Perry County, Indiana

Organized in 1814 and named for War of 1812 hero Oliver Hazard Perry

County Seat: Tell City

Largest City: Tell City (2022 population: 7,447)

Population per Square Mile: 50.32

Square Miles: 381.70

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	19,170	75	0.3%	6,484,050
Today (2023)	19,209	75	0.3%	6,862,199
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	18,836	75	0.3%	7,014,880
Percent Change 2020 to Today	0.2%	50		1.1%

*Projection based on 2015 Census population estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2022-2023	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	53	50		4,599
Net International Migration	25	40		17,869
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-75	64	-1.0%	7,508

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2022	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	981	76	5.1%	5.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	2,943	74	15.3%	17.0%
College Age (18 to 24)	1,523	72	7.9%	9.9%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	5,021	69	26.2%	25.7%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	4,978	75	26.0%	24.5%
Seniors (65 and older)	3,737	76	19.5%	16.9%
Median Age	41.5			Median Age = 38.2

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2022	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	58	81	0.3%	0.4%
Asian Alone	154	59	0.8%	2.8%
Black Alone	627	39	3.3%	10.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	14	55	0.1%	0.1%
White	18,095	75	94.3%	84.0%
Two or More Race Groups	235	78	1.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	18,867	75	98.4%	92.1%
Hispanic	316	80	1.6%	7.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2022 (Includes detail not shown below)	7,586	75	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	1,308	73	17.2%	18.1%
Married Without Children	2,321	76	30.6%	29.6%
Single Parents	454	78	6.0%	9.0%
Living Alone	2,401	68	31.7%	29.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2022 (estimate)	8,577	76	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2022 (includes vacant units)	8,533	75	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	5,702	75	66.8%	63.5%
Median Value (2022)	$136,700	65
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	1,884	68	22.1%	27.1%
Median Rent (2022)	$513	83

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2022/2023 Total Reported)	2,904	71	0.3%	1,124,094
Public	2,904	71	0.3%	1,035,718
Adults (25+ in 2022 ACS)	13,667	74	0.3%	4,532,091
with High School diploma or higher	91.2%	27		90%
with B.A. or higher degree	16.2%	65		28.2%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2022	$44,250	86	75.9%	58,323
Median Household Income in 2022	55,503	82	83.1%	$66,768
Poverty Rate in 2022	16.6%	8	132.8%	12.5%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	16.5%	36	107.1%	15.4%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2022	7	80	0.2%	3,933
Food Stamp Recipients in 2022	1,525	70	0.2%	611,203
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2022/2023	1,393	70	0.3%	511,735

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

Health and Vital Statistics	Number	Rank of	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2021	184	78	0.2%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	7	78	0.2%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	231	72	0.3%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2022	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	8,797	74	0.3%	3,373,887
Employed	8,525	74	0.3%	3,270,662
Unemployed	272	74	0.3%	103,225
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.1	31	100.0%	3.1
February 2024 Unemployment Rate	3.6	65	85.7%	4.2

Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2022	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	8,461	100.0%	$493,097	100.0%	$58,279
Wage and Salary	6,574	77.7%	$334,640	67.9%	$50,904
Farm Proprietors	354	4.2%	$21,186	4.3%	$59,847
Nonfarm Proprietors	1,533	18.1%	$60,191	12.2%	$39,264
Farm	382	4.5%	$22,021	4.5%	$57,647
Nonfarm	8,079	95.5%	$471,076	95.5%	$58,309
Private	6,595	77.9%	$380,397	77.1%	$57,680
Accommodation, Food Serv.	544	6.4%	$11,401	2.3%	$20,958
Arts, Ent., Recreation	68	0.8%	$664	0.1%	$9,765
Construction	436	5.2%	$27,381	5.6%	$62,800
Health Care, Social Serv.	487	5.8%	$25,716	5.2%	$52,805
Information	37	0.4%	$1,390	0.3%	$37,568
Manufacturing	2,128	25.2%	$182,482	37.0%	$85,753
Professional, Tech. Serv.	192	2.3%	$12,285	2.5%	$63,984
Retail Trade	952	11.3%	$25,773	5.2%	$27,072
Trans., Warehousing	181	2.1%	$8,068	1.6%	$44,575
Wholesale Trade	87	1.0%	$4,915	1.0%	$56,494
Other Private (not above)	1,200*	14.2%*	$67,753*	13.7%*	$56,461*
Government	1,484	17.5%	$90,679	18.4%	$61,104

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

Residential Building Permits, 2022	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	61	100.0%	100.0%	$10,936	$6,635,992
Single-Family	25	41.0%	65.0%	$7,136	$5,513,030
2-Family	0	0.0%	1.9%	0	$76,873
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.5%	$0	$14,702
5+ Family	36	59.0%	32.6%	$3,800	$1,031,387

Notes: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding. Greene County does not currently issue building permits, so it is excluded.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Largest Cities and Towns in Perry County

Name	Population in 2022	Percent of County
Cannelton	1,503	7.8%
Tell City	7,447	38.8%
Troy	359	1.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates