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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Perry is $16,553, which is much lower than the state average of $25,335 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Perry median household income is $37,147, which has grown by 4.85% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 21.52% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Perry residents spend 18.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 18.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #889

Perry, IA	16,553 USD
Iowa	25,335 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Perry, IA	22,785 USD
Iowa	27,055 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Perry, IA	24,691 USD
Iowa	32,891 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Perry, IA	19,811 USD
Iowa	21,731 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #723

Perry, IA	37,147 USD
Iowa	48,872 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Perry, IA	42,306 USD
Iowa	61,833 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #789

Perry, IA	4.85%
Iowa	21.52%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Perry, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.96%	$7,776, see rank	28.90%	$11,793	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	32.05%	$14,447, see rank	28.99%	$15,703	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.64%	$1,094, see rank	2.42%	$3,029	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	14.25%	$11,910, see rank	15.91%	$16,959	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Perry, IA	43,138 USD
Iowa	61,804 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Perry, IA	47,412 USD
Iowa	74,383 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Perry, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$38,428, see rank	$49,911	$54,999
Hispanic	$34,829, see rank	$38,388	$41,534
Asian	$54,333, see rank	$52,345	$68,950
One Race, Other	$33,322, see rank	$38,392	$40,847
Two or More Races	$52,132, see rank	$33,476	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Perry, IA	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$11,500, see rank	$26,000	$26,465
25 to 44	$42,404, see rank	$56,033	$57,132
45 to 64	$50,781, see rank	$61,140	$63,398
65 or over	$24,851, see rank	$31,591	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Perry, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,700	see rank	2,377,835	238,733,844
Male¹	2,784	48.84%, see rank	48.91%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,109	75.75%, see rank	74.12%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	2,109	75.75%, see rank	73.95%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,862	88.29%, see rank	94.41%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	247	11.71%, see rank	5.59%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	675	24.25%, see rank	25.88%	29.08%
Female¹	2,916	51.16%, see rank	51.09%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,654	56.72%, see rank	64.25%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,654	56.72%, see rank	64.21%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,531	92.56%, see rank	95.08%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	123	7.44%, see rank	4.92%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,262	43.28%, see rank	35.75%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Perry, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,321	100%	1,520,445	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,468	74.31%, see rank	78.68%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	585	17.62%, see rank	10.28%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.11%	4.94%
Walked	73	2.20%, see rank	3.83%	2.85%
Other Means	41	1.23%, see rank	1.34%	1.72%
Worked at Home	154	4.64%, see rank	4.77%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Perry, IA	18.3 minutes
Iowa	18.0 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Perry, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,393	-	1,553,594	141,833,331
Male¹	1,862	54.88%, see rank	52.26%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	305	16.38%, see rank	30.23%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	148	7.95%, see rank	11.39%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	222	11.92%, see rank	16.39%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	121	6.50%, see rank	1.74%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	277	14.88%, see rank	9.61%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	686	36.84%, see rank	24.42%	18.08%
Female¹	1,531	45.12%, see rank	47.74%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	397	25.93%, see rank	36.33%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	401	26.19%, see rank	21.62%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	412	26.91%, see rank	33.28%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	21	1.37%, see rank	0.38%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	300	19.60%, see rank	7.82%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Perry, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,393	100%	1,553,594	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	153	4.51%, see rank	4.05%	1.86%
Construction	272	8.02%, see rank	6.35%	7.13%
Manufacturing	861	25.38%, see rank	14.99%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	83	2.45%, see rank	3.26%	3.06%
Retail Trade	457	13.47%, see rank	11.54%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	93	2.74%, see rank	4.84%	5.07%
Information	90	2.65%, see rank	2.16%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	200	5.89%, see rank	7.67%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	55	1.62%, see rank	6.58%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	601	17.71%, see rank	23.53%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	285	8.40%, see rank	7.46%	8.86%
Public Administration	149	4.39%, see rank	3.24%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	94	2.77%, see rank	4.33%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Perry, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,200	15.82%, see rank	11.60%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	263	12.57%, see rank	7.43%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.