Perry County vs. Marengo County

	Perry County (AL)	Marengo County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9,140	19,066
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-13.6%	-9.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,579	21,038
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,591	21,027
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.2%	22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.4%	19.6%
Female persons, percent	53.2%	53.1%
White alone, percent	30.5%	46.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	67.9%	51.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	0.7%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.4%	2.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	29.6%	44.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	382	974
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.5%	0.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,778	10,379
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.8%	71.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$65,900	$90,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,031	$1,092
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$332	$394
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$574	$531
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.0%	9.1%
Households, 2014-2018	3,079	7,768
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.82	2.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.6%	93.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.4%	0.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	55.9%	67.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	46.2%	53.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.1%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.7%	15.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	18.5%	18.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.5%	9.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	34.4%	46.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	36.4%	41.8%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	7,107	75,724
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	165,951	557,015
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,700	105,913
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	34,746	199,742
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,413	$9,791
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.0	25.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,561	$32,809
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$13,678	$23,056
Persons in poverty, percent	35.3%	24.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	121	465
Total employment, 2017	1,577	6,268
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	47,644	235,517
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.0%	3.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	469	1,019
All firms, 2012	578	1,414
Men-owned firms, 2012	333	758
Women-owned firms, 2012	196	447
Minority-owned firms, 2012	342	520
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	221	771
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	70	169
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	470	1,078
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	55.7%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	41.3%	21.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	14.7	21.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	719.66	976.88

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Perry county (AL) and Marengo county (AL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.