| | People QuickFacts | Perry County | Missouri |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 6,010,688 |
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Population, 2010 | 18,971 | 5,988,927 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 4.6% | 7.0% |
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Population, 2000 | 18,132 | 5,595,211 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.6% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 25.1% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.6% | 14.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.1% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 97.2% | 82.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 11.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 0.9% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.7% | 3.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 96.5% | 81.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 87.1% | 83.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.7% | 3.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 3.2% | 5.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 80.5% | 86.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 12.2% | 25.0% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,584 | 511,253 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 22.2 | 23.2 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 8,568 | 2,712,729 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 78.1% | 70.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 7.3% | 19.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $122,400 | $137,700 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 7,691 | 2,349,955 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.45 | 2.45 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $22,200 | $24,724 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $45,713 | $46,262 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 10.6% | 14.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Perry County | Missouri |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 502 | 150,8921 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 8,887 | 2,358,7061 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | 5.4% | -1.7%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 1,104 | 375,075 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,584 | 501,064 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 4.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 19.3% | 26.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 711,618 | 110,907,604 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 97,342 | 81,032,913 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 263,521 | 76,575,216 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $14,060 | $12,957 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 20,242 | 11,070,634 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 25 | 9,699 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 124,112 | 67,372,6131 |