Perry township, IN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 24,336 ( 756 from 2010 )
Land area: 27.7 square miles
Population density: 880.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	22,134	90.95%	6.4%
Black:	323	1.33%	38.7%
Indian:	5	0.02%	87.8%
Asian:	500	2.05%	83.2%
2+ races:	711	2.92%	145.2%
Hispanic:	663	2.72%	132.6%

Total non-White:	2,202	9.05%	52.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,511	-7.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	755	3.6

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
25,092
23,645	94.23%
527	2.10%
41	0.16%
273	1.09%
290	1.16%
285	1.14%
1,447	5.77%

2000
23,700
22,838	96.36%
260	1.10%
24	0.10%
214	0.90%
145	0.61%
207	0.87%
862	3.64%

1990
20,620
20,178	97.86%
213	1.03%
24	0.12%
54	0.26%
n/a
151	0.73%
442	2.14%

1980
19,440
19,103	98.27%
214	1.10%
25	0.13%
24	0.12%
n/a
67	0.34%
337	1.73%

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

807	3.4
585	2.5

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

2,660	12.9
420	2.0

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

1,075	5.5
105	0.5

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
31.4
5,019	20.6%
19,317	79.4%
3,711	15.2%

9,259
2.38

5,279	57.0%
4,202	79.6%
495	9.4%
3,980	43.0%

2010
Number	Percent
32.5
4,413	17.6%
20,679	82.4%
3,525	14.0%

9,904
2.27

5,797	58.5%
4,465	77.0%
453	7.8%
4,107	41.5%

2000
Number	Percent
33.8
4,799	20.2%
18,901	79.8%
3,320	14.0%

8,894
2.41

5,710	64.2%
4,718	82.6%
359	6.3%
3,184	35.8%

1990
Number	Percent
33.6
4,858	23.6%
15,762	76.4%
2,946	14.3%

8,081
2.52

5,677	70.3%
4,768	84.0%
319	5.6%
2,404	29.7%

1980
Number	Percent
31.7
4,960	25.5%
14,480	74.5%
2,400	12.3%

7,365
2.62

5,530	75.1%
4,769	86.2%
316	5.7%
1,835	24.9%

2022 Housing Data for Perry township, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	320	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	403	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	236	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	466	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	284	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	573	6.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	546	5.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	285	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	491	5.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,068	11.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	984	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,001	10.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,006	10.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	758	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	446	4.8%
$200,000 or more	392	4.2%

Median Household Income	59,494
Per Capita Income	29,962

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	314	3.4%
Public Assistance	76	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	567	6.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	11,741	74.6%
Unemployed	322	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	12,063	76.6%
Not in Labor Force	3,680	23.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,770	3,801	55.7%
Non-Profit	431	1,243	25.7%
Self-Employed	585	263	69.0%

Local Government	567	424	57.2%
State Government	181	113	61.6%
Federal Government	25	57	30.5%

Total Private + Self	5,355	4,064	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,204	1,837	39.6%
Total	6,559	5,901	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	11.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,707	13.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,337	18.7%
Professional, Technical	2,599	20.8%
Service Occupations	2,221	17.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	20	0.2%
All others	3,642	29.1%

White Collar		53.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,935	15.5%
Health care and social assistance	1,741	13.9%
Retail trade	1,709	13.7%
Educational services	1,421	11.4%
Construction	1,139	9.1%
Accommodation and food services	1,030	8.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	658	5.3%
Other services	517	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	409	3.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	313	2.5%
Finance and insurance	298	2.4%
Wholesale trade	297	2.4%
Public administration	289	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	175	1.4%
Information	170	1.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	164	1.3%
Utilities	135	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	70	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	36	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	492	2.02%
Puerto Rican	11	0.05%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	33	0.14%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	14	0.06%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	19	0.08%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	127	0.52%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	226	0.93%
Chinese	159	0.65%
Korean	48	0.20%
Indian	30	0.12%
Filipino	27	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	22,429	97.0%
Spanish	215	0.9%
Other Indo-European	110	0.5%
German, other Germanic	105	0.5%
Korean	84	0.4%
Other Asian	57	0.2%
Vietnamese	54	0.2%
Other	29	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	26	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	6,691	27.5%
Irish	2,616	10.7%
English	2,060	8.5%
American	1,020	4.2%
European	588	2.4%
Scottish	565	2.3%
French	505	2.1%
Polish	458	1.9%
Italian	417	1.7%
Dutch	218	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	179	0.7%
Norwegian	161	0.7%
Welsh	129	0.5%
Swedish	126	0.5%
Hungarian	109	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	24,160	99.3%
Not a citizen	176	0.7%

Native	23,842	98.0%
Foreign-born	494	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
320	2.2%	718	5.0%	4,967	34.7%	4,101	28.6%	2,613	18.2%	1,614	11.3%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	320	2.2%
9-12 Years	718	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,967	34.7%
Some College	4,101	28.6%
Bach. Degree	2,613	18.2%
Grad Degree	1,614	11.3%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +285	D +222	D + 7.6%
D +507
2020 vs. 2012	R +110	D +173	D + 4.6%
D +283
2020 vs. 2008	R +364	R +947	R + 15.4%
D -583

2016 vs. 2008	R +79	R +1,169	R + 23.1%
D -1,090
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	33%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,898	61.5%	Joe Biden (D)	2,361	37.2%	84	1.3%	6,343	5	15	0.21%
2016	29%	Donald Trump (R)	3,613	62.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,854	32.1%	309	5.3%	5,776	6	17	0.21%
2012	29%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,788	63.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,078	34.8%	98	1.6%	5,964	9	16	0.23%
2008	32%	John McCain (R)	3,534	53.8%	Barack Obama (D)	2,944	44.8%	93	1.4%	6,571	5	8	0.24%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,361

37.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,898

61.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

TOTAL

6,343

Turnout: 33%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,854

32.1%

Donald Trump (R)

3,613

62.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

237

4.1%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

5,776

Turnout: 29%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,078

34.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,788

63.5%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

5,964

Turnout: 29%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,944

44.8%

John McCain (R)

3,534

53.8%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

6,571

Turnout: 32%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Perry township, IN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV

*: 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	10,078
Median Value	$166,300

Occupied	9,259	91.9%
Vacant	819	8.1%

Owned	6,116	66.1%
Rented	3,143	33.9%
Median Rent	$983

Single-Family Units	7,520	74.6%
Detached	7,342	72.9%
Attached	178	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,064	20.5%
Mobile Homes	99	1.0%

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