Perry County, Indiana

Perry County has a population of 19,270 and has grown 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $163,400, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $61,151.

Home price
$163,400
Income
$61,151
Population
19,270
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$163,400county
Median gross rent$682county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198055.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,065county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$956county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$729county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,200county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$61,151county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate15.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.6%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.0%county
Share of workers employed by government11.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry31.0%county
Economic output per resident$51,994county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.68%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service31 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8835county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station125 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.5%county
Traffic deaths15.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher16.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.7%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment2842county
Students per full-time teacher14.3county
Free lunch eligible47.6%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution12 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians47county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.9%county
Frequent mental distress16.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population19,270county
Land area in square miles382county
People per square mile of land50.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store16.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract43.1%county
Population change since 2020+1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.5%county
Share of households that are one person33.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.9%county
Second languages1.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls38.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents183county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in388county
Households that moved away339county
Average income of arriving households$43,941county
Average income of departing households$45,475county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year32county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature55.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation59.1 incounty
Annual snowfall16.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.18 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F30 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing101 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days209 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 7county
Average first fall frostNov 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$151county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.1¢county
Household electricity use1,008 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity34.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas42.4%county
Homes heated by propane16.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood5.2%county
Households with broadband84.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk49.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk40.8county
Landslide risk55.7county
Hail risk47.1county
Earthquake risk64.8county
Tornado risk64.5county
Tropical cyclone risk17.1county
Extreme heat risk47.5county
Winter weather risk41.2county
Strong wind risk66.1county
Wildfire risk5.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Perry County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Indiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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