Perry, IL Population

Overview

270

Total Population

54.2

Median age

52.96%

Female population %

88.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

78.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

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 54.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Perry's population under 18 was 10.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Perry's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 35.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Perry, 8.52% were under the age of 15, 11.48% aged 15 to 29, 44.44% aged 30 to 64, 30.74% aged 65 to 84, and 4.81% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 16 more females than males in Perry:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.96% females and 47.04% males in Perry, IL.
The Perry, IL gender ratio is 88.8:100 i.e. 88.8 men to 100 women (0.888).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 27.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 23.

Perry's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Perry population: 97.41% are White, 1.48% are Black or African American and 1.11% are multiracial.
Perry's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 26 (96.30% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Perry is White with a population of 263 (97.41% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 436 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Perry's population decreased by 40 (9.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Perry's population decreased by 85 (21.46%), 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 309.