Perry County vs. Wayne County
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Perry County (TN) Wayne County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 8,064 16,558
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1.7% -2.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 7,928 17,027
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 7,915 17,021
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.3% 4.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.1% 17.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 21.1% 19.5%
Female persons, percent 49.5% 44.8%
White alone, percent 93.8% 91.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.6% 6.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.8% 0.4%
Asian alone, percent 0.6% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 2.8% 2.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 91.4% 89.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018 525 1,203
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 1.2% 0.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 4,672 7,359
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 79.7% 80.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $83,400 $105,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $890 $886
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $295 $324
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $587 $531
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 4.0% 4.7%
Households, 2014-2018 3,317 5,954
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.34 2.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 92.3% 93.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 3.8% 1.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 63.3% 72.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 54.5% 62.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 74.2% 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 11.5% 11.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 13.3% 14.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 14.4% 11.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 47.4% 44.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 44.7% 48.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 26,074 34,250
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 40,207 64,965
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $5,115 $3,822
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 27.5 30.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $34,634 $38,634
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $28,270 $19,350
Persons in poverty, percent 17.6% 21.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 110 213
Total employment, 2017 1,745 2,701
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 52,345 89,268
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 4.5% 6.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 619 845
All firms, 2012 444 1,057
Men-owned firms, 2012 213 647
Women-owned firms, 2012 130 299
Minority-owned firms, 2012 30 28
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 397 999
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 65 104
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 334 898
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 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 0.0% 23.8%
Population per square mile, 2010 19.1 23.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 414.73 734.10
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Perry county (TN) and Wayne county (TN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.