Perry County, Kentucky

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Perry County is a one of the county from Kentucky's 120 counties, located in Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. In 2000, the population was 29390. The July 2008 population estimate is 29241, It is Kentucky's 36th most populous county. It covers total area of 342.64 mi˛ (887.43 sq km), of which, 342.15 square miles (886.16 sq km) of it is land and 0.49 square miles (1.27 sq km) of it is water, it is the 52nd largest by area in the U.S. state of Kentucky.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 29390 residents, 11460 households, and 8493 families in the county. The population density was 85.9 people per square mile (33.17/km˛), it is Kentucky's 34th most densely populated county. There were 12741 housing units at an average density of 37.2 per square mile (14.36/km˛). The average household size was 2.53 people, and the average family size was 2.98 people. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 29241, The racial makeup of the county was 28314 White, 518 Black or African American, 17 American Indian, 192 Asian, 4 Native Hawaiian, and 196 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $22089, making it the 27th lowest county by median household income in Kentucky. The median income for a family in the county was $26718, it is Kentucky's 23rd poorest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $12224, it is Kentucky's 19th poorest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 6979 pupils and students, of which 49.75% are male and 50.25% are female, 23.75% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.1% nursery or pri school, 4.46% kindergarten, 47.86% elementary school, 25.69% high school and 16.89% 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	Buckhorn City	Perry County	0.5	0.5	0	144	289.4	13742	35000
2	Hazard City	Perry County	7.02	7.02	0	4806	684.6	14782	20690
3	Vicco City	Perry County	0.77	0.77	0	318	411.2	10325	13235

Year	Population
April 2000 census	29390
April 2000 Estimate	29422
July 2000 Estimate	29289
July 2001 Estimate	29194
July 2002 Estimate	29308
July 2003 Estimate	29330
July 2004 Estimate	29254
July 2005 Estimate	29100
July 2006 Estimate	29186
July 2007 Estimate	29157
July 2008 Estimate	29241

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	180	176	356
Kindergarten	158	153	311
Elementary school	1731	1609	3340
High school	974	819	1793
College or graduate school	429	750	1179

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Perry County, Kentucky	$22089	$26718	$12224
Kentucky, United States	$33672	$40939	$18093
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587