Demographics of Perry County, Ohio

Perry County, Ohio had 35,918 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +459 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

35,918
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.3%
Change since July 2020: +459 people.; 41.3 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,460 ±$5,445
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, Ohio's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Perry County, Ohio'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, Ohio's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Perry County, Ohio'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	35,459	100.0	100.0
2021	35,484	100.1	100.2
2022	35,493	100.1	100.7
2023	35,583	100.3	101.6
2024	35,705	100.7	102.5
2025	35,918	101.3	103.1

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Population of Perry County, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	35,459	+43	+11	0	+22
2021	35,484	+25	−69	+1	+62
2022	35,493	+9	−99	+2	+128
2023	35,583	+90	−18	+8	+107
2024	35,705	+122	−22	+18	+131
2025	35,918	+213	−16	+3	+227

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.3 ±0.4: for men 41.5 ±1.0 and for women 41.1 ±0.5. 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	Ohio	United States
Under 5	2,049 ±62	5.8% ±0.2	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,278 ±344	17.7% ±1.0	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,503 ±227	7.0% ±0.6	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,614 ±355	24.2% ±1.0	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,574 ±447	26.9% ±1.3	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,517 ±414	18.3% ±1.2	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,460 ±$5,445, and income per person $32,288 ±$1,571, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio 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	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	2,684 ±363	20.0% ±2.7	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,659 ±382	19.8% ±2.8	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,899 ±259	14.1% ±1.9	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,118 ±331	15.7% ±2.4	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,152 ±308	16.0% ±2.3	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,053 ±234	7.8% ±1.7	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	887 ±235	6.6% ±1.7	9.1% ±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	Ohio	United States
All ages	5,183 ±674	14.7% ±1.9	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,473 ±307	18.0% ±3.6	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,477 ±330	13.5% ±1.8	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,233 ±247	14.2% ±2.7	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Perry County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Perry County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	15,044 ±35	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.4% ±1.6	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.6% ±1.6	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.4% ±2.5	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.6% ±2.3	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$191,100 ±$9,760	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$777 ±$44	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±3	1970 ±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	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	314 ±0	0.9% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	33,992 ±132	95.7% ±0.4	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5 to 141	< 0.1% to 0.4%	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4 to 90	< 0.1% to 0.3%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 101	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,063 ±159	3.0% ±0.4	4.3% ±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	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	31,943 ±400	89.9% ±1.1	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,317 ±380	9.3% ±1.1	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	32 to 136	0.1% to 0.4%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	96 to 286	0.3% to 0.8%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	17 to 103	< 0.1% to 0.3%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	43 to 219	0.1% to 0.6%	2.5% ±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 Ohio

69th of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Perry County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Guernsey County	38,379	−0.1%
Defiance County	38,292	+0.1%
Coshocton County	37,188	+1.6%
Williams County	36,549	−1.4%
Morrow County	36,305	+3.7%
Perry County	35,918	+1.3%
Putnam County	34,380	> −0.1%
Jackson County	32,817	+0.4%
Hardin County	30,072	−2.1%
Gallia County	29,072	−0.5%
Van Wert County	29,013	+0.3%

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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