Perry County, MO Census Data

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Missouri



Perry County, Missouri

People QuickFactsPerry CountyMissouri
Population, 2005 estimate 18,5715,800,310
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 2.4%3.6%
Population, 2000 18,1325,595,211
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 6.5%6.5%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 23.7%23.8%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 15.6%13.3%
Female persons, percent, 2005 50.1%51.1%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)98.4%85.4%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.2%11.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.3%0.4%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.8%1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.0%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 0.3%1.3%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)0.8%2.7%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 97.6%82.9%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 64.6%53.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.1%2.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 5.4%5.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 71.2%81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 9.9%21.6%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 3,245973,637
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 22.323.8
Housing units, 2005 8,1192,592,809
Homeownership rate, 2000 80.1%70.3%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 7.3%20.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $80,000$89,900
Households, 2000 6,9042,194,594
Persons per household, 2000 2.572.48
Median household income, 2003 $38,133$40,870
Per capita money income, 1999 $16,554$19,936
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 9.6%11.6%
Business QuickFactsPerry CountyMissouri
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 498153,9851
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 8,1862,421,4501
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 -2.9%0.9%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 1,047361,808
Total number of firms, 2002 1,430439,485
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA3.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 23.3%27.4%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 574,05792,909,173
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 56,96095,603,561
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 195,84361,861,163
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $10,755$10,891
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 16,8308,607,025
Building permits, 2005 5833,114
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 93,92945,730,1371
Geography QuickFactsPerry CountyMissouri
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 47468,885
Persons per square mile, 2000 38.281.2
FIPS Code 15729
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:05:18 EST
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