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Perry County

Perry County has 27,499 residents across 17 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $42,181, 34% below the Kentucky figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $91,800, and 15% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
27,499residentsACS 2020–2024
$42,181median household incomeKentucky: $64K
$91,800median home valueowner-occupied homes
89%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Perry County in KentuckyZIP codes in Perry County highlighted; the rest of Kentucky in grey
Map of Kentucky with Perry County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 17 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
41367159$-666667K$-666667K100%33%100%71 min
4170117,453$39K$98K63%18%88%22 min
41712446$-666667K$124K76%0%100%27 min
41719817$-666667K$48K50%11%100%13 min
41721390$-666667K$-666667K92%1%91%60 min
417231,066$28K$24K79%3%74%41 min
417271,390$60K$90K97%15%98%24 min
41731927$52K$56K67%7%95%26 min
41735333$46K$64K57%0%82%77 min
41739112$-666667K$-666667K100%0%100%32 min
41745767$31K$188K72%18%87%29 min
41746718$103K$84K99%43%91%21 min
41751261$-666667K$276K87%36%87%9 min
41754800$73K$-666667K65%10%96%24 min
41760351$-666667K$98K100%28%57%15 min
41763778$70K$28K80%0%88%48 min
417742,010$47K$100K83%7%92%26 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

27,499 residents in 11,078 households, next to the Kentucky figure.

23%
under 18
19%
aged 18–34
18%
aged 65 and over
25%
of households are people living alone
47%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

13,295 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $91,800 (±$5,380).

70%
of households own their home
57%
of homes are detached single-family houses
5%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
32%
are mobile homes
17%
of housing units are vacant
$798
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%
2010–20199%
2000–200914%
1990–199918%
1980–198916%
1970–197917%
1960–196910%
1950–19595%
1940–19493%
1939 or earlier7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$7,458.

$42,181
median household income
26.8%
of people live below the poverty line
5.8%
unemployment rate
15%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

26 min
average commute to work
13%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
89%
of workers drive or carpool
0%
take public transportation
2%
walk or bike
8%
work from home
7%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

89%
of households have a broadband subscription
8%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates