Population 12,131
State Mississippi
Current Time
Area 647.25 mi²
Per capita income $17,366

Cities in Perry County

Du Quoin, Pinckneyville, Tell City, Perryville

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 78.5 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 20.5 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$60,391
Total number of firms, 2007 955
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.1 %
Population, 2013 estimate 12,131
Households, 2008-2012 4,629
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -1.0 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 710
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $17,366
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 0.6 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -5.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 1,598
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 32.1 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 19.8 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.5 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 647.25 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 12,249
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $80,200
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 151
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 1.1 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $35,942
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 23.9 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,221
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.2 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 930
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 80.2 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.5 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 0.1 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.61
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 16.7 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 7.4 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 92.8 %
Population, 2010 12,250
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 3.4 %
Population per square mile, 2010 18.9
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 77.6 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 86.3 %
Housing units, 2013 5,478
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $4,951
Building permits, 2012 2
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %