People QuickFacts Perry Florida Population, 2011 estimate 7,030 19,082,262 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 6,987 18,802,690 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.6% 1.5% Population, 2010 7,017 18,801,310 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 8.0% 5.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 25.0% 21.3% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 16.1% 17.3% Female persons, percent, 2010 53.4% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 55.0% 75.0% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 40.1% 16.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.5% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.4% 2.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.1% 2.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 2.2% 22.5% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 54.2% 57.9%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 88.6% 83.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 2.5% 19.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 3.2% 27.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 80.6% 85.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 13.3% 26.0% Veterans, 2007-2011 636 1,637,466 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 15.2 25.7  Housing units, 2010 3,115 8,989,580 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 78.5% 69.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 9.5% 29.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $87,400 $188,600 Households, 2007-2011 2,322 7,140,096 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.95 2.56 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $16,995 $26,733 Median household income, 2007-2011 $30,969 $47,827 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 28.7% 14.7%     Business QuickFacts Perry Florida Total number of firms, 2007 702 2,009,589 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 9.0% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 22.4% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 28.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 104,832,907 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 221,641,518 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 198,904 262,341,127 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $29,634 $14,353 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 15,508 41,922,059     Geography QuickFacts Perry Florida Land area in square miles, 2010 9.38 53,624.76 Persons per square mile, 2010 748.0 350.6 FIPS Code 56150 12 Counties Taylor County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts