Perry County, MS Census Data

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Mississippi



Perry County, Mississippi

People QuickFactsPerry CountyMississippi
Population, 2005 estimate 12,1602,921,088
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 0.2%2.7%
Population, 2000 12,1382,844,658
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 6.9%7.3%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 26.4%25.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 12.2%12.3%
Female persons, percent, 2005 51.2%51.4%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)76.0%61.2%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)23.2%36.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.3%0.4%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.1%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.0%0.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 0.2%0.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)1.2%1.7%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 75.1%59.7%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 65.4%58.5%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 0.5%1.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 2.3%3.6%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 72.0%72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 7.7%16.9%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 3,082607,570
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 36.124.6
Housing units, 2005 5,2821,235,496
Homeownership rate, 2000 84.5%72.3%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 4.5%13.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $56,100$71,400
Households, 2000 4,4201,046,434
Persons per household, 2000 2.722.63
Median household income, 2003 $28,938$32,397
Per capita money income, 1999 $12,837$15,853
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 18.3%18.3%
Business QuickFactsPerry CountyMississippi
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 16660,5342
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 1,555928,3132
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 -20.3%-3.0%2
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 717156,1661
Total number of firms, 2002 758187,602
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA13.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA25.1%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 297,35738,276,054
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) D19,215,751
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 39,50725,017,531
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $3,221$8,724
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,2085,486,105
Building permits, 2005 613,396
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 62,08522,337,6972
Geography QuickFactsPerry CountyMississippi
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 64746,906
Persons per square mile, 2000 18.860.6
FIPS Code 11128
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area

1: The 2004 Nonemployer totals may be low due to late tax reporting in hurricane-impacted counties/regions in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
2: 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 16:05:13 EST
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