.94%), 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 County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 8,035.