Perry County vs. Harlan County
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Perry County (KY) Harlan County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 26,092 26,409
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -9.1% -9.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 28,690 29,278
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 28,712 29,278
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.7% 6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.9% 22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.0% 18.7%
Female persons, percent 50.8% 52.0%
White alone, percent 96.2% 95.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.7% 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.2% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 0.5% 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.2% 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 1.0% 1.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 95.3% 95.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 1,240 1,423
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 1.6% 0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 12,999 13,621
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 74.7% 68.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $73,800 $58,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $966 $843
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $303 $271
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $618 $520
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 9.7% 10.2%
Households, 2014-2018 11,172 11,213
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.35 2.36
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.0% 89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 2.5% 2.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 77.0% 73.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 71.0% 63.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 76.8% 71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 12.3% 10.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 24.4% 25.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.7% 6.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 47.7% 38.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 46.6% 35.2%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 304,539 137,874
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 254,125 177,289
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 525,062 205,394
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $18,592 $7,196
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.8 21.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $31,046 $26,324
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $20,140 $15,834
Persons in poverty, percent 28.9% 33.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017 555 394
Total employment, 2017 9,006 4,213
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 309,471 139,104
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -0.3% -2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 1,357 1,277
All firms, 2012 1,851 1,509
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,067 779
Women-owned firms, 2012 533 554
Minority-owned firms, 2012 76 52
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,674 1,362
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 199 174
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 1,514 1,222
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 17.5% 24.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 84.5 62.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 339.67 465.83
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Perry county (KY) and Harlan county (KY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.