Population Estimates by Age in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	1,145	73	6.0%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	2,741	77	14.5%	17.9%
College Age (18 to 24)	1,739	65	9.2%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	5,391	71	28.5%	27.0%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	5,096	75	26.9%	25.8%
Older (65 plus)	2,817	76	14.9%	12.8%
Median Age	39.0			Median Age = 36.7

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race or Hispanic Origin in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	45	75	0.2%	0.3%
Asian Alone	30	82	0.2%	1.4%
Black Alone	469	36	2.5%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	3	68	0.0%	0.0%
White Alone	18,271	75	96.5%	88.0%
Two or More Race Groups	111	80	0.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	18,711	75	98.8%	94.8%
Hispanic or Latino	218	75	1.2%	5.2%

Source: US Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2000 (Includes detail not shown below)	7,270	75	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	1,690	78	23.2%	23.8%
Married Without Children	2,433	75	33.5%	29.8%
Single Parents	537	72	7.4%	9.1%
Living Alone	1,944	71	26.7%	25.9%

Source: US Census Bureau

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2008 (estimate)	8,503	75	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	8,223	75	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	5,762 $71,200	75 76	70.1% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	1,508 $370	75 89	18.3% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	3,048	74	0.3%	1,154,826
Public	3,036	74	0.3%	1,045,702
Private	12	93	0.0%	109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	189	71	0.3%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	148	72	0.3%	52,698
4-year	103	70	0.3%	38,566
2-year	33	73	0.3%	9,783
Voc/tech.	12	62	0.3%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	12,734	75	0.3%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	74.8%	83		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	9.6%	80		19.4%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; US Census Bureau
Notes: 1) Private enrollment includes home schools. 2) County rankings for high-school graduates continuing to higher education are subject to revision.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2007	$27,709	67	83.4%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2007	$42,711	64	90.1%	$47,422
Poverty Rate in 2007	12.1%	33	98.4%	12.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	16.0%	47	93.6%	17.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	48	78	0.1%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	1,499	74	0.2%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	1,104	74	0.3%	436,945

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; US Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration;
Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics in 2005	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Births	219	73	0.3%	87,088
Births to Teens	32	66	0.3%	9,604
Deaths	191	75	0.3%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	9,837	74	0.3%	3,230,367
Employed	9,332	74	0.3%	3,039,795
Unemployed	505	78	0.3%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	5.1	72	86.4%	5.9
September 2009 Unemployment Rate	8.8	59	95.7%	9.2

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry in 2007 (NAICS)	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	9,102	100.0%	$302,929	100.0%	$33,282
Wage and Salary	6,853	75.3%	$215,100	71.0%	$31,388
Farm Proprietors	500	5.5%	$3,350	1.1%	$6,700
Nonfarm Proprietors	1,749	19.2%	$23,777	7.8%	$13,595
Farm	542	6.0%	$3,989	1.3%	$7,360
Nonfarm	8,560	94.0%	$298,940	98.7%	$34,923
Private	6,959	76.5%	$228,895	75.6%	$32,892
Accommodation, Food Serv.	666	7.3%	$7,571	2.5%	$11,368
Arts, Ent., Recreation	59	0.6%	$485	0.2%	$8,220
Construction	499	5.5%	$14,780	4.9%	$29,619
Health Care, Social Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Information	57	0.6%	$1,279	0.4%	$22,439
Manufacturing	2,023	22.2%	$117,782	38.9%	$58,221
Professional, Tech. Serv.	177	1.9%	$6,118	2.0%	$34,565
Retail Trade	979	10.8%	$17,639	5.8%	$18,017
Trans., Warehousing	143	1.6%	$4,375	1.4%	$30,594
Wholesale Trade	131	1.4%	$3,958	1.3%	$30,214
Other Private (not above)	1,271*	14.0%*	$30,557*	10.1%*	$24,042*
Government	1,601	17.6%	$70,045	23.1%	$43,751

Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits in 2008	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	53	100.0%	100.0%	$7,742	$2,470,264
Single Family	43	81.1%	70.8%	$6,742	$2,136,514
Two Family	0	0.0%	1.9%	$0	$28,170
Three & Four Family	0	0.0%	1.2%	$0	$18,059
Five families and More	10	18.9%	26.0%	$1,000	$287,521

Source: US Census Bureau (Greene County totals are not included as it does not currently issue building permits.) Note: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding.

Commuting Patterns - Top 5 in 2007
Into Perry FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Perry TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	1,462	13.4%	All Areas	3,206	25.4%
Spencer County	619	5.7%	Dubois County	990	7.8%
Kentucky	465	4.3%	Kentucky	839	6.6%
Crawford County	90	0.8%	Spencer County	674	5.3%
Warrick County	73	0.7%	Vanderburgh County	140	1.1%
Dubois County	56	0.5%	Warrick County	114	0.9%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue