Perry County, Alabama

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Perry County is a county located in Alabama, in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 11861 inhabitants. Its population was estimated at 10643 in July 2008, giving it the second smallest population among Alabama's county. The county comprises an area of 724.08 square miles (1875.36 kmē), of which, 719.48 square miles (1863.44 kmē) of it is land and 4.59 square miles (11.89 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 30th largest by total area among Alabama's county.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 11861 people, 4333 households, and 3046 families residing in the county. The population density was 16.5 people per square mile (6.37/kmē), making it the fourth least densely populated county in Alabama. There were 5406 housing units at an average density of 7.5 per square mile (2.9/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.63 persons, and the average family size was 3.23 persons. In the Perry County, 29.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 11.1% were 18 to 24, 23.6% were 25 to 44, 20.7% were 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 10643, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 3317 White, 7226 Black or African American, 11 American Indian, 7 Asian, 4 Native Hawaiian, and 78 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $20200, it is fourth poorest county by median household income in Alabama. The median income for a family in the county was $26150, it is the fifth lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Alabama. The per capita income for the county was $10948, making it the third poorest county by per capita income among the Alabama.

In 2000, 3389 pupils and students, of which 1581 are male and 1808 are female, 28.57% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 253 nursery or pri school, 176 kindergarten, 1601 elementary school, 808 high school and 551 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Marion City	Perry County	10.68	10.58	0.1	3511	331.8	11934	24330
2	Uniontown City	Perry County	1.34	1.34	0	1636	1224.9	8268	12386

Year	Population
April 2000 census	11861
April 2000 Estimate	11863
July 2000 Estimate	11808
July 2001 Estimate	11632
July 2002 Estimate	11522
July 2003 Estimate	11244
July 2004 Estimate	11083
July 2005 Estimate	10792
July 2006 Estimate	10581
July 2007 Estimate	10737
July 2008 Estimate	10643

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	133	120	253
Kindergarten	74	102	176
Elementary school	822	779	1601
High school	362	446	808
College or graduate school	190	361	551

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Perry County, Alabama	$20200	$26150	$10948
Alabama, United States	$34135	$41657	$18189
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587