Demographics of Perry County, Indiana

Perry County, Indiana had 19,389 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +229 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Perry County, in four figures

19,389
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.2%
Change since July 2020: +229 people.; 41.9 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,151 ±$7,346
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Perry County, Indiana's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Perry County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Perry County, Indiana's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Perry County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	19,160	100.0	100.0
2021	19,098	99.7	100.2
2022	18,893	98.6	100.7
2023	19,210	100.3	101.6
2024	19,388	101.2	102.5
2025	19,389	101.2	103.1

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Population of Perry County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	19,160	−15	−13	0	−7
2021	19,098	−62	−58	+4	−24
2022	18,893	−205	−49	+29	−190
2023	19,210	+317	−70	+22	+356
2024	19,388	+178	−66	+26	+217
2025	19,389	+1	−76	+10	+66

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.9 ±1.1: for men 39.1 ±1.1 and for women 44.3 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Perry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	1,034 ±58	5.4% ±0.3	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,940 ±237	15.3% ±1.2	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,430 ±190	7.4% ±1.0	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,065 ±257	26.3% ±1.3	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,042 ±300	26.2% ±1.6	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,759 ±278	19.5% ±1.4	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,151 ±$7,346, and income per person $31,632 ±$1,782, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Perry County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	1,708 ±264	22.0% ±3.4	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,590 ±238	20.5% ±3.0	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,320 ±236	17.0% ±3.0	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	957 ±153	12.3% ±1.9	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,474 ±230	19.0% ±2.9	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	426 ±121	5.5% ±1.6	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	283 ±108	3.6% ±1.4	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Perry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	2,673 ±500	15.0% ±2.8	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	771 ±181	19.5% ±4.3	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,408 ±281	15.4% ±3.0	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	494 ±128	10.4% ±2.6	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Perry County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Perry County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	8,597 ±40	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.2% ±2.2	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.8% ±2.3	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.5% ±2.5	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.5% ±2.7	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$163,400 ±$8,902	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$682 ±$45	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Perry County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	302 ±0	1.6% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	17,834 ±63	92.5% ±0.3	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	414 ±98	2.1% ±0.5	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	49 to 175	0.3% to 0.9%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 70	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	559 ±128	2.9% ±0.7	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Perry County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	14,652 ±414	76.0% ±2.1	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,397 ±409	22.8% ±2.1	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3 to 79	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	180 ±71	0.9% ±0.4	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	49 to 183	0.3% to 0.9%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2 to 126	< 0.1% to 0.7%	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Perry County among the counties of Indiana

75th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Perry County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Carroll County	20,655	+1.6%
Jay County	20,118	−1.8%
Fulton County	20,091	−1.9%
Spencer County	20,061	+1.2%
Orange County	19,834	−0.1%
Perry County	19,389	+1.2%
Fountain County	17,013	+3.2%
Rush County	16,767	< +0.1%
Parke County	16,642	+3.0%
Brown County	15,777	+1.9%
Vermillion County	15,488	+0.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026