Perry County

Perry County has 11,449 residents across 4 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $49,634, 12% below the Mississippi figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $124,000, and 13% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

11,449residentsACS 2020–2024

$49,634median household incomeMississippi: $56K

$124,000median home valueowner-occupied homes

76%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Perry County in MississippiZIP codes in Perry County highlighted; the rest of Mississippi in grey

Map of Mississippi 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 4 ZIP codes.

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

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
39423	2,642	$55K	$92K	93%	8%	72%	25 min
39425	1,921	$70K	$225K	88%	10%	66%	31 min
39462	1,684	$45K	$94K	84%	13%	94%	23 min
39476	6,600	$59K	$145K	81%	15%	82%	42 min

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

People.

11,449 residents in 4,647 households, next to the Mississippi figure.

22%

under 18

17%

aged 18–34

20%

aged 65 and over

34%

of households are people living alone

40%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

5,498 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $124,000 (±$31,491).

82%

of households own their home

62%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

29%

are mobile homes

16%

of housing units are vacant

$755

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201915%

2000–200920%

1990–199918%

1980–198914%

1970–197916%

1960–19696%

1950–19594%

1940–19491%

1939 or earlier4%

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 ±$7,736.

$49,634

median household income

18.4%

of people live below the poverty line

2.0%

unemployment rate

13%

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.

31 min

average commute to work

20%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

92%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

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

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

76%

of households have a broadband subscription

21%

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