Perry township, IN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 37,277 ( 8,119 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.5 square miles
Population density: 1050.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	32,329	86.73%	21.3%
Black:	1,334	3.58%	139.9%
Indian:	19	0.05%	67.2%
Asian:	1,472	3.95%	98.4%
2+ races:	839	2.25%	126.1%
Hispanic:	1,113	2.99%	54.8%

Total non-White:	4,948	13.27%	97.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	5,673	23.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,446	10.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
29,158
26,656	91.42%
556	1.91%
58	0.20%
742	2.54%
371	1.27%
719	2.47%
2,502	8.58%

2000
18,167
17,256	94.99%
272	1.50%
31	0.17%
140	0.77%
210	1.16%
258	1.42%
911	5.01%

1990
10,909
10,692	98.01%
35	0.32%
7	0.06%
92	0.84%
n/a
83	0.76%
217	1.99%

1980
8,299
8,183	98.60%
57	0.69%
2	0.02%
7	0.08%
n/a
50	0.60%
116	1.40%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

9,400	51.7
1,591	8.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

6,564	60.2
694	6.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2,509	30.2
101	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Perry township, IN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.1
10,114	27.1%
27,163	72.9%
6,033	16.2%

13,308
2.78

10,774	81.0%
9,417	87.4%
452	4.2%
2,534	19.0%

2010
Number	Percent
36.2
8,968	30.8%
20,190	69.2%
2,803	9.6%

9,927
2.91

8,147	82.1%
7,121	87.4%
462	5.7%
1,780	17.9%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
5,604	30.8%
12,563	69.2%
1,385	7.6%

6,042
2.95

5,215	86.3%
4,742	90.9%
222	4.3%
827	13.7%

1990
Number	Percent
34.8
3,160	29.0%
7,749	71.0%
1,001	9.2%

3,547
2.95

3,132	88.3%
2,878	91.9%
113	3.6%
415	11.7%

1980
Number	Percent
30.0
2,839	34.2%
5,460	65.8%
762	9.2%

2,326
3.34

2,109	90.7%
1,935	91.7%
108	5.1%
217	9.3%

2022 Housing Data for Perry township, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	89	0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	77	0.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	174	1.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	94	0.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	240	1.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	128	1.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	503	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	339	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	267	2.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	763	5.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,128	8.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,377	17.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,735	13.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,295	9.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,937	14.6%
$200,000 or more	2,162	16.2%

Median Household Income	105,126
Per Capita Income	49,524

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	224	1.7%
Public Assistance	152	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	335	2.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	17,621	81.1%
Unemployed	207	1.0%
In Armed Forces	59	0.3%

Total Labor Force	17,887	82.4%
Not in Labor Force	3,828	17.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	7,483	5,202	59.0%
Non-Profit	1,205	1,859	39.3%
Self-Employed	1,172	695	62.8%

Local Government	505	792	38.9%
State Government	154	185	45.4%
Federal Government	160	76	67.8%

Total Private + Self	8,655	5,897	59.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2,024	2,912	41.0%
Total	10,679	8,809	54.8%

Pct. Govt.	9.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	3,637	18.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	4,042	20.7%
Professional, Technical	6,332	32.4%
Service Occupations	2,104	10.8%
All others	3,414	17.5%

White Collar		71.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	3,568	18.3%
Manufacturing	3,518	18.0%
Retail trade	1,990	10.2%
Educational services	1,677	8.6%
Accommodation and food services	1,225	6.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,157	5.9%
Finance and insurance	1,149	5.9%
Other services	990	5.1%
Construction	800	4.1%
Public administration	616	3.2%
Transportation and warehousing	615	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	606	3.1%
Wholesale trade	498	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	379	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	354	1.8%
Information	201	1.0%
Utilities	62	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	51	0.3%
Management	38	0.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	35	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	865	2.32%
Puerto Rican	70	0.19%
Cuban	3	0.01%
Dominican	13	0.03%

Total Central American	72	0.19%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	39	0.10%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	33	0.09%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	63	0.17%
Argentinean	13	0.03%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	24	0.06%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	26	0.07%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	27	0.07%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	545	1.46%
Vietnamese	340	0.91%
Burmese	159	0.43%
Indian	145	0.39%
Chinese	70	0.19%
Korean	23	0.06%
Laotian	4	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	32,529	92.9%
Spanish	840	2.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	259	0.7%
Vietnamese	250	0.7%
Tagalog	235	0.7%
Other	231	0.7%
Other Asian	229	0.7%
Other Indo-European	213	0.6%
German, other Germanic	124	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	11,970	32.1%
English	4,744	12.7%
Irish	4,691	12.6%
American	2,061	5.5%
European	1,660	4.5%
Italian	1,258	3.4%
French	959	2.6%
Scottish	896	2.4%
Polish	768	2.1%
Swedish	414	1.1%
Dutch	376	1.0%
Swiss	353	0.9%
Welsh	337	0.9%
Kenyan	304	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	244	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	36,835	98.8%
Not a citizen	442	1.2%

Native	35,149	94.3%
Foreign-born	2,128	5.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
368	1.5%	509	2.1%	4,526	18.3%	7,154	29.0%	7,767	31.5%	4,364	17.7%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	368	1.5%
9-12 Years	509	2.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,526	18.3%
Some College	7,154	29.0%
Bach. Degree	7,767	31.5%
Grad Degree	4,364	17.7%
Average years of education: 14.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +260	D +724	D + 13.1%
D +984
2020 vs. 2012	R +795	D +717	D + 19.5%
D +1,512
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,725	R +598	D + 4.8%
D +1,127

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,465	R +1,322	R + 8.4%
D +143
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	36%	Donald Trump* (R)	6,541	65.2%	Joe Biden (D)	3,319	33.1%	173	1.7%	10,033	8	18	0.33%
2016	37%	Donald Trump (R)	6,281	69.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,335	25.6%	490	5.4%	9,106	13	23	0.33%
2012	35%	Mitt Romney (R)	5,746	75.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,807	23.7%	83	1.1%	7,636	21	28	0.29%
2008	38%	John McCain (R)	4,816	68.3%	Barack Obama (D)	2,192	31.1%	39	0.6%	7,047	20	23	0.26%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,319

33.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

6,541

65.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

173

1.7%

TOTAL

10,033

Turnout: 36%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,335

25.6%

Donald Trump (R)

6,281

69.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

352

3.9%

Other

138

1.5%

TOTAL

9,106

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,807

23.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

5,746

75.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

7,636

Turnout: 35%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 28

2008 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,192

31.1%

John McCain (R)

4,816

68.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

7,047

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 23

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Perry township, IN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	36%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	6,999	69.8%	Woody Myers (D)	2,233	22.3%	795 [+]	7.9%	10,027	13	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 795 (7.9%);
2018	S1	28%	Mike Braun (R)	4,850	65.0%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	2,423	32.5%	185 [+]	2.5%	7,458	14	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 185 (2.5%);
2016	S3	37%	Todd Young (R)	6,191	68.1%	Evan Bayh (D)	2,544	28.0%	359 [+]	3.9%	9,094	16	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 357 (3.9%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2016	G	37%	Eric Holcomb (R)	6,233	68.9%	John Gregg (D)	2,633	29.1%	186 [+]	2.1%	9,052	17	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 185 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	13,775
Median Value	$255,500

Occupied	13,308	96.6%
Vacant	467	3.4%

Owned	11,525	86.6%
Rented	1,783	13.4%
Median Rent	$1,367

Single-Family Units	12,451	90.4%
Detached	12,391	90.0%
Attached	60	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,144	8.3%
Mobile Homes	4	0.0%

Perry township, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Perry township, IN

2022 Housing Data for Perry township, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Perry township, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Perry township, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Perry township, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Perry township, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Perry township, IN