Overview
8,313
Total Population
43.6
Median age
50.26%
Female population %
99:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
60-64 years
Largest age group
63.3
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
81
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Perry County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Perry County is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Perry County's population under 18 was 22.68%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Perry County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Perry County, 18.25% were under the age of 15, 18.09% aged 15 to 29, 43.16% aged 30 to 64, 17.74% aged 65 to 84, and 2.75% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 43 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 50.26% females and 49.74% males in Perry County, TN.
- The Perry County, TN gender ratio is 99:100 i.e. 99 men to 100 women (0.990).
- For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 445.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 332.
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Race / Ethnicity
Perry County's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Perry County population: 91.45% are White, 0.73% are Black or African American, 1.19% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.26% are Asian, 0.52% are some other race and 3.85% are multiracial.
- Perry County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
- By ethnicity, 81 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,232 (99.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Perry County is White with a population of 7,602 (91.45% of the total population).
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Year by year
Perry County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:
- The peak population was 8,685 in the year 2022
- From 2000 to 2010, Perry County's population increased by 358 (4.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Perry County's population increased by 439 (5.53%), 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 2001 at 7,450.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)