Perry

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  1. Perry Legal Resources
  2. Perry Statistics
  3. Perry Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Perry Employment Information
  5. Perry Family Information
  6. Perry Education Information
  7. Perry Public Benefits Information
  8. Perry Criminal Information
  9. Perry Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Perry Zip Codes


Perry Legal Resources Back to top

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Perry Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 17,322
  • Land Area (2000): 208.972 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 2.462 square kilometers
Perry Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 10,099 2002 10,040 2004 10,742
2000 10,412 2003 10,296 2005 10,954
2001 9,834     2006 11,372

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Houses (2000): 7,021
Perry Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 10,187 58.75%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 70 0.40%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 7,083 40.85%

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Perry Employment Information Back to top
Perry Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Public Administration 705 16.93%
2. Construction 499 11.99%
3. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 267 6.41%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 223 5.36%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 202 4.85%
6. Educational Services 162 3.89%
7. Repair and Maintenance 150 3.60%
8. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 123 2.95%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 105 2.52%
10. Finance and Insurance 96 2.31%
11. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 92 2.21%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 91 2.19%
13. Health Care 86 2.07%
14. Truck Transportation 86 2.07%
15. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 74 1.78%
16. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 72 1.73%
17. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 71 1.71%
18. Department and Other General Stores 69 1.66%
19. Wood Manufacturing 65 1.56%
20. U.S. Postal Service 60 1.44%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 558 14.51%
2. Health Care 475 12.35%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 472 12.27%
4. Public Administration 377 9.80%
5. Finance and Insurance 191 4.97%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 187 4.86%
7. Social Assistance 155 4.03%
8. Personal and Laundry Services 137 3.56%
9. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 114 2.96%
10. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 86 2.24%
11. Department and Other General Stores 85 2.21%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 66 1.72%
13. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 64 1.66%
14. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 55 1.43%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 49 1.27%
16. Construction 45 1.17%
17. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 44 1.14%
18. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 40 1.04%
19. Food Manufacturing 39 1.01%
20. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 38 0.99%

Perry Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 266 6.39%
2. Vehicle Mechanics 264 6.34%
3. Other Management Occupations 252 6.05%
4. Other Production Occupations 212 5.09%
5. Other Construction Trades 191 4.59%
6. Law Enforcement Workers 176 4.23%
7. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 162 3.89%
8. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 156 3.75%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 153 3.68%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 135 3.24%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 128 3.07%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 125 3.00%
13. Top Executives 91 2.19%
14. Carpenters 85 2.04%
15. Construction Laborers 85 2.04%
16. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 85 2.04%
17. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 81 1.95%
18. Other Office and Admin Support 81 1.95%
19. Computer Specialists 74 1.78%
20. Assemblers and Fabricators 61 1.47%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 260 6.76%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 235 6.11%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 222 5.77%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 168 4.37%
5. Waiters and Waitresses 161 4.19%
6. Other Office and Admin Support 140 3.64%
7. Cashiers 139 3.61%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 131 3.41%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 125 3.25%
10. Personal Appearance Workers 125 3.25%
11. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 124 3.22%
12. Child Care Workers 123 3.20%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 106 2.76%
14. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 102 2.65%
15. Other Management Occupations 94 2.44%
16. Customer Service Representatives 80 2.08%
17. Other Production Occupations 80 2.08%
18. Other Financial Specialists 77 2.00%
19. Other Food Preparation and Servers 72 1.87%
20. Other Healthcare Support 71 1.85%

Perry Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 7,474 56.70%
15-35 hours 1,375 10.43%
1-14 hours 351 2.66%
No regular hours 3,981 30.20%

Perry Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 188 2.39%
5 AM-5:29 AM 196 2.49%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 159 2.02%
6 AM-6:29 AM 601 7.63%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 900 11.43%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,276 16.21%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,487 18.89%
8 AM-8:29 AM 889 11.29%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 452 5.74%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 366 4.65%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 211 2.68%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 145 1.84%
Noon-3:59 PM 522 6.63%
4 PM-11:59 PM 481 6.11%

Perry Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 330 4.19%
5-9 1,193 15.15%
10-14 1,378 17.50%
15-19 1,253 15.92%
20-24 1,349 17.13%
25-29 506 6.43%
30-34 923 11.72%
35-39 216 2.74%
40-44 230 2.92%
45-59 237 3.01%
60-89 156 1.98%
At least 90 102 1.30%

Perry Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 42 0.53% 5,967 75.79%
30-44 8 0.10% 1,361 17.29%
45-59 0 0.00% 237 3.01%
At least 60 0 0.00% 258 3.28%

Perry Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 13 0.16%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,138 14.12%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 6,434 79.84%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 8 0.10%
Color 4 Box Other 87 1.08%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 50 0.62%
Color 6 Box Walked 143 1.77%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 186 2.31%

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Perry Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 6,406 (16,995 people)
Families (2000): 4,811 (14,874 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,961
People at same address in 1995: 8,538
Perry Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 667 10.41%
$10,000-$14,999 419 6.54%
$15,000-$19,999 406 6.34%
$20,000-$24,999 384 5.99%
$25,000-$29,999 426 6.65%
$30,000-$34,999 381 5.95%
$35,000-$39,999 435 6.79%
$40,000-$44,999 428 6.68%
$45,000-$49,999 306 4.78%
$50,000-$59,999 522 8.15%
$60,000-$74,999 760 11.86%
$75,000-$99,999 723 11.29%
$100,000-$124,999 282 4.40%
$125,000-$149,999 117 1.83%
$150,000-$199,999 100 1.56%
$200,000 or more 50 0.78%

Perry Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,389 21.69%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,940 30.29%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 182 2.84%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,191 18.59%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 24 0.37%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,034 16.14%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 8 0.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 426 6.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 3 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 122 1.90%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 85 1.33%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.02%

Perry Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,247 30.61%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,737 10.13%
Public Assistance 179 1.04%
Retirement 1,335 7.79%
Self Employment 636 3.71%
Social Security 1,587 9.26%
Supplemental Security 356 2.08%
Wage / Salary 5,122 29.88%
Other 942 5.50%

Perry Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,943 53.44%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,693 46.56%

Perry Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 506 7.95%
Color 1 Box Married 3,990 62.66%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,745 27.40%
Color 3 Box Widowed 127 1.99%

Perry Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 777 10.89%
Color 1 Box Married 3,999 56.05%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,575 22.07%
Color 3 Box Widowed 784 10.99%

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Perry Education Information Back to top
Perry Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 717 5.68%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 2,040 16.17%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,271 33.86%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,783 22.06%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 677 5.37%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,331 10.55%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 794 6.30%

Perry Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 280 1.62% 159 0.92% 439 2.53%
Kindergarten 250 1.44% 47 0.27% 297 1.71%
Grades 1-4 1,110 6.41% 129 0.74% 1,239 7.15%
Grades 5-8 910 5.25% 87 0.50% 997 5.76%
Grades 9-12 1,084 6.26% 142 0.82% 1,226 7.08%
Undergrad college 606 3.50% 55 0.32% 661 3.82%
Graduate or professional school 107 0.62% 34 0.20% 141 0.81%
Total 4,347 25.10% 653 3.77% 5,000 28.87%

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Perry Public Benefits Information Back to top
Perry Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 14,906 87.70%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 2,090 12.30%

Perry Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Perry Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 175
Perry Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 2.575 0.396 0.099 1.089 4.159 0.000 3.763 29.112 2.674 35.548
2000 1.921 0.000 0.096 0.288 2.305 0.000 2.497 18.536 1.633 22.666
2001 3.356 0.102 0.000 1.220 4.678 0.000 3.152 15.965 2.542 21.660
2002 2.490 0.100 0.000 0.598 3.187 0.199 4.781 21.315 3.088 29.382
2003 3.982 0.194 0.000 0.874 5.051 0.389 4.468 27.486 2.331 34.285
2004 3.724 0.745 0.000 0.745 5.213 0.000 5.306 29.231 3.258 37.796
2005 3.469 0.183 0.000 0.822 4.473 0.000 4.473 23.553 3.378 31.404
2006 3.869 0.176 0.000 0.352 4.397 0.000 4.573 13.894 1.847 20.313

Perry Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 6 36
2005 4 37
2006 4 36
2007 0 0

Perry Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 401
2000 260
2001 259
2002 327

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Perry Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Perry Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,468 14.25%
10-19 Years 2,703 15.60%
20-29 Years 2,091 12.07%
30-39 Years 2,635 15.21%
40-49 Years 2,772 16.00%
50-59 Years 1,980 11.43%
60-69 Years 1,258 7.26%
70-79 Years 906 5.23%
80-89 Years 428 2.47%
90+ Years 81 0.47%

Perry Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 8,341 48.15%
Color 1 Box Female 8,981 51.85%

Perry Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 12,056 69.60%
Color 1 Box African-American 4,622 26.68%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 272 1.57%
Color 2 Box Asian 168 0.97%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 125 0.72%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 55 0.32%
Color 6 Box Other Race 19 0.11%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 5 0.03%

Perry Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 3,343 33.88%
2. English 1,607 16.29%
3. Irish 1,254 12.71%
4. German 1,177 11.93%
5. Scotch Irish 413 4.19%
6. Scottish 292 2.96%
7. Italian 228 2.31%
8. Dutch 180 1.82%
9. African 178 1.80%
10. French Non-Basque 161 1.63%

Perry Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 15,537 95.85%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 361 2.23%
3. French 93 0.57%
4. German 79 0.49%
5. Tagalog 35 0.22%
6. Persian 29 0.18%
7. African 25 0.15%
8. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 12 0.07%
9. French Creole 10 0.06%
10. Mon Khmer / Cambodian 8 0.05%

Perry Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 17,049 98.32%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 190 1.10%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 101 0.58%

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Perry Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Perry Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
31069