What is the population of Perry County, Tennessee?

The population of Perry County, Tennessee is 8,562, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Perry County, Tennessee?

The median household income in Perry County, Tennessee is $50,429, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Perry County, Tennessee is $77,916, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Perry County, Tennessee is 8.9%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education F

Metric	Perry County	Tennessee Avg	U.S. Average
Population	8,562	7,021,394	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	20.3	166.6	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.18%	0.92%	0.57%
Median age	42.5	37.2	37.1
Households	3,040	2,766,521	128,459,983

Year	Perry County

Group	Share

Perry County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Perry County	Tennessee Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$50,429	$67,486	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	7.49%	5.42%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	4.7%	5.2%

Metric	Perry County	Tennessee Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$77,916	$235,307	$242,182
Median rent	$746	$1,121	$1,342
Homeownership rate	75.0%	67.0%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Perry County	Tennessee Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	23.2	22.4	22.5
Work from home	10.3%	11.4%	13.4%

Perry County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Perry County	Tennessee Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	27.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.77	2.47	2.54

Perry County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Perry County	Tennessee Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	75.5	74.8	78.3
Self-rated poor health	23.5%	19.5%	16.3%
Smokers	28.4%	25.1%	19.0%