County population in 2024: 8,895 (all rural); it was 7,631 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2020: 1,087 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2020: 1,539 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,594, in 2010: 1,471 Renter-occupied apartments: 787 (it was 429 in 2000, and 617 in 2010)
% of renters here:
14%
State:
23%
Land area: 415 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 21 people per square mile (low).
December 2024 cost of living index in Perry County: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (28.0%), Construction (18.5%), Manufacturing (15.7%).
Estimated median household income in 2024: $57,903 ($28,061 in 1999)
This county:
$57,903
Tennessee:
$71,997
Median contract rent in 2024 for apartments: $572 (lower quartile is $392, upper quartile is $728)
This county:
$572
State:
$1083
Estimated median house or condo value in 2024: $147,216 (it was $54,200 in 2000)
Perry:
$147,216
Tennessee:
$332,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,250 - $252,807 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,132 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $377
Institutionalized population: 146
Crime in 2024 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 8
Burglaries: 9
Thefts: 17
Auto thefts: 5
Crime in 2023 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 12
Burglaries: 14
Thefts: 24
Auto thefts: 3
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2024: $711 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2024: $688 (0.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2024: 17.7%
Perry County:
17.7%
Tennessee:
13.5%
(17.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 17.5% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2024: 43.5 years old
(Males: 43.2 years old, Females: 44.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.4 years old, Black residents: 47.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.2 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Perry County is $358 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $462 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $589 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Perry County: Camp Linden (A), Cedar Creek Dock (B), Crooked Creek Boat Dock (C), Crooked Creek Marina (D), Deer Point Campground (E), New Era Dock (F), Rameys Dock (G), Cypress Creek Boat Dock (H), Toms Creek Dock (I), Standing Rock (J), Camp Linden (K), Matheny Camp (L), Webbs Landing (M), Blunts Landing (N), Britts Landing (O), Cedar Creek Landing (P), Daniels Landing (Q), Densons Landing (R), East Perryville Landing (S), Hardin Barn Landing (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Perry County include: Bethel United Methodist Church (A), Fairview Church (B), Farmers Valley Church (C), Short Creek Church (D), Simmons Church (E), Sinking Creek Church (F), Chappell Methodist Church (G), Lick Creek Church (H), Rockhouse Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Strickland Cemetery (1), Howard Cemetery (2), Howell Cemetery (3), Sutton Cemetery (4), Hufstedler Cemetery (5), Tanner Cemetery (6), Hunt Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Opossum Creek (A), Lineberry Fork (B), Lick Creek (C), Lee Branch (D), Lagoon Branch (E), King Branch (F), Jack Branch (G), Whiteoak Creek (H), Hurricane Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 146 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.4% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 202 (54.6% naturalized citizens)
Perry County:
2.3%
Whole state:
6.5%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1152010 or later
02000 to 2009
81990 to 1999
31980 to 1989
61970 to 1979
3Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 34 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.4%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,194
One, attached: 29
Two: 45
3 or 4: 41
5 to 9: 70
10 to 19: 26
Mobile homes: 1,456
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24
Housing units in Perry County with a mortgage: 1,173 (26 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 0
Here:
100.0% with mortgage
State:
97.5% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Perry County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
2,594
18
Mainline Protestant
334
4
Other
298
1
Black Protestant
121
1
Catholic
-
-
None
4,568
-
Perry County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Perry County:
3.91 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:
2.61 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4
Perry County:
5.21 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
5.16 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 1
This county:
1.30 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.56 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Perry County:
11.8%
Tennessee:
11.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Perry County:
31.5%
State:
30.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
11.2%
State:
13.5%
Agriculture in Perry County:
Average size of farms: 187 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $9,584 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $93.03 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 64.36% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12,860 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.67% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.14% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $43,862 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 97.37% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.23 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.05% Corn for grain: 2266 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 986 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Perry County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 4916049.1 times below overall U.S. average.
On 1999-05-05, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and caused $290,000 in damages. On 2015-12-23, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Perry County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 194.8 miles away from Perry County center On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 126.7 miles away from the county center On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 138.2 miles away from the county center On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 140.8 miles away from the county center On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 194.8 miles away from Perry County center On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 162.7 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Tennessee Severe Thunderstorms and Possible Strong Tornadoes, Incident Period: Mar 1, 2023 - Mar 3, 2023, FEMA Id: 4712, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
Tennessee Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: Dec 22, 2022 - Dec 27, 2022, FEMA Id: 4691, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Tennessee Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: May 3, 2020 - May 4, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4550-TN: July 9, 2020, FEMA Id: 4550, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
Tennessee Covid-19, Incident Period: Jan 20, 2020 - May 11, 2023, FEMA Id: 3473, Natural disaster type: Other
Tennessee Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4514, Natural disaster type: Other
Tennessee Severe Storm And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: October 26, 2019, FEMA Id: 4471, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 19, 2019 - March 30, 2019, FEMA Id: 4427, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 05, 2014 to June 10, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4189: August 13, 2014, FEMA Id: 4189, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1974: May 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 1974, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Perry County (21) is near the US average (19). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 16, Floods: 13, Tornadoes: 11, Winds: 8, Winter Storms: 2, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
Material moving occupations (5%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (18%)
Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
Production occupations (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Management occupations (5%)
Personal care and service occupations (4%)
Canada (30%)
Brazil (16%)
Philippines (11%)
Ukraine (10%)
Portugal (5%)
England (4%)
Poland (4%)
American (39%)
English (12%)
German (8%)
European (5%)
Irish (3%)
Scottish (2%)
Polish (1%)
96 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
50 people in correctional facilities for adults
84 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
39 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
People in group quarters in Perry County, Tennessee in 2000:
106 people in nursing homes
25 people in other group homes
10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2021 was $57,976.
7.51% of this county's 2022 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2021 ($47,670 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.51%
Tennessee average:
8.20%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.17% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($31,298 average AGI)
2.34% relocated from other states ($16,372 average AGI)
Perry County:
2.34%
Tennessee average:
4.33%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2021 and 2022:
4.89% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2022 ($39,630 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.89%
Tennessee average:
7.13%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.08% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($33,616 average AGI)
0.82% relocated to other states ($6,014 average AGI)
Perry County:
0.82%
Tennessee average:
3.22%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.3
Population without health insurance coverage in 2023: 12.6% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2023: 6.8%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Perry County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,635 (1,242 aged, 393 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 141 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Perry County, Tennessee in 1999 - 2019:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (347)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (92)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 13.03 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,690 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 691 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 55,259
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,281 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,294
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 13 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 53
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 8,895
Male householders: 1,836 (372 living alone), Female householders: 1,907 (453 living alone)
1,451 married couples with children.
312 single-parent households (89 men, 223 women).
96.8% of residents of Perry speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $55,136,000 ($7,186 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $3,346,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $21,720,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,831,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $151,000 Federal grants: $14,115,000 Federal procurement contracts: $292,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $3,027,000 ($1,926,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $2,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $645,000 Federal Government insurance: $2,820,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 469
Here:
62 per 1000 residents
State:
69 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 507
Here:
67 per 1000 residents
State:
50 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +10
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+8 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -16
Here:
-2 per 1000 residents
State:
+18 per 1000 residents
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.75 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.4
State:
4.4
Year house built in Perry County, Tennessee
1822020 or later
6572010 to 2019
8572000 to 2009
7391990 to 1999
5091980 to 1989
6561970 to 1979
5761960 to 1969
3131950 to 1959
1631940 to 1949
3091939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Perry County, Tennessee
Cars and other vehicles available in Perry County in owner-occupied houses/condos
103no vehicle
4761 vehicle
1,1652 vehicles
6293 vehicles
1434 vehicles
2495+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Perry County in renter-occupied apartments
64no vehicle
2751 vehicle
2842 vehicles
1913 vehicles
1584 vehicles
245+ vehicles
90.8% of Perry County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Tennessee.
Perry County:
90.8%
State average:
87.8%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,707
Other state: 2,929
Northeast: 237
Midwest: 932
South: 1,400
West: 353
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Perry County
(51.6%)
(48.4%)
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, Hickman County 
, Humphreys County 
, Lewis County 
, Wayne County 
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0.72% ($45,143 average AGI)
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