Population 242 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Perry Center
Household size in Perry Center
| Period | Perry Center | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.41 | 2.68 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.66 | 2.72 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.46 | 2.69 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.19 | 2.65 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.22 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Perry Center is a place of small households, averaging 2.19 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Household size has dropped from 2.41 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Perry Center
| Period | Perry Center | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 49.2 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 49.4 | 39.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 47.8 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 50.2 | 40.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | +1.0 | +2.5 | +2.3 |
Perry Center skews older: half of its residents are older than 50.2, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Perry Center
| Period | Perry Center | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.8% | 13.1% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.3% | 12.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.7% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.1% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | −11.7 pts | −1.5 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 4.1% of households in Perry Center, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Perry Center
Renters in Perry Center
| Period | Perry Center | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.7% | 44.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 10.5% | 46.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.3% | 46.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 19.3% | 45.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | +3.6 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 19.3% of households in Perry Center rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. More than four in ten owners (44.3%) have paid off their mortgages, above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Perry Center
| Period | Perry Center | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.9% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 6.8% | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 12.0% | 11.0% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.5% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Change | −2.4 pts | −0.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Perry Center is close to the national rate: 8.5% of homes are empty, against 9.6%.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Perry Center
| Period | Perry Center | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1941 | 1956 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1946 | 1957 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1940 | 1958 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1965 | 1961 | 1980 |
| Change | +24 | +5 | +6 |
The housing in Perry Center is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1965, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates. Still, homes here are newer than in New York as a whole, where the median home dates to 1961.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Perry Center
| Period | Perry Center | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $428 | $1,095 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $854 | $1,201 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $705 | $1,426 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $762 | $1,794 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$334 | +$698 | +$606 |
The median renter in Perry Center pays $762 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 28.8% of the typical renter's income, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Perry Center
Bachelor's degrees in Perry Center
| Period | Perry Center | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.4% | 31.9% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.6% | 33.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.9% | 36.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.5% | 39.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | −7.9 pts | +8.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Perry Center have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 9.5%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Perry Center
| Period | Perry Center | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 87.6% | 84.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 91.2% | 84.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 94.6% | 86.5% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 83.7% | 87.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | −3.9 pts | +3.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in six adults in Perry Center never finished high school, well above the national share: only 83.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Perry Center
| Period | Perry Center | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.4% | 7.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 10.4% | 9.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.8% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.6% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −10.8 pts | −1.2 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in Perry Center has been strong: just 1.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Perry Center compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Center | 2.19 | 50.2 | 4.1% | 19.3% | 8.5% | 1965 | $762 | 9.5% | 83.7% | 1.6% |
| Perry | 2.39 | 39.9 | 14.1% | 32.1% | 12.9% | 1946 | $742 | 19.7% | 89.4% | 3.5% |
| West Perry | 2.40 | 43.4 | 3.8% | 23.4% | 10.2% | 1954 | $764 | 11.1% | 87.4% | 4.2% |
| Peoria | 2.55 | 38.4 | 10.3% | 10.0% | 5.4% | 1964 | $914 | 21.7% | 90.6% | 3.0% |
| Wyoming | 2.33 | 41.4 | 10.9% | 13.8% | 6.5% | 1952 | $847 | 20.5% | 93.3% | 3.0% |
| Silver Lake | 2.24 | 53.6 | 5.7% | 2.7% | 13.8% | 1945 | $654 | 13.2% | 89.5% | 0.0% |
| South Warsaw | 2.30 | 48.2 | 12.2% | 31.8% | 5.7% | 1979 | $906 | 7.8% | 97.0% | 0.5% |
| Leicester | 2.14 | 51.0 | 9.1% | 13.9% | 7.1% | 1976 | $749 | 34.3% | 93.6% | 3.8% |
| Warsaw | 1.99 | 49.4 | 10.7% | 41.1% | 10.9% | 1957 | $899 | 17.7% | 91.8% | 6.7% |
| Wadsworth | 2.35 | 40.7 | 12.6% | 24.7% | 4.1% | 1967 | $957 | 24.0% | 91.2% | 2.2% |
| Silver Springs | 2.09 | 46.2 | 10.2% | 20.7% | 11.1% | 1951 | $733 | 14.4% | 91.1% | 3.5% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Perry Center. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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