Perryville, KY Population

Overview

870

Total Population

42.4

Median age

59.77%

Female population %

67.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

42.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Perryville is 42.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Perryville's population under 18 was 21.26%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Perryville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Perryville, 11.49% were under the age of 15, 27.47% aged 15 to 29, 42.87% aged 30 to 64, 12.87% aged 65 to 84, and 5.29% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 170 more females than males in Perryville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 59.77% females and 40.23% males in Perryville, KY.
The Perryville, KY gender ratio is 67.3:100 i.e. 67.3 men to 100 women (0.673).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 47.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 105.

Perryville's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Perryville population: 94.02% are White, 5.52% are Black or African American, 0.11% are some other race and 0.34% are multiracial.
Perryville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 864 (99.31% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Perryville is White with a population of 818 (94.02% of the total population).

Perryville's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 792 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Perryville's population decreased by 0 (0.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Perryville's population increased by 47 (6.33%), 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, Perryville's population was lowest in year 2002 at 731.