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Perry County, OH

Demographic and economic profile of Perry County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Perry County is a small rural Ohio county of 35,474 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $20,149 and median worker earnings of $41,151, pointing to a predominantly blue-collar workforce where just 15.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The labor force participation rate of 56.5% is relatively low, and the county posted a -1.4% population decline over five years, alongside a 14.7% poverty rate. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $178,300 and median gross rent of $727/month, and a 76.5% homeownership rate reflects a largely owner-occupied residential base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

35,474

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,460

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.4% since 2018

Perry County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone34,057 (95.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races873 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race372 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone113 (0.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone73 (0.2%)
  • Asian Alone47 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish607
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic156
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)108
  4. 4.Other Indo-European41
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,316

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$20,149

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$30,185

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,752
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,171
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,707
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,630
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,418

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,840
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,414
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,714
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,712
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,851

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.68×)1,774
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.67×)1,488
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.45×)2,206
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.18×)848
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.01×)3,606

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$178,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$727/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,309 (12.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999971 (9.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999954 (9.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999864 (8.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999815 (7.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999805 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,151

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,076 (85.3%)
  • Carpooled1,089 (7.1%)
  • Worked At Home780 (5.1%)
  • Walked230 (1.5%)
  • Other111 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit45 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.