Perry County

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Perry County Legal Resources Back to top

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Perry Lawyers

State Attorney General
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US Attorneys [ St. Louis - Main Office | Satellite Office ]
Public Defenders [ Main Office | Cape Girardeau ]
Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - St. Louis ]
District Court [ Main Office - St. Louis | Cape Girardeau ]
Pretrial Services [ Main Office - St. Louis | Cape Girardeau ]
Probation Office [ Main Office - St. Louis | Cape Girardeau ]

Perry County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 18,132
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 209 / 195 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,229.383 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 24.887 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 222,000.000 acres (898.212 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 914
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 19.10%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 10.60%
Farm earnings (2005): $204,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 2,000,000 / 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 45.70%
Physicians (2004): 13
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (25)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 3,058
Federal Spending (2004): $104,462

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	15,746	42.02%
Rural, Farm	3,639	9.71%
Rural, Non-farm	18,092	48.27%

Perry County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Perry County Employment Information Back to top
Perry County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	8,576	8,160	416	4.86%	49
1991	9,289	8,768	521	5.61%	56
1992	9,572	9,127	445	4.65%	47
1993	9,787	9,174	613	6.26%	63
1994	9,870	9,439	431	4.37%	44
1995	10,149	9,726	423	4.17%	42
1996	10,230	9,797	433	4.24%	42
1997	10,568	10,197	370	3.51%	35
1998	11,116	10,832	283	2.55%	26
1999	11,082	10,856	226	2.04%	20
2000	10,362	10,104	258	2.49%	25
2001	10,370	9,989	381	3.67%	37
2002	10,001	9,603	398	3.98%	40
2003	10,130	9,727	402	3.97%	40
2004	10,347	9,932	415	4.01%	40
2005	10,426	10,013	414	3.97%	40
2006	10,509	10,148	361	3.44%	34
2007	10,414	10,010	404	3.88%	39
2008	10,494	10,019	475	4.53%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	8,288	7,824	464	5.60%	56
Feb 1990	8,240	7,789	451	5.47%	55
Mar 1990	8,393	7,962	431	5.14%	51
Apr 1990	8,331	7,944	387	4.65%	46
May 1990	8,453	8,122	331	3.92%	39
Jun 1990	8,608	8,258	350	4.07%	41
Jul 1990	8,668	8,258	410	4.73%	47
Aug 1990	8,773	8,374	399	4.55%	45
Sep 1990	8,775	8,354	421	4.80%	48
Oct 1990	8,787	8,380	407	4.63%	46
Nov 1990	8,825	8,342	483	5.47%	55
Dec 1990	8,771	8,308	463	5.28%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	8,917	8,260	657	7.37%	74
Feb 1991	8,948	8,303	645	7.21%	72
Mar 1991	8,875	8,290	585	6.59%	66
Apr 1991	9,062	8,547	515	5.68%	57
May 1991	9,088	8,524	564	6.21%	62
Jun 1991	9,410	8,854	556	5.91%	59
Jul 1991	9,337	8,859	478	5.12%	51
Aug 1991	9,513	9,037	476	5.00%	50
Sep 1991	9,423	8,992	431	4.57%	46
Oct 1991	9,632	9,209	423	4.39%	44
Nov 1991	9,654	9,189	465	4.82%	48
Dec 1991	9,611	9,155	456	4.74%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	9,558	9,073	485	5.07%	51
Feb 1992	9,506	9,032	474	4.99%	50
Mar 1992	9,427	9,029	398	4.22%	42
Apr 1992	9,399	8,965	434	4.62%	46
May 1992	9,456	8,947	509	5.38%	54
Jun 1992	9,686	9,156	530	5.47%	55
Jul 1992	9,663	9,170	493	5.10%	51
Aug 1992	9,760	9,367	393	4.03%	40
Sep 1992	9,529	9,110	419	4.40%	44
Oct 1992	9,649	9,272	377	3.91%	39
Nov 1992	9,637	9,240	397	4.12%	41
Dec 1992	9,592	9,157	435	4.54%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	9,839	9,282	557	5.66%	57
Feb 1993	9,780	9,163	617	6.31%	63
Mar 1993	9,807	9,206	601	6.13%	61
Apr 1993	9,675	9,096	579	5.98%	60
May 1993	9,851	9,203	648	6.58%	66
Jun 1993	10,054	9,323	731	7.27%	73
Jul 1993	10,114	9,513	601	5.94%	59
Aug 1993	9,937	9,104	833	8.38%	84
Sep 1993	9,577	8,970	607	6.34%	63
Oct 1993	9,560	9,014	546	5.71%	57
Nov 1993	9,661	9,124	537	5.56%	56
Dec 1993	9,590	9,091	499	5.20%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	9,774	9,183	591	6.05%	60
Feb 1994	9,688	9,118	570	5.88%	59
Mar 1994	9,616	9,044	572	5.95%	59
Apr 1994	9,583	9,129	454	4.74%	47
May 1994	9,598	9,184	414	4.31%	43
Jun 1994	9,846	9,389	457	4.64%	46
Jul 1994	10,004	9,607	397	3.97%	40
Aug 1994	10,253	9,860	393	3.83%	38
Sep 1994	9,882	9,568	314	3.18%	32
Oct 1994	10,079	9,774	305	3.03%	30
Nov 1994	10,053	9,736	317	3.15%	32
Dec 1994	10,060	9,674	386	3.84%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	10,362	9,823	539	5.20%	52
Feb 1995	10,220	9,716	504	4.93%	49
Mar 1995	10,291	9,801	490	4.76%	48
Apr 1995	10,228	9,802	426	4.17%	42
May 1995	10,103	9,671	432	4.28%	43
Jun 1995	10,273	9,767	506	4.93%	49
Jul 1995	10,323	9,858	465	4.50%	45
Aug 1995	10,329	9,943	386	3.74%	37
Sep 1995	9,863	9,501	362	3.67%	37
Oct 1995	10,027	9,732	295	2.94%	29
Nov 1995	9,866	9,539	327	3.31%	33
Dec 1995	9,901	9,553	348	3.51%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	10,129	9,618	511	5.04%	50
Feb 1996	10,095	9,601	494	4.89%	49
Mar 1996	10,226	9,734	492	4.81%	48
Apr 1996	10,205	9,739	466	4.57%	46
May 1996	10,237	9,719	518	5.06%	51
Jun 1996	10,348	9,781	567	5.48%	55
Jul 1996	10,400	9,946	454	4.37%	44
Aug 1996	10,349	9,972	377	3.64%	36
Sep 1996	10,012	9,673	339	3.39%	34
Oct 1996	10,292	9,995	297	2.89%	29
Nov 1996	10,228	9,877	351	3.43%	34
Dec 1996	10,242	9,907	335	3.27%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	10,622	10,130	492	4.63%	46
Feb 1997	10,529	10,086	443	4.21%	42
Mar 1997	10,560	10,167	393	3.72%	37
Apr 1997	10,328	10,024	304	2.94%	29
May 1997	10,259	9,928	331	3.23%	32
Jun 1997	10,506	10,085	421	4.01%	40
Jul 1997	10,837	10,400	437	4.03%	40
Aug 1997	10,900	10,532	368	3.38%	34
Sep 1997	10,357	10,021	336	3.24%	32
Oct 1997	10,627	10,341	286	2.69%	27
Nov 1997	10,587	10,285	302	2.85%	29
Dec 1997	10,702	10,370	332	3.10%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	10,841	10,489	352	3.25%	32
Feb 1998	10,891	10,562	329	3.02%	30
Mar 1998	10,836	10,520	316	2.92%	29
Apr 1998	11,121	10,808	313	2.81%	28
May 1998	11,017	10,742	275	2.50%	25
Jun 1998	11,513	11,148	365	3.17%	32
Jul 1998	11,713	11,366	347	2.96%	30
Aug 1998	11,534	11,250	284	2.46%	25
Sep 1998	11,003	10,773	230	2.09%	21
Oct 1998	11,010	10,800	210	1.91%	19
Nov 1998	10,940	10,746	194	1.77%	18
Dec 1998	10,970	10,784	186	1.70%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	10,951	10,717	234	2.14%	21
Feb 1999	11,120	10,884	236	2.12%	21
Mar 1999	11,019	10,776	243	2.21%	22
Apr 1999	11,004	10,765	239	2.17%	22
May 1999	11,023	10,773	250	2.27%	23
Jun 1999	11,255	10,900	355	3.15%	32
Jul 1999	11,234	10,947	287	2.55%	26
Aug 1999	11,225	11,004	221	1.97%	20
Sep 1999	10,986	10,808	178	1.62%	16
Oct 1999	11,084	10,950	134	1.21%	12
Nov 1999	11,035	10,881	154	1.40%	14
Dec 1999	11,049	10,867	182	1.65%	16

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	10,349	10,124	225	2.17%	22
Feb 2000	10,319	10,076	243	2.35%	24
Mar 2000	10,343	10,078	265	2.56%	26
Apr 2000	10,330	10,109	221	2.14%	21
May 2000	10,323	10,074	249	2.41%	24
Jun 2000	10,432	10,147	285	2.73%	27
Jul 2000	10,569	10,308	261	2.47%	25
Aug 2000	10,581	10,318	263	2.49%	25
Sep 2000	10,321	10,047	274	2.65%	27
Oct 2000	10,348	10,083	265	2.56%	26
Nov 2000	10,217	9,971	246	2.41%	24
Dec 2000	10,207	9,907	300	2.94%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	10,530	10,066	464	4.41%	44
Feb 2001	10,477	10,029	448	4.28%	43
Mar 2001	10,366	9,969	397	3.83%	38
Apr 2001	10,394	10,048	346	3.33%	33
May 2001	10,325	9,996	329	3.19%	32
Jun 2001	10,362	9,950	412	3.98%	40
Jul 2001	10,398	10,000	398	3.83%	38
Aug 2001	10,498	10,175	323	3.08%	31
Sep 2001	10,249	9,898	351	3.42%	34
Oct 2001	10,398	10,041	357	3.43%	34
Nov 2001	10,250	9,856	394	3.84%	38
Dec 2001	10,191	9,840	351	3.44%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	10,059	9,624	435	4.32%	43
Feb 2002	9,970	9,533	437	4.38%	44
Mar 2002	9,924	9,494	430	4.33%	43
Apr 2002	9,968	9,566	402	4.03%	40
May 2002	9,876	9,490	386	3.91%	39
Jun 2002	9,975	9,481	494	4.95%	50
Jul 2002	10,109	9,678	431	4.26%	43
Aug 2002	10,207	9,858	349	3.42%	34
Sep 2002	10,010	9,636	374	3.74%	37
Oct 2002	10,120	9,757	363	3.59%	36
Nov 2002	9,945	9,601	344	3.46%	35
Dec 2002	9,843	9,513	330	3.35%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	10,020	9,564	456	4.55%	46
Feb 2003	9,945	9,518	427	4.29%	43
Mar 2003	10,003	9,593	410	4.10%	41
Apr 2003	10,033	9,653	380	3.79%	38
May 2003	10,053	9,644	409	4.07%	41
Jun 2003	10,360	9,837	523	5.05%	50
Jul 2003	10,166	9,740	426	4.19%	42
Aug 2003	10,314	9,936	378	3.66%	37
Sep 2003	10,067	9,682	385	3.82%	38
Oct 2003	10,274	9,914	360	3.50%	35
Nov 2003	10,139	9,803	336	3.31%	33
Dec 2003	10,180	9,843	337	3.31%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	10,395	9,998	397	3.82%	38
Feb 2004	10,340	9,916	424	4.10%	41
Mar 2004	10,267	9,862	405	3.94%	39
Apr 2004	10,304	9,968	336	3.26%	33
May 2004	10,267	9,877	390	3.80%	38
Jun 2004	10,447	9,961	486	4.65%	47
Jul 2004	10,437	9,980	457	4.38%	44
Aug 2004	10,515	10,086	429	4.08%	41
Sep 2004	10,254	9,842	412	4.02%	40
Oct 2004	10,312	9,898	414	4.01%	40
Nov 2004	10,305	9,891	414	4.02%	40
Dec 2004	10,315	9,904	411	3.98%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	10,358	9,875	483	4.66%	47
Feb 2005	10,308	9,835	473	4.59%	46
Mar 2005	10,315	9,860	455	4.41%	44
Apr 2005	10,432	10,031	401	3.84%	38
May 2005	10,403	9,979	424	4.08%	41
Jun 2005	10,584	10,098	486	4.59%	46
Jul 2005	10,523	10,085	438	4.16%	42
Aug 2005	10,509	10,144	365	3.47%	35
Sep 2005	10,264	9,899	365	3.56%	36
Oct 2005	10,474	10,112	362	3.46%	35
Nov 2005	10,474	10,095	379	3.62%	36
Dec 2005	10,473	10,139	334	3.19%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	10,521	10,162	359	3.41%	34
Feb 2006	10,413	10,018	395	3.79%	38
Mar 2006	10,422	10,050	372	3.57%	36
Apr 2006	10,488	10,156	332	3.17%	32
May 2006	10,509	10,171	338	3.22%	32
Jun 2006	10,613	10,208	405	3.82%	38
Jul 2006	10,567	10,185	382	3.62%	36
Aug 2006	10,666	10,270	396	3.71%	37
Sep 2006	10,310	9,962	348	3.38%	34
Oct 2006	10,562	10,207	355	3.36%	34
Nov 2006	10,534	10,187	347	3.29%	33
Dec 2006	10,506	10,202	304	2.89%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	10,568	10,208	360	3.41%	34
Feb 2007	10,501	10,044	457	4.35%	44
Mar 2007	10,374	9,992	382	3.68%	37
Apr 2007	10,378	10,048	330	3.18%	32
May 2007	10,335	9,983	352	3.41%	34
Jun 2007	10,501	10,045	456	4.34%	43
Jul 2007	10,374	9,932	442	4.26%	43
Aug 2007	10,515	10,096	419	3.98%	40
Sep 2007	10,362	9,929	433	4.18%	42
Oct 2007	10,379	9,964	415	4.00%	40
Nov 2007	10,339	9,936	403	3.90%	39
Dec 2007	10,347	9,943	404	3.90%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	10,568	10,099	469	4.44%	44
Feb 2008	10,528	10,025	503	4.78%	48
Mar 2008	10,457	9,952	505	4.83%	48
Apr 2008	10,406	10,024	382	3.67%	37
May 2008	10,377	9,947	430	4.14%	41
Jun 2008	10,495	10,012	483	4.60%	46
Jul 2008	10,618	10,089	529	4.98%	50
Aug 2008	10,676	10,184	492	4.61%	46
Sep 2008	10,322	9,837	485	4.70%	47
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Perry County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,374	13.97%
2.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	832	8.46%
3.	Food Manufacturing	760	7.73%
4.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	728	7.40%
5.	Truck Transportation	476	4.84%
6.	Wood Manufacturing	406	4.13%
7.	Public Administration	356	3.62%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	298	3.03%
9.	Accommodation and Food Services	272	2.77%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	266	2.70%
11.	Health Care	252	2.56%
12.	Educational Services	240	2.44%
13.	Metal Manufactuing	216	2.20%
14.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	212	2.16%
15.	Mining	206	2.09%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	190	1.93%
17.	Other Transportation	182	1.85%
18.	Finance and Insurance	168	1.71%
19.	Food and Beverage Stores	148	1.50%
20.	Paper Manufacturing	146	1.48%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,282	15.65%
2.	Educational Services	674	8.23%
3.	Food Manufacturing	602	7.35%
4.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	572	6.98%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	560	6.84%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	456	5.57%
7.	Social Assistance	374	4.57%
8.	Finance and Insurance	312	3.81%
9.	Public Administration	298	3.64%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	274	3.34%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	232	2.83%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	168	2.05%
13.	Construction	140	1.71%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	140	1.71%
15.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	140	1.71%
16.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	118	1.44%
17.	Printing and Related Manufacturing	110	1.34%
18.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	104	1.27%
19.	Metal Manufactuing	102	1.25%
20.	Truck Transportation	100	1.22%

Perry County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	900	9.15%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	842	8.56%
3.	Vehicle Mechanics	518	5.27%
4.	Farmers and Farm Managers	516	5.25%
5.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	502	5.10%
6.	Other Construction Trades	404	4.11%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	374	3.80%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	346	3.52%
9.	Other Installation / Maintenance	342	3.48%
10.	Carpenters	320	3.25%
11.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	318	3.23%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	308	3.13%
13.	Other Material Moving Workers	262	2.66%
14.	Construction Laborers	252	2.56%
15.	Other Management Occupations	234	2.38%
16.	Assemblers and Fabricators	192	1.95%
17.	Law Enforcement Workers	168	1.71%
18.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	150	1.53%
19.	Agricultural Workers	148	1.50%
20.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	146	1.48%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	784	9.57%
2.	Other Production Occupations	602	7.35%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	438	5.35%
4.	Assemblers and Fabricators	340	4.15%
5.	Other Management Occupations	330	4.03%
6.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	322	3.93%
7.	Cashiers	316	3.86%
8.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	308	3.76%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	306	3.74%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	268	3.27%
11.	Child Care Workers	242	2.95%
12.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	234	2.86%
13.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	220	2.69%
14.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	192	2.34%
15.	Health Technologists and Technicians	186	2.27%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	170	2.08%
17.	Waiters and Waitresses	156	1.90%
18.	Registered Nurses	148	1.81%
19.	Other Healthcare Support	144	1.76%
20.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	142	1.73%

Perry County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	16,166	55.86%
15-35 hours	2,954	10.21%
1-14 hours	1,177	4.07%
No regular hours	8,645	29.87%

Perry County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	628	3.54%
5 AM-5:29 AM	325	1.83%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	943	5.31%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,541	14.31%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,916	16.43%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,841	16.00%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,896	16.31%
8 AM-8:29 AM	889	5.01%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	359	2.02%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	313	1.76%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	154	0.87%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	74	0.42%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,307	7.36%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,567	8.83%

Perry County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,028	5.79%
5-9	3,255	18.33%
10-14	3,310	18.64%
15-19	2,640	14.87%
20-24	2,009	11.32%
25-29	1,111	6.26%
30-34	1,298	7.31%
35-39	352	1.98%
40-44	544	3.06%
45-59	996	5.61%
60-89	484	2.73%
At least 90	726	4.09%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	88	0.50%	13,265	74.72%
30-44	14	0.08%	2,180	12.28%
45-59	0	0.00%	996	5.61%
At least 60	10	0.06%	1,200	6.76%

Perry County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	0	0.00%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,465	13.29%
Car / truck / van, solo	14,727	79.42%
Motorcycle	30	0.16%
Other	107	0.58%
Public transportation	112	0.60%
Walked	312	1.68%
Worked at home	791	4.27%

Perry County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Perry County Family Information Back to top
: 13,858 (35,506 people)
: 9,906 (30,410 people)
: 4,942
: 22,857
Perry County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,400	9.76%
$10,000-$14,999	1,107	7.72%
$15,000-$19,999	1,048	7.30%
$20,000-$24,999	1,152	8.03%
$25,000-$29,999	999	6.96%
$30,000-$34,999	1,148	8.00%
$35,000-$39,999	1,113	7.76%
$40,000-$44,999	1,085	7.56%
$45,000-$49,999	792	5.52%
$50,000-$59,999	1,626	11.33%
$60,000-$74,999	1,496	10.43%
$75,000-$99,999	852	5.94%
$100,000-$124,999	239	1.67%
$125,000-$149,999	124	0.86%
$150,000-$199,999	68	0.47%
$200,000 or more	98	0.68%

Perry County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,693	24.52%
Family, 2 people	2,102	30.45%
Nonfamily, 2 people	208	3.01%
Family, 3 people	1,092	15.82%
Nonfamily, 3 people	30	0.43%
Family, 4 people	1,069	15.48%
Nonfamily, 4 people	10	0.14%
Family, 5 people	500	7.24%
Nonfamily, 5 people	7	0.10%
Family, 6 people	144	2.09%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	48	0.70%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.01%

Perry County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	11,070	27.72%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	5,843	14.63%
Public Assistance	558	1.40%
Retirement	2,635	6.60%
Self Employment	2,502	6.26%
Social Security	4,354	10.90%
Supplemental Security	643	1.61%
Wage / Salary	10,611	26.57%
Other	1,721	4.31%

Perry County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	4,829	55.28%
With children under 18	3,907	44.72%

Perry County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,207	8.25%
Married	9,126	62.39%
Never Married	3,905	26.70%
Widowed	389	2.66%

Perry County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,208	8.10%
Married	9,354	62.69%
Never Married	2,523	16.91%
Widowed	1,835	12.30%

Perry County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Perry County Education Information Back to top
Perry County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,827	13.77%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,935	14.16%
High school diploma or equivalent	12,485	44.93%
Some college, no degree	4,043	14.55%
Associate degree	950	3.42%
Bachelors degree	1,735	6.24%
Graduate or professional degree	814	2.93%

Perry County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	405	2.23%	334	1.84%	739	4.08%
Kindergarten	362	2.00%	208	1.15%	570	3.14%
Grades 1-4	1,349	7.44%	707	3.90%	2,056	11.34%
Grades 5-8	1,735	9.57%	644	3.55%	2,379	13.12%
Grades 9-12	1,643	9.06%	350	1.93%	1,993	10.99%
Undergrad college	727	4.01%	84	0.46%	811	4.47%
Graduate or professional school	174	0.96%	36	0.20%	210	1.16%
Total	6,395	35.27%	2,363	13.03%	8,758	48.30%

Perry County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Perry County Business Information Back to top
: $56,960,000
: $195,843,000
: $16,830,000
: $574,057
: 2,315
Perry County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	4	0	2
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	1	0	0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	0	2	2
1999 - Construction	8	8	19	17	20
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	1
1999 - Finance & Insurance	3	1	11	4	8
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	6	10	6	13
1999 - Information	0	0	1	3	2
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	2	1	17	7	7
1999 - Mining	1	0	0	2	1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	4	13	9	32
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	1	3	6	5
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	1	0	3	9
1999 - Retail Trade	7	6	19	27	30
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	4	12	2	6
1999 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	1
1999 - Utilities	1	0	1	0	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	6	2	5
1999 - Total	40	35	119	90	145
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	0	3	3	1
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	2
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	1	0	3
2000 - Construction	13	6	30	10	18
2000 - Educational Services	1	0	0	0	2
2000 - Finance & Insurance	3	4	6	5	11
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	2	11	8	13
2000 - Information	0	1	1	1	3
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	4	1	16	10	6
2000 - Mining	0	1	0	1	2
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	3	15	12	26
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	0	7	2	8
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	3	4	3	4
2000 - Retail Trade	6	2	20	24	36
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	7	2	6	11	4
2000 - Unclassified	4	1	0	0	2
2000 - Utilities	0	0	1	2	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	3	6	4
2000 - Total	49	28	125	98	145
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	4	1	2	2
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	1	1	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	3
2001 - Construction	6	10	17	27	17
2001 - Educational Services	0	1	1	1	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	2	1	5	6	13
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	6	11	6	11
2001 - Information	0	0	1	3	1
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Manufacturing	2	3	4	19	10
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	1	2
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	5	10	11	29
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	2	4	7	10
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	3	4	4	2
2001 - Retail Trade	3	5	26	29	24
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	7	8	12
2001 - Unclassified	1	4	0	0	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	2	0	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	4	3	6
2001 - Total	27	45	98	130	144
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	2	2	2
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	0	2
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	1	3
2002 - Construction	7	9	19	17	22
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	2	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	6	2	6	7	11
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	1	16	3	11
2002 - Information	0	0	2	1	2
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	1	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	1	1	14	15	5
2002 - Mining	0	1	1	0	1
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	3	8	11	29
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	2	3	4	13
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	1	6	4
2002 - Retail Trade	5	5	26	20	31
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	7	13	5	5
2002 - Unclassified	3	1	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	2	0	1
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	3	6	4
2002 - Total	34	36	120	98	146
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	3	1	3
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	0	2
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	1	1	3
2003 - Construction	7	4	16	20	20
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	1	1	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	4	3	9	8	12
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	0	9	14	13
2003 - Information	0	0	2	3	1
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	1	1
2003 - Manufacturing	1	1	12	13	10
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	2
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	1	8	12	28
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	1	4	7	10
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	1	4	3	2
2003 - Retail Trade	7	4	23	30	29
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	4	8	4	9
2003 - Unclassified	3	3	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	2	0	1
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	6	3	4
2003 - Total	40	25	109	121	150
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	2	1	2	4
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	0	2
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	1	1	2
2004 - Construction	11	8	19	13	23
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	2
2004 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	13	6	13
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	2	11	10	15
2004 - Information	1	1	1	1	2
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	1
2004 - Manufacturing	1	0	11	12	13
2004 - Mining	1	0	0	0	2
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	3	12	11	25
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	2	8	3	12
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	2	2	3	7
2004 - Retail Trade	0	2	21	22	39
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	4	10	5	9
2004 - Unclassified	3	0	1	0	2
2004 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	1
2004 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	3	4	8
2004 - Total	33	29	116	94	182
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	1	3	6
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	1
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	2	3
2005 - Construction	13	10	19	18	20
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	1
2005 - Finance & Insurance	2	1	7	10	14
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	3	13	5	18
2005 - Information	0	0	3	0	2
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	1
2005 - Manufacturing	2	2	16	11	8
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	1	2
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	3	7	14	26
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	3	7	12
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	0	2	11
2005 - Retail Trade	5	9	24	20	28
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	4	6	5	11
2005 - Unclassified	1	3	0	0	3
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	3
2005 - Wholesale Trade	1	3	6	4	4
2005 - Total	40	40	107	103	174

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Perry County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Perry County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	33,494	91.08%
Below Poverty Level	3,279	8.92%

Perry County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$419	$2	$90	$0	$0	$991	$1,500	$749	$663	$217
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$574	$3	$306	$0	$0	$2,043	$2,923	$1,370	$452	$780
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$715	$4	$317	$0	$0	$3,121	$4,153	$1,520	$1,124	$1,077
1980	$872	$4	$276	$0	$0	$3,265	$4,413	$2,181	$1,047	$1,020
1981	$894	$254	$315	$0	$0	$4,304	$5,513	$2,184	$969	$630
1982	$961	$299	$461	$0	$0	$4,373	$5,795	$3,028	$885	$328
1983	$874	$359	$506	$0	$0	$4,768	$6,148	$4,236	$927	$292
1984	$714	$371	$531	$0	$0	$5,002	$6,247	$4,267	$836	$423
1985	$757	$400	$445	$0	$0	$4,276	$5,478	$3,156	$710	$926
1986	$713	$422	$489	$0	$0	$5,310	$6,512	$3,314	$675	$749
1987	$745	$519	$628	$0	$0	$5,307	$6,680	$2,991	$640	$700
1988	$556	$782	$530	$0	$0	$5,228	$6,314	$2,739	$600	$390
1989	$669	$955	$775	$0	$0	$5,653	$7,097	$2,892	$1,395	$1,894
1990	$634	$1,029	$1,001	$0	$0	$6,531	$8,166	$3,169	$983	$2,318
1991	$646	$1,107	$784	$0	$0	$7,858	$9,288	$3,662	$2,572	$3,026
1992	$660	$1,132	$1,336	$0	$0	$7,514	$9,510	$3,498	$2,559	$3,479
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$1,418	$889	$1,525	$0	$0	$12,421	$15,364	$6,020	$1,983	$6,676
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$1,564	$1,714	$858	$0	$0	$12,840	$15,262	$8,674	$10,095	$5,868
2001	$1,615	$1,770	$877	$0	$0	$13,150	$15,642	$9,075	$9,942	$5,986
2002	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$1,972	$1,918	$1,463	$0	$0	$1,561	$4,996	$904	$11,816	$5,391
2004	$1,767	$1,207	$1,482	$0	$0	$1,311	$4,560	$931	$11,343	$4,117
2005	$2,031	$2,309	$1,213	$0	$0	$2,046	$5,290	$968	$10,925	$5,248

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$7	$100	$13	$975	$190	$0	$1,475
1972	$40	$28	$25	$0	$0	$97	$1,475
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$129	$27	$1,975	$200	$51	$2,697
1977	$88	$33	$20	$0	$0	$174	$2,697
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$169	$26	$3,026	$362	$0	$4,119
1979	$127	$6	$14	$0	$0	$389	$4,119
1980	$0	$212	$33	$3,223	$337	$0	$4,397
1980	$119	$4	$56	$0	$0	$413	$4,397
1981	$0	$240	$40	$4,289	$394	$9	$5,683
1981	$133	$3	$57	$0	$0	$518	$5,683
1982	$0	$246	$29	$4,322	$565	$1	$5,965
1982	$155	$2	$48	$0	$0	$597	$5,965
1983	$0	$240	$31	$4,738	$672	$1	$6,553
1983	$184	$3	$49	$0	$0	$635	$6,553
1984	$0	$288	$28	$4,988	$488	$1	$6,661
1984	$184	$4	$46	$0	$0	$634	$6,661
1985	$0	$287	$33	$4,235	$620	$1	$6,148
1985	$199	$3	$0	$0	$0	$770	$6,148
1986	$0	$338	$44	$5,290	$853	$0	$7,236
1986	$242	$3	$36	$0	$0	$430	$7,236
1987	$0	$397	$31	$5,170	$833	$0	$7,168
1987	$270	$5	$34	$0	$0	$428	$7,168
1988	$0	$373	$154	$5,226	$636	$0	$7,043
1988	$288	$7	$0	$0	$0	$359	$7,043
1989	$0	$393	$31	$5,596	$433	$0	$8,628
1989	$301	$4	$30	$0	$0	$1,840	$8,628
1990	$0	$405	$36	$6,451	$702	$0	$8,350
1990	$245	$5	$70	$0	$0	$436	$8,350
1991	$0	$411	$38	$8,915	$583	$0	$10,828
1991	$262	$6	$96	$0	$0	$517	$10,828
1992	$0	$421	$39	$9,101	$594	$0	$11,067
1992	$269	$6	$105	$0	$0	$532	$11,067
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$499	$184	$11,955	$947	$0	$14,839
1997	$445	$0	$173	$0	$0	$636	$14,839
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$503	$133	$12,302	$1,166	$12	$16,384
2000	$596	$0	$574	$0	$0	$1,098	$16,384
2001	$0	$547	$145	$13,387	$1,269	$13	$17,762
2001	$649	$0	$574	$0	$0	$1,178	$17,762
2002	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$987	$166	$821	$1,120	$0	$5,979
2003	$407	$0	$783	$0	$0	$1,695	$5,979
2004	$0	$817	$159	$962	$1,387	$0	$5,917
2004	$364	$0	$826	$0	$0	$1,402	$5,917
2005	$0	$889	$187	$936	$1,347	$253	$6,887
2005	$485	$284	$816	$0	$0	$1,690	$6,887

Perry County 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 County Criminal Information Back to top
: 34

Perry County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Perry County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Perry County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	2,479	13.67%
10-19 Years	2,691	14.84%
20-29 Years	2,162	11.92%
30-39 Years	2,649	14.61%
40-49 Years	2,639	14.55%
50-59 Years	1,930	10.64%
60-69 Years	1,452	8.01%
70-79 Years	1,275	7.03%
80-89 Years	721	3.98%
90+ Years	134	0.74%

Perry County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	9,030	49.80%
Female	9,102	50.20%

Perry County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	17,739	97.83%
Asian	117	0.65%
Multiracial	101	0.56%
Hispanic/Latino	93	0.51%
Amerindian	42	0.23%
African-American	33	0.18%
Pacific Islander	5	0.03%
Other Race	2	0.01%

Perry County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	17,118	54.69%
2.	United States Or American	4,566	14.59%
3.	French Non-Basque	3,300	10.54%
4.	Irish	2,913	9.31%
5.	English	1,185	3.79%
6.	Italian	320	1.02%
7.	Dutch	317	1.01%
8.	Scotch Irish	240	0.77%
9.	Polish	236	0.75%
10.	Swedish	222	0.71%

Perry County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	33,061	94.53%
2.	German	1,207	3.45%
3.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	492	1.41%
4.	Japanese	56	0.16%
5.	Laotian	54	0.15%
6.	Other West Germanic	24	0.07%
7.	Chinese	20	0.06%
8.	French	18	0.05%
9.	Scandinavian	12	0.03%
10.	Thai	10	0.03%

Perry County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	37,054	98.87%
Naturalized immigrant	283	0.76%
Not a citizen	140	0.37%

Perry County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Perry County 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 County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Altenburg	Farrar	Salem
Biehle	Frohna	Saline
Bois Brule	Lithium	St. Marys
Brazeau	Longtown	Union
Central	Mc Bride	Uniontown
Cinque Hommes	Perryville

Perry County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

63737	63748	63776
63746	63775	63783

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