Perry city, IA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,875 ( 173 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.5 square miles
Population density: 1435.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,883	62.01%	3.7%
Black:	302	3.83%	151.7%
Indian:	5	0.06%	72.2%
Asian:	29	0.37%	58.6%
2+ races:	163	2.07%	101.2%
Hispanic:	2,454	31.16%	8.8%

Total non-White:	2,992	37.99%	0.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	174	2.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1	-0.0

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
7,702
4,709	61.14%
120	1.56%
18	0.23%
70	0.91%
81	1.05%
2,692	34.95%
2,993	38.86%

2000
7,693
5,631	73.20%
129	1.68%
10	0.13%
0	0.00%
32	0.42%
1,864	24.23%
2,062	26.80%

1990
6,652
6,602	99.25%
0	0.00%
4	0.06%
0	0.00%
n/a
46	0.69%
50	0.75%

1980
7,053
7,044	99.87%
4	0.06%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	0.07%
9	0.13%

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

-922	-12.0
931	12.1

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

-971	-14.6
2,012	30.2

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

-442	-6.3
41	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Perry city, IA

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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
40.2
1,794	22.8%
6,081	77.2%
1,392	17.7%

3,188
2.41

1,811	56.8%
1,196	66.0%
276	15.2%
1,377	43.2%

2010
Number	Percent
33.3
2,296	29.8%
5,406	70.2%
1,061	13.8%

2,792
2.71

1,870	67.0%
1,312	70.2%
247	13.2%
922	33.0%

2000
Number	Percent
35.4
2,100	27.3%
5,593	72.7%
1,223	15.9%

2,843
2.65

1,967	69.2%
1,510	76.8%
187	9.5%
876	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
36.2
1,747	26.3%
4,905	73.7%
1,371	20.6%

2,681
2.40

1,818	67.8%
1,511	83.1%
232	12.8%
863	32.2%

1980
Number	Percent
33.3
1,924	27.3%
5,129	72.7%
1,270	18.0%

2,758
2.48

1,912	69.3%
1,674	87.6%
122	6.4%
846	30.7%

2022 Housing Data for Perry city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	56	1.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	206	6.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	120	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	183	5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	244	7.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	117	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	164	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	107	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	129	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	293	9.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	544	17.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	494	15.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	247	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	131	4.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	39	1.2%
$200,000 or more	114	3.6%

Median Household Income	57,276
Per Capita Income	31,303

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	200	6.3%
Public Assistance	47	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	420	13.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,337	71.9%
Unemployed	178	5.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,515	77.3%
Not in Labor Force	737	22.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,630	957	63.0%
Non-Profit	137	202	40.4%
Self-Employed	173	133	56.5%

Local Government	136	175	43.7%
State Government	82	97	45.8%
Federal Government	73	94	43.7%

Total Private + Self	1,803	1,090	62.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	428	568	43.0%
Total	2,231	1,658	57.4%

Pct. Govt.	16.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	424	10.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	484	12.2%
Professional, Technical	710	18.0%
Service Occupations	644	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	19	0.5%
All others	1,692	42.8%

White Collar		40.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,029	26.0%
Health care and social assistance	661	16.7%
Educational services	390	9.9%
Retail trade	362	9.2%
Accommodation and food services	283	7.2%
Transportation and warehousing	255	6.4%
Construction	225	5.7%
Wholesale trade	148	3.7%
Other services	126	3.2%
Finance and insurance	122	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	96	2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	95	2.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	66	1.7%
Public administration	44	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	0.4%
Information	13	0.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	13	0.3%
Utilities	11	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,195	27.87%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	213	2.70%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	50	0.63%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	163	2.07%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	35	0.44%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	35	0.44%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	11	0.14%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	14	0.18%
Filipino	10	0.13%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,088	69.1%
Spanish	1,915	26.0%
Other	213	2.9%
German, other Germanic	91	1.2%
Arabic	35	0.5%
Other Asian	16	0.2%
Tagalog	10	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,641	20.8%
English	916	11.6%
Irish	804	10.2%
Italian	383	4.9%
American	284	3.6%
Dutch	196	2.5%
Scottish	179	2.3%
French	135	1.7%
Other Subsaharan African	134	1.7%
Swedish	109	1.4%
Danish	89	1.1%
European	87	1.1%
Welsh	87	1.1%
Norwegian	79	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	79	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,063	89.7%
Not a citizen	812	10.3%

Native	6,391	81.2%
Foreign-born	1,484	18.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
512	9.6%	264	5.0%	2,041	38.3%	1,859	34.9%	476	8.9%	173	3.2%
Average years of education: 12.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	512	9.6%
9-12 Years	264	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,041	38.3%
Some College	1,859	34.9%
Bach. Degree	476	8.9%
Grad Degree	173	3.2%
Average years of education: 12.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +238	R +83	R + 5.5%
D +155
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	49%	Joe Biden (D)	1,544	55.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,210	43.1%	52	1.9%	2,806	-10	-4	0.17%
2016	46%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,389	54.4%	Donald Trump (R)	972	38.1%	193	7.6%	2,554	-13	-8	0.16%

2020 President, Perry city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,544

55.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,210

43.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

2,806

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -4

2016 President, Perry city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,389

54.4%

Donald Trump (R)

972

38.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.9%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

2,554

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Perry city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	48%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	1,549	56.0%	Joni Ernst* (R)	1,103	39.9%	115 [+]	4.2%	2,767	-12	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 78 (2.8%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 34 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	G	40%	Fred Hubbell (D)	1,417	63.2%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	767	34.2%	57 [+]	2.5%	2,241	-16	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 41 (1.8%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 13 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2016	S3	45%	Charles Grassley* (R)	1,220	48.6%	Patty Judge (D)	1,133	45.1%	159 [+]	6.3%	2,512	-12	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 100 (4.0%); Other (Write-in) 59 (2.3%);
2014	S2	33%	Bruce Braley (D)	973	53.2%	Joni Ernst (R)	757	41.4%	98 [+]	5.4%	1,828	-11	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 59 (3.2%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 17 (0.9%); Ruth Smith (I) 12 (0.7%); Bob Quast (I) 8 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2014	G	33%	Jack Hatch (D)	933	50.7%	Terry Branstad* (R)	812	44.1%	97 [+]	5.3%	1,842	-15	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 50 (2.7%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 24 (1.3%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 21 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);

*: 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	3,512
Median Value	$110,800

Occupied	3,188	90.8%
Vacant	324	9.2%

Owned	1,925	60.4%
Rented	1,263	39.6%
Median Rent	$901

Single-Family Units	2,775	79.0%
Detached	2,589	73.7%
Attached	186	5.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	292	8.3%
Mobile Homes	171	4.9%

Perry city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Perry city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Perry city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Perry city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Perry city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Perry city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Perry city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Perry city, IA