Perry County, Tennessee

Perry County has a population of 8,697 and has grown 8.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $126,900, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $55,972.

Home price
$126,900
Income
$55,972
Population
8,697
Unemployment
5.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$126,900county
Median gross rent$758county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198042.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile31.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant25.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use12.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,585(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$818county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,109county
Home insurance / yr$2,958(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living90.3(statewide)
Median household income$55,972county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate18.1%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 home10.3%county
Unemployment rate5.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed14.3%county
Share of workers employed by government19.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.9%county
Economic output per resident$32,201county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.53%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.61%(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 time32.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service59 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3383county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.2 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 station83 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.2%county
Traffic deaths46.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(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 higher14.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.4%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1100county
Students per full-time teacher12.0county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution46 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians24county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.4%county
Frequent mental distress21.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.0%county

Place

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

Population8,697county
Land area in square miles415county
People per square mile of land21.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store13.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract39.9%county
Population change since 2020+8.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age43.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.9%county
Share of households that are one person22.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.1%county
Second languages2.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls44.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents359county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents16county
Households that moved in226county
Households that moved away151county
Average income of arriving households$51,513county
Average income of departing households$42,444county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year12county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings26.0%(statewide)
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature60.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.33 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F43 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing77 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days203 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 10county
Average first fall frostOct 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$161county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh13.7¢county
Household electricity use1,180 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity54.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas28.6%county
Homes heated by propane8.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood7.1%county
Households with broadband81.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk47.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk28.4county
Landslide risk66.4county
Hail risk6.4county
Earthquake risk72.5county
Tornado risk60.1county
Tropical cyclone risk42.2county
Extreme heat risk30.5county
Winter weather risk9.3county
Strong wind risk34.6county
Wildfire risk7.8county

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 Tennessee figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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