Perry County, Kentucky (KY)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,989
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 8,870
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,945 (it was 2,590 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 31% |
Land area: 342 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 82 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (36.1%), Retail trade (14.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 77%
- Government: 18%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 26,20793.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,0913.9%Two or more races
- 3231.1%Hispanic or Latino
- 2590.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1910.7%Asian alone
- 530.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 520.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 20.01%Some other race alone
| Median resident age: | 41.6 years |
| Kentucky median age: | 39.4 years |
| Males: 13,887 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 14,307 |  (50.7%) |
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| Perry County: | 2.0 people |
| Kentucky: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $44,695 ($22,089 in 1999)
| This county: | $44,695 |
| Kentucky: | $59,341 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $487 (lower quartile is $252, upper quartile is $659)
| This county: | $487 |
| State: | $702 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $102,919 (it was $41,300 in 2000)
| Perry: | $102,919 |
| Kentucky: | $196,300 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,132Detached houses: $183,549
Here: $183,549 State: $256,452 Townhouses or other attached units: $204,848
Here: $204,848 State: $264,090 Mobile homes: $52,921
Here: $52,921 State: $84,635
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $377
Institutionalized population: 506
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 2
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 11
- Burglaries: 10
- Thefts: 11
- Auto thefts: 20
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 5
- Assaults: 10
- Burglaries: 11
- Thefts: 17
- Auto thefts: 28
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 0 buildings
- 2021: 0 buildings
- 2020: 0 buildings
- 2019: 0 buildings
- 2018: 0 buildings
- 2017: 0 buildings
- 2016: 6 buildings, average cost: $106,600
- 2015: 5 buildings, average cost: $106,600
- 2014: 5 buildings, average cost: $106,600
- 2013: 6 buildings, average cost: $132,500
- 2012: 9 buildings, average cost: $97,500
- 2011: 8 buildings, average cost: $97,500
- 2010: 9 buildings, average cost: $87,500
- 2009: 8 buildings, average cost: $85,500
- 2008: 7 buildings, average cost: $125,300
- 2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $125,300
- 2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $125,300
- 2005: 16 buildings, average cost: $76,500
- 2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $76,500
- 2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $76,500
- 2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $89,900
- 2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $89,900
- 2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $101,300
- 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $86,000
- 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $113,100
- 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $105,600
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $956 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $475 (0.7%)
| Perry County: | 24.3% |
| Kentucky: | 16.5% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 41.6 years old
(Males: 40.8 years old, Females: 42.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.8 years old, Black residents: 29.9 years old, American Indian residents: 46.8 years old, Asian residents: 23.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 11.1 years old, Other race residents: 12.9 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Perry County is $375 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $513 a month.
Cities in this county include: Hazard, Viper, Krypton, Dice, Defiance-Vicco, Daisy, Diablock, Jeff, Vicco, Buckhorn.
2023 air pollution in Perry County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.030 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 10.5 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Barber County, Kansas 
, Washington County, Utah , Las Animas County, Colorado , Isle of Wight County, Virginia 
, Northampton County, Virginia , Marshall County , Scott County, Missouri .
| Here: | 5.4% |
| Kentucky: | 3.8% |
Current college students: 1,179
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 239 (43.1% naturalized citizens)
| Perry County: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 832010 or later
- 122000 to 2009
- 1311990 to 1999
- 431980 to 1989
- 91970 to 1979
- 8Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,911
- One, attached: 108
- Two: 91
- 3 or 4: 368
- 5 to 9: 628
- 10 to 19: 80
- 20 to 49: 49
- 50 or more: 73
- Mobile homes: 4,026
Housing units in Perry County with a mortgage: 3,271 (107 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 72 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 170
| Here: | 1.7% with mortgage |
| State: | 96.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Perry County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 8,245 | 61 |
| Mainline Protestant | 791 | 10 |
| Other | 301 | 1 |
| Catholic | 188 | 1 |
| Black Protestant | 180 | 1 |
| None | 19,007 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
| Perry County: | 3.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| This county: | 1.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20
| Perry County: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
| This county: | 5.14 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Perry County: | 10.9% |
| Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Perry County: | 34.7% |
| State: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 23.0% |
| State: | 15.9% |
Agriculture in Perry County:
Average size of farms: 161 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $13,037
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $199.55
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 23.53%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 59.16%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12,450
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.62%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.02%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $30,350
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.36%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.11
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.76%
Corn for grain: 48 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Perry County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 43% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 77.6 miles away from Perry County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 128.5 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 292.4 miles away from the county center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 72.1 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 108.7 miles away from Perry County center
On 11/10/2012 at 17:08:14, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 10.6 mi) earthquake occurred 11.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 3, 2020 - February 29, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4540-KY: April 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4540, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 6, 2019 - March 10, 2019, FEMA Id: 4428, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 9, 2018 - February 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4358, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 11, 2015 to July 20, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4239: August 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4239, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 09, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4218: May 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4218, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4216: April 30, 2015, FEMA Id: 4216, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 19, 2011 to June 23, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4008: July 25, 2011, FEMA Id: 4008, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2011 to May 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1976: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1976, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: May 03, 2009 to May 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1841: May 29, 2009, FEMA Id: 1841, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
- 24 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Perry County (34) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 28
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 25, Storms: 25, Tornadoes: 12, Mudslides: 10, Landslides: 6, Winter Storms: 5, Winds: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 9,091 (75.3%)
- Carpooled: 1,849 (15.3%)
- Bus: 9 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 79 (0.7%)
- Walked: 134 (1.1%)
- Worked at home: 892 (7.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (39%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Information (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (41%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Information (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (15%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (15%)
- Sales and related occupations (13%)
- Healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Vietnam (28%)
- Philippines (25%)
- Canada (23%)
- Mexico (12%)
- Congo (4%)
- Other Eastern Africa (4%)
- Ukraine (2%)
- American (25%)
- English (18%)
- Irish (11%)
- German (5%)
- Scottish (4%)
- Scotch-Irish (3%)
- Italian (2%)
People in group quarters in Perry County, Kentucky in 2010:
- 317 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 163 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 59 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 33 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 26 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 13 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
People in group quarters in Perry County, Kentucky in 2000:
- 198 people in nursing homes
- 74 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 47 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 33 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 30 people in other group homes
4.41% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($37,173 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.41% |
| Kentucky average: | 7.04% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.39% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($27,667 average AGI)
1.03% relocated from other states ($9,507 average AGI)
Perry County: 1.03% Kentucky average: 2.87%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Knott County, KY |  0.74% ($30,113 average AGI) |
| from Leslie County, KY | 0.35% ($45,207) |
| from Breathitt County, KY | 0.33% ($19,750) |
| from Fayette County, KY | 0.28% ($61,087) |
5.26% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($40,430 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.26% |
| Kentucky average: | 6.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.23% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($30,926 average AGI)
1.03% relocated to other states ($9,505 average AGI)
Perry County: 1.03% Kentucky average: 2.73%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Knott County, KY | 1.03% ($37,851 average AGI) |
| to Fayette County, KY | 0.47% ($46,250) |
| to Laurel County, KY | 0.32% ($46,037) |
| to Breathitt County, KY | 0.30% ($18,680) |
| to Leslie County, KY | 0.26% ($35,636) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 16.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.4
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,113 (3,624 aged, 2,489 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 859 (13%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Perry County, Kentucky in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,375)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (771)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (517)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (220)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (136)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (131)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (127)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (92)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (63)
- Accidental poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances (61)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 46,445
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1,035
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 105,907
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,358
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,131
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 34
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 88
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 156.3. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 131.9
- Other - 24.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 28,194- Male householders: 4,811 (1,322 living alone), Female householders: 6,891 (1,602 living alone)
5,270 spouses (5,227 opposite-sex spouses), 1,140 unmarried partners, (1,110 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,165 children (6,434 natural, 339 adopted, 387 stepchildren), 844 grandchildren, 96 brothers or sisters, 193 parents, 25 foster children, 629 other relatives, 590 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 631
Size of family households: 3,412 2-persons, 2,262 3-persons, 1,407 4-persons, 574 5-persons, 152 6-persons, 141 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,924 1-person, 672 2-persons, 87 3-persons, 5 5-persons.
3,546 married couples with children.
1,777 single-parent households (204 men, 1,573 women).
97.3% of residents of Perry speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 43% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $242,353,000 ($8,143 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,688,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $104,458,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $46,579,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $416,000
Federal grants: $70,464,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,747,000 ($511,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,689,000 ($817,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $685,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,124,000
Federal Government insurance: $32,538,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,140| Here: | 73 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,837
| Here: | 62 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +75
| Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +7 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -305
| Here: |  -10 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  +8 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.56 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Perry County, Kentucky
- 422020 or later
- 1,1702010 to 2019
- 2,2952000 to 2009
- 2,4011990 to 1999
- 1,9721980 to 1989
- 2,1801970 to 1979
- 1,1581960 to 1969
- 6571950 to 1959
- 5351940 to 1949
- 8251939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Perry County, Kentucky
- 01 room
- 182 rooms
- 2063 rooms
- 1,0124 rooms
- 1,9215 rooms
- 2,2766 rooms
- 1,2757 rooms
- 7638 rooms
- 1,4439+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Perry County, Kentucky
- 81 room
- 1842 rooms
- 3653 rooms
- 7554 rooms
- 4725 rooms
- 6226 rooms
- 1847 rooms
- 888 rooms
- 1119+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Perry County, Kentucky
- 19no bedroom
- 2671 bedroom
- 1,7492 bedrooms
- 5,0553 bedrooms
- 1,5114 bedrooms
- 3185+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Perry County, Kentucky
- 8no bedroom
- 5931 bedroom
- 1,1612 bedrooms
- 7103 bedrooms
- 3044 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Perry County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 471no vehicle
- 2,4731 vehicle
- 3,8182 vehicles
- 1,4233 vehicles
- 5304 vehicles
- 2115+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Perry County in renter-occupied apartments
- 394no vehicle
- 1,4111 vehicle
- 7292 vehicles
- 1733 vehicles
- 514 vehicles
- 135+ vehicles
87.1% of Perry County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Kentucky.
| Perry County: | 87.1% |
| State average: | 87.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 23,950
- Other state: 3,770
- Northeast: 197
- Midwest: 2,207
- South: 1,147
- West: 192
- 73.0%Electricity
- 14.0%Utility gas
- 6.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.4%Wood
- 1.4%Coal or coke
- 1.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 77.7%Electricity
- 15.6%Utility gas
- 3.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.6%Coal or coke
- 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.8%No fuel used
- 0.4%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 195
| Here: | 6.5% |
| Kentucky: | 17.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 118
| Here: | 7.4% |
| Kentucky: | 15.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 70
| Here: | 11.6% |
| Kentucky: | 19.6% |
Perry County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000
Cash and Securities: $5,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $4,541,000
Other: $405,000
Sewerage: $265,000
Other: $257,000
Parks and Recreation: $18,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
- Construction - General - Other: $191,000
Parks and Recreation: $177,000
General - Other: $125,000
Natural Resources - Other: $44,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
Sewerage: $2,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $10,291,000
General - Other: $5,123,000
Regular Highways: $4,069,000
Regular Highways: $3,869,000
General - Other: $3,842,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,092,000
Financial Administration: $754,000
Central Staff Services: $748,000
Central Staff Services: $731,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $682,000
Parks and Recreation: $571,000
Financial Administration: $550,000
Water Utilities: $500,000
Correctional Institutions: $492,000
Correctional Institutions: $477,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $443,000
General Public Buildings: $348,000
Water Utilities: $308,000
General Public Buildings: $262,000
Solid Waste Management: $240,000
Natural Resources - Other: $236,000
Sewerage: $229,000
Solid Waste Management: $201,000
Police Protection: $147,000
Local Fire Protection: $84,000
Local Fire Protection: $82,000
Police Protection: $81,000
Sewerage: $77,000
Health - Other: $59,000
Natural Resources - Other: $34,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,327,000
Other: $648,000
Other: $526,000
Health and Hospitals: $32,000
Sewerage: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $382,000
Interest on Debt: $380,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $1,364,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $1,199,000
Other - Solid Waste Management: $244,000
Other - Solid Waste Management: $70,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,910,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $173,042,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $172,621,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $172,417,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $104,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $104,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $104,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $104,000,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $103,966,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $68,654,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $625,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $468,000
General Revenue - Other: $384,000
Sale of Property: $272,000
General Revenue - Other: $258,000
Rents: $153,000
Royalties: $17,000
Rents: $13,000
Royalties: $12,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $621,000
Regular Highways: $410,000
Financial Administration: $199,000
Police Protection: $100,000
Parks and Recreation: $46,000
General - Other: $41,000
General - Other: $27,000
Health - Other: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,004,000
Cash and Securities: $557,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $593,000
Water Utilities: $578,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $104,010,000
Cash and Securities: $104,000,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $7,086,000
Other: $3,708,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,847,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,846,000
Highways: $1,834,000
Highways: $1,655,000
General Local Government Support: $166,000
General Local Government Support: $127,000
Sewerage: $49,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $4,641,000
Individual Income: $4,379,000
Property: $1,352,000
Property: $1,267,000
Public Utilities Sales: $875,000
Public Utilities Sales: $744,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $28,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $26,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,266,000
: $2,912,000
Perry County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000
Cash and Securities: $5,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $4,541,000
Other: $405,000
Sewerage: $265,000
Other: $257,000
Parks and Recreation: $18,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
- Construction - General - Other: $191,000
Parks and Recreation: $177,000
General - Other: $125,000
Natural Resources - Other: $44,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
Sewerage: $2,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $10,291,000
General - Other: $5,123,000
Regular Highways: $4,069,000
Regular Highways: $3,869,000
General - Other: $3,842,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,092,000
Financial Administration: $754,000
Central Staff Services: $748,000
Central Staff Services: $731,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $682,000
Parks and Recreation: $571,000
Financial Administration: $550,000
Water Utilities: $500,000
Correctional Institutions: $492,000
Correctional Institutions: $477,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $443,000
General Public Buildings: $348,000
Water Utilities: $308,000
General Public Buildings: $262,000
Solid Waste Management: $240,000
Natural Resources - Other: $236,000
Sewerage: $229,000
Solid Waste Management: $201,000
Police Protection: $147,000
Local Fire Protection: $84,000
Local Fire Protection: $82,000
Police Protection: $81,000
Sewerage: $77,000
Health - Other: $59,000
Natural Resources - Other: $34,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,327,000
Other: $648,000
Other: $526,000
Health and Hospitals: $32,000
Sewerage: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $382,000
Interest on Debt: $380,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $1,364,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $1,199,000
Other - Solid Waste Management: $244,000
Other - Solid Waste Management: $70,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,910,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $173,042,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $172,621,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $172,417,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $104,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $104,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $104,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $104,000,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $103,966,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $68,654,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $625,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $468,000
General Revenue - Other: $384,000
Sale of Property: $272,000
General Revenue - Other: $258,000
Rents: $153,000
Royalties: $17,000
Rents: $13,000
Royalties: $12,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $621,000
Regular Highways: $410,000
Financial Administration: $199,000
Police Protection: $100,000
Parks and Recreation: $46,000
General - Other: $41,000
General - Other: $27,000
Health - Other: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,004,000
Cash and Securities: $557,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $593,000
Water Utilities: $578,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $104,010,000
Cash and Securities: $104,000,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $7,086,000
Other: $3,708,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,847,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,846,000
Highways: $1,834,000
Highways: $1,655,000
General Local Government Support: $166,000
General Local Government Support: $127,000
Sewerage: $49,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $4,641,000
Individual Income: $4,379,000
Property: $1,352,000
Property: $1,267,000
Public Utilities Sales: $875,000
Public Utilities Sales: $744,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $28,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $26,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,266,000
: $2,912,000
Perry County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000
Cash and Securities: $5,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $4,541,000
Other: $405,000
Sewerage: $265,000
Other: $257,000
Parks and Recreation: $18,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
- Construction - General - Other: $191,000
Parks and Recreation: $177,000
General - Other: $125,000
Natural Resources - Other: $44,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
Sewerage: $2,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $10,291,000
General - Other: $5,123,000
Regular Highways: $4,069,000
Regular Highways: $3,869,000
General - Other: $3,842,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,092,000
Financial Administration: $754,000
Central Staff Services: $748,000
Central Staff Services: $731,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $682,000
Parks and Recreation: $571,000
Financial Administration: $550,000
Water Utilities: $500,000
Correctional Institutions: $492,000
Correctional Institutions: $477,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $443,000
General Public Buildings: $348,000
Water Utilities: $308,000
General Public Buildings: $262,000
Solid Waste Management: $240,000
Natural Resources - Other: $236,000
Sewerage: $229,000
Solid Waste Management: $201,000
Police Protection: $147,000
Local Fire Protection: $84,000
Local Fire Protection: $82,000
Police Protection: $81,000
Sewerage: $77,000
Health - Other: $59,000
Natural Resources - Other: $34,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,327,000
Other: $648,000
Other: $526,000
Health and Hospitals: $32,000
Sewerage: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $382,000
Interest on Debt: $380,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $1,364,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $1,199,000
Other - Solid Waste Management: $244,000
Other - Solid Waste Management: $70,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,910,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $173,042,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $172,621,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $172,417,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $104,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $104,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $104,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $104,000,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $103,966,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $68,654,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $625,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $468,000
General Revenue - Other: $384,000
Sale of Property: $272,000
General Revenue - Other: $258,000
Rents: $153,000
Royalties: $17,000
Rents: $13,000
Royalties: $12,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $621,000
Regular Highways: $410,000
Financial Administration: $199,000
Police Protection: $100,000
Parks and Recreation: $46,000
General - Other: $41,000
General - Other: $27,000
Health - Other: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,004,000
Cash and Securities: $557,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $593,000
Water Utilities: $578,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $104,010,000
Cash and Securities: $104,000,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $7,086,000
Other: $3,708,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,847,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,846,000
Highways: $1,834,000
Highways: $1,655,000
General Local Government Support: $166,000
General Local Government Support: $127,000
Sewerage: $49,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $4,641,000
Individual Income: $4,379,000
Property: $1,352,000
Property: $1,267,000
Public Utilities Sales: $875,000
Public Utilities Sales: $744,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $28,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $26,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,266,000
: $2,912,000
Perry County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000
Cash and Securities: $5,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $4,541,000
Other: $405,000
Sewerage: $265,000
Other: $257,000
Parks and Recreation: $18,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
- Construction - General - Other: $191,000
Parks and Recreation: $177,000
General - Other: $125,000
Natural Resources - Other: $44,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
Sewerage: $2,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $10,291,000
General - Other: $5,123,000
Regular Highways: $4,069,000
Regular Highways: $3,869,000
General - Other: $3,842,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,092,000
Financial Administration: $754,000
Central Staff Services: $748,000
Central Staff Services: $731,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $682,000
Parks and Recreation: $571,000
Financial Administration: $550,000
Water Utilities: $500,000
Correctional Institutions: $492,000
Correctional Institutions: $477,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $443,000
General Public Buildings: $348,000
Water Utilities: $308,000
General Public Buildings: $262,000
Solid Waste Management: $240,000
Natural Resources - Other: $236,000
Sewerage: $229,000
Solid Waste Management: $201,000
Police Protection: $147,000
Local Fire Protection: $84,000
Local Fire Protection: $82,000
Police Protection: $81,000
Sewerage: $77,000
Health - Other: $59,000
Natural Resources - Other: $34,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,327,000
Other: $648,000
Other: $526,000
Health and Hospitals: $32,000
Sewerage: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $382,000
Interest on Debt: $380,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $1,364,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $1,199,000
Other - Solid Waste Management: $244,000
Other - Solid Waste Management: $70,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,910,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $173,042,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $172,621,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $172,417,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $104,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $104,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $104,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $104,000,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $103,966,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $68,654,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $625,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $468,000
General Revenue - Other: $384,000
Sale of Property: $272,000
General Revenue - Other: $258,000
Rents: $153,000
Royalties: $17,000
Rents: $13,000
Royalties: $12,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $621,000
Regular Highways: $410,000
Financial Administration: $199,000
Police Protection: $100,000
Parks and Recreation: $46,000
General - Other: $41,000
General - Other: $27,000
Health - Other: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,004,000
Cash and Securities: $557,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $593,000
Water Utilities: $578,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $104,010,000
Cash and Securities: $104,000,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $7,086,000
Other: $3,708,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,847,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,846,000
Highways: $1,834,000
Highways: $1,655,000
General Local Government Support: $166,000
General Local Government Support: $127,000
Sewerage: $49,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $4,641,000
Individual Income: $4,379,000
Property: $1,352,000
Property: $1,267,000
Public Utilities Sales: $875,000
Public Utilities Sales: $744,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $28,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $26,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,266,000
: $2,912,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 3,013
- Number of aged recipients: 118
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,895
- Number of recipients under 18: 328
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,243
- Number of recipients older than 64: 442
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 857
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,401
| Most common first names in Perry County, KY among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 124 | 72.3 years |
| James | 123 | 69.5 years |
| Mary | 103 | 77.4 years |
| William | 97 | 72.5 years |
| Robert | 55 | 69.4 years |
| Charles | 47 | 70.3 years |
| Martha | 45 | 80.2 years |
| George | 36 | 72.5 years |
| Nancy | 33 | 76.9 years |
| Margaret | 31 | 77.8 years |
| Most common last names in Perry County, KY among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Combs | 315 | 74.7 years |
| Smith | 136 | 69.9 years |
| Campbell | 131 | 71.2 years |
| Jones | 74 | 72.3 years |
| Napier | 74 | 74.9 years |
| Baker | 70 | 74.4 years |
| Cornett | 66 | 76.9 years |
| Miller | 65 | 68.8 years |
| Fugate | 63 | 72.8 years |
| Williams | 59 | 71.5 years |
| Businesses in Perry County, KY | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| Arby's | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Burger King | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
| CVS | 1 | Nike | 3 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
| Fashion Bug | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| FedEx | 3 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
| GNC | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| GameStop | 1 | Subway | 3 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Hardee's | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| Hilton | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | UPS | 3 | |
| KFC | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
| Kmart | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | |||
Perry County on our top lists:
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"