Perry County, Indiana

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

County Seat: Tell City

Largest City: Tell City (2025 population: 7,441)

Population per Square Mile: 50.80

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 (2025)	19,389	75	0.3%	6,973,333
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	18,914	75	0.3%	7,013,509
Percent Change 2020 to Today	1.1%	52		2.8%

*Projection based on 2020 Census population estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2024-2025	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	66	47		12,197
Net International Migration	10	61		17,852
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-76	67	-0.9%	8,561

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2025	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	849	78	4.4%	5.8%
School Age (5 to 17)	2,887	75	14.9%	16.8%
College Age (18 to 24)	1,516	73	7.8%	9.8%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	5,123	69	26.4%	25.6%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	4,843	74	25.0%	23.5%
Seniors (65 and older)	4,171	75	21.5%	18.4%
Median Age	42.5			Median Age = 38.6

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2025	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	117	62	0.6%	0.8%
Asian Alone	147	57	0.8%	3.2%
Black Alone	548	40	2.8%	10.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	7	67	0.0%	0.1%
White	18,090	75	93.3%	81.2%
Two or More Race Groups	480	80	2.5%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	18,974	74	97.9%	90.4%
Hispanic	415	78	2.1%	9.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2024 (Includes detail not shown below)	7,758	75	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	1,222	78	15.8%	17.9%
Married Without Children	2,345	77	30.2%	29.3%
Single Parents	612	72	7.9%	8.8%
Living Alone	2,579	63	33.2%	29.6%

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 2025 (estimate)	8,720	76	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2024 (includes vacant units)	8,597	75	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	5,857	76	68.1%	64.4%
Median Value (2024)	$163,400	61
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	1,901	65	22.1%	26.9%
Median Rent (2024)	$525	87

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

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2025/2026 Total Reported)	2,796	71	0.3%	1,112,710
Public	2,796	71	0.3%	1,010,042
Adults (25+ in 2024 ACS)	13,866	73	0.3%	4,596,004
with High School diploma or higher	91.7%	28		90.4%
with B.A. or higher degree	16.6%	67		29.5%

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 2024	$49,159	84	76.7%	64,077
Median Household Income in 2024	64,109	73	89.1%	$71,958
Poverty Rate in 2024	13.9%	20	114.9%	12.1%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	17.5%	25	110.8%	15.8%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2025	10	69	0.2%	4,863
Food Stamp Recipients in 2025	1,417	69	0.2%	578,293
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2025/2026	1,325	70	0.3%	476,608

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, 2025	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	8,604	75	0.2%	3,506,284
Employed	8,308	75	0.2%	3,377,760
Unemployed	296	77	0.2%	128,524
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.4	56	91.9%	3.7
May 2026 Unemployment Rate	3.1	1	86.1%	3.6

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2024	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	8,461	100.0%	$553,966	100.0%	$65,473
Wage and Salary	6,574	77.7%	$362,043	65.4%	$55,072
Farm Proprietors	354	4.2%	$18,291	3.3%	$51,669
Nonfarm Proprietors	1,533	18.1%	$82,381	14.9%	$53,738
Farm	382	4.5%	$19,616	3.5%	$51,351
Nonfarm	8,079	95.5%	$534,350	96.5%	$66,141
Private	6,595	77.9%	$433,178	78.2%	$65,683
Accommodation, Food Serv.	544	6.4%	$13,199	2.4%	$24,263
Arts, Ent., Recreation	68	0.8%	$1,444	0.3%	$21,235
Construction	436	5.2%	$33,496	6.0%	$76,826
Health Care, Social Serv.	487	5.8%	$0	0.0%	$0
Information	37	0.4%	$1,635	0.3%	$44,189
Manufacturing	2,128	25.2%	$188,698	34.1%	$88,674
Professional, Tech. Serv.	192	2.3%	$15,258	2.8%	$79,469
Retail Trade	952	11.3%	$29,178	5.3%	$30,649
Trans., Warehousing	181	2.1%	$8,404	1.5%	$46,431
Wholesale Trade	87	1.0%	$5,902	1.1%	$67,839
Other Private (not above)	1,200*	14.2%*	$91,880*	16.6%*	$76,567*
Government	1,484	17.5%	$101,172	18.3%	$68,175

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, 2025	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	32	100.0%	100.0%	$8,524	$8,792,236
Single-Family	32	100.0%	68.4%	$8,524	$7,272,703
2-Family	0	0.0%	1.7%	0	$80,213
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.6%	$0	$31,389
5+ Family	0	0.0%	29.3%	$0	$1,407,931

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 2025	Percent of County
Cannelton	1,488	7.7%
Tell City	7,441	38.4%
Troy	369	1.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates