2022 population: 35,480 ( 578 from 2010 , 71 from 2020)
Land area: 407.9 square miles
Population density: 87.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	34,034	95.92%	3.2%
Black:	226	0.64%	145.7%
Indian:	123	0.35%	43.0%
Asian:	127	0.36%	195.3%
2+ races:	582	1.64%	27.1%
Hispanic:	388	1.09%	99.0%

Total non-White:	1,446	4.08%	62.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	897	12.7
Deaths:	1,063	15.0
Net Migration:	217	3.1
Net Immigration:	4	0.1

Change in White population:	-1,136	-3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	558	1.5

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
36,058
35,170	97.54%
92	0.26%
86	0.24%
43	0.12%
458	1.27%
195	0.54%
888	2.46%

2000
34,078
33,473	98.22%
73	0.21%
93	0.27%
34	0.10%
246	0.72%
152	0.45%
605	1.78%

1990
31,557
31,293	99.16%
69	0.22%
74	0.23%
22	0.07%
n/a
99	0.31%
264	0.84%

1980
31,032
30,767	99.15%
60	0.19%
10	0.03%
20	0.06%
n/a
160	0.52%
265	0.85%

1970
27,434
27,212	99.19%
125	0.46%
0	0.00%
9	0.03%
n/a
71	0.26%
222	0.81%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
4,277	12.6
3,010	8.8
146	0.4
68	0.2

1,697	5.0
283	0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
4,947	15.7
3,240	10.3
1,223	3.9
7	0.0

2,180	6.9
341	1.1

Number	Rate
1980's
4,883	15.7
3,073	9.9
-1,101	-3.5
n/a

526	1.7
-1	-0.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,475	5.4
n/a

3,555	13.0
43	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Perry County, OH

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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
41.1
8,343	23.5%
27,137	76.5%
6,122	17.3%

13,371
2.63

9,617	71.9%
6,998	72.8%
733	7.6%
3,754	28.1%

2010
Number	Percent
38.6
9,431	26.2%
26,627	73.8%
4,658	12.9%

13,576
2.63

9,738	71.7%
7,377	75.8%
949	9.7%
3,838	28.3%

2000
Number	Percent
35.0
9,593	28.2%
24,485	71.8%
4,093	12.0%

12,519
2.70

9,414	75.2%
7,760	82.4%
708	7.5%
3,105	24.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.3
9,208	29.2%
22,349	70.8%
4,037	12.8%

11,293
2.77

8,734	77.3%
7,277	83.3%
765	8.8%
2,559	22.7%

1980
Number	Percent
28.7
10,098	32.5%
20,934	67.5%
3,590	11.6%

10,546
2.92

8,357	79.2%
7,179	85.9%
506	6.1%
2,189	20.8%

2022 Housing Data for Perry County, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	830	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	812	6.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	612	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	538	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	517	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	523	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	585	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	692	5.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	411	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	955	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,426	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,168	16.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	992	7.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	800	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	885	6.6%
$200,000 or more	625	4.7%

Median Household Income	62,899
Per Capita Income	29,675

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	85
Compared to U.S.	75

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,227	9.2%
Public Assistance	526	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,512	18.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	14,009	64.0%
Unemployed	731	3.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	14,740	67.4%
Not in Labor Force	7,136	32.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,040	4,387	57.9%
Non-Profit	398	877	31.2%
Self-Employed	649	383	62.9%

Local Government	818	938	46.6%
State Government	220	260	45.8%
Federal Government	55	78	41.4%

Total Private + Self	6,689	4,770	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,491	2,153	40.9%
Total	8,180	6,923	54.2%

Pct. Govt.	15.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,618	10.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,855	18.9%
Professional, Technical	2,540	16.8%
Service Occupations	2,521	16.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	57	0.4%
All others	5,571	36.9%

White Collar		46.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,427	16.1%
Manufacturing	2,165	14.3%
Construction	1,774	11.7%
Retail trade	1,750	11.6%
Transportation and warehousing	1,441	9.5%
Educational services	1,324	8.8%
Accommodation and food services	690	4.6%
Public administration	688	4.6%
Finance and insurance	588	3.9%
Other services	574	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	456	3.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	344	2.3%
Utilities	216	1.4%
Wholesale trade	139	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	135	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	124	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	108	0.7%
Information	97	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	65	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	299	0.84%
Puerto Rican	10	0.03%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	8	0.02%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	8	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	29	0.08%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	28	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	32,466	97.3%
Spanish	613	1.8%
German, other Germanic	152	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	60	0.2%
Other Indo-European	25	0.1%
Chinese	13	0.0%
Other	13	0.0%
Other Asian	10	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	9,276	26.2%
Irish	5,306	15.0%
English	3,416	9.6%
American	2,134	6.0%
Italian	751	2.1%
Scottish	556	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	536	1.5%
Hungarian	489	1.4%
European	474	1.3%
French	432	1.2%
Dutch	383	1.1%
British	374	1.1%
Welsh	281	0.8%
Polish	268	0.8%
Swedish	112	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	35,334	99.7%
Not a citizen	117	0.3%

Native	35,253	99.4%
Foreign-born	198	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
465	1.9%	2,469	10.1%	11,140	45.6%	6,740	27.6%	2,499	10.2%	1,117	4.6%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	465	1.9%
9-12 Years	2,469	10.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	11,140	45.6%
Some College	6,740	27.6%
Bach. Degree	2,499	10.2%
Grad Degree	1,117	4.6%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	14,524	12,641	1,883	13.0%	5.8%
1991	14,340	12,342	1,998	13.9%	6.5%
1992	14,354	12,454	1,900	13.2%	7.4%
1993	14,325	12,600	1,725	12.0%	6.7%
1994	14,586	13,105	1,481	10.2%	5.7%
1995	14,833	13,505	1,328	9.0%	4.9%
1996	15,147	13,711	1,436	9.5%	5.0%
1997	14,501	13,320	1,181	8.1%	4.6%
1998	14,509	13,317	1,192	8.2%	4.3%
1999	14,501	13,213	1,288	8.9%	4.3%

2000	16,117	15,198	919	5.7%	4.1%
2001	16,362	15,412	950	5.8%	4.4%
2002	16,619	15,443	1,176	7.1%	5.8%
2003	16,611	15,258	1,353	8.1%	6.2%
2004	16,601	15,070	1,531	9.2%	6.3%
2005	16,601	15,203	1,398	8.4%	5.9%
2006	16,665	15,437	1,228	7.4%	5.4%
2007	16,571	15,352	1,219	7.4%	5.6%
2008	16,534	15,107	1,427	8.6%	6.6%
2009	16,751	14,499	2,252	13.4%	10.2%

2010	16,670	14,431	2,239	13.4%	10.3%
2011	16,378	14,485	1,893	11.6%	8.8%
2012	16,094	14,521	1,573	9.8%	7.4%
2013	16,056	14,520	1,536	9.6%	7.5%
2014	15,856	14,687	1,169	7.4%	5.8%
2015	15,880	14,832	1,048	6.6%	5.0%
2016	15,954	14,929	1,025	6.4%	5.0%
2017	15,950	14,986	964	6.0%	5.0%
2018	15,796	14,906	890	5.6%	4.5%
2019	15,963	15,124	839	5.3%	4.2%

2020	15,961	14,622	1,339	8.4%	8.1%
2021	15,879	14,989	890	5.6%	5.1%
2022	16,003	15,299	704	4.4%	4.0%
2023	16,076	15,429	647	4.0%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	15,003
Median Value	$161,300

Occupied	13,371	89.1%
Vacant	1,632	10.9%

Owned	10,127	75.7%
Rented	3,244	24.3%
Median Rent	$695

Single-Family Units	11,105	74.0%
Detached	11,026	73.5%
Attached	79	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	868	5.8%
Mobile Homes	2,627	17.5%

Perry County, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Perry County, OH

2022 Housing Data for Perry County, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Perry County, OH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Perry County, OH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Perry County, OH

Historical Labor Force Data for Perry County, OH