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Population and households in Perry
Household size in Perry
| Period | Perry | Augusta area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.88 | 2.64 | 2.54 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.65 | 2.74 | 2.59 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.71 | 2.77 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.10 | 2.73 | 2.50 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.78 | +0.09 | −0.04 | −0.03 |
Households in Perry are small: just 2.10 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.88 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
| Period | Perry | Augusta area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 34.9 | 37.5 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.6 | 37.9 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.4 | 39.0 | 40.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 52.5 | 39.4 | 41.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +17.5 | +1.9 | +2.9 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 52.5, Perry is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
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
| Period | Perry | Augusta area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.1% | 15.0% | 13.0% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 15.9% | 14.8% | 13.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 7.2% | 13.3% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 20.7% | 15.4% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | +6.6 pts | +0.4 pts | −1.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in five households in Perry (20.7%), well above 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
Renters in Perry
| Period | Perry | Augusta area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.4% | 31.2% | 30.1% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 23.2% | 32.5% | 31.4% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 21.3% | 32.9% | 30.6% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 26.1% | 32.0% | 28.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +13.7 pts | +0.8 pts | −2.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
Just over a quarter of households in Perry rent their homes (26.1%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Nearly two-thirds of owners (64.7%) have paid off their mortgages, well 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
| Period | Perry | Augusta area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.1% | 12.5% | 14.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 21.2% | 16.5% | 13.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.0% | 14.2% | 11.8% | 9.6% |
| Change | −13.1 pts | +1.7 pts | −2.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Perry as nationally: 9.0%, against 9.6%. The rate is lower than in the Augusta area overall (14.2%).
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
| Period | Perry | Augusta area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1978 | 1982 | 1984 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1979 | 1984 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1990 | 1986 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1980 | 1989 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Change | +2 | +6 | +7 | +6 |
Homes in Perry are the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1980. Homes here are older than in the wider Augusta area, where the median home dates to 1989.
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
| Period | Perry | Augusta area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $610 | $760 | $780 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $590 | $856 | $859 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $572 | $988 | $984 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $635 | $1,254 | $1,294 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$25 | +$494 | +$514 | +$606 |
Rent in Perry runs $635 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 25.9% of the typical renter's income, comfortably 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
Bachelor's degrees in Perry
| Period | Perry | Augusta area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.0% | 23.7% | 25.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 6.0% | 25.0% | 26.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 11.7% | 25.8% | 28.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.3% | 29.6% | 32.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +5.3 pts | +6.0 pts | +7.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Perry have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 12.3%, 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
| Period | Perry | Augusta area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 86.0% | 83.9% | 84.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 75.5% | 85.8% | 85.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 79.1% | 87.3% | 87.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 90.3% | 89.1% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.3 pts | +5.2 pts | +6.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Perry is close to the national rate: 90.3% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%.
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
| Period | Perry | Augusta area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.8% | 8.8% | 9.1% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 10.8% | 10.3% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 14.5% | 7.1% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.8% | 6.6% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −7.0 pts | −2.2 pts | −4.2 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Perry runs below the national rate: 3.8% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's 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 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 | 2.10 | 52.5 | 20.7% | 26.1% | 9.0% | 1980 | $635 | 12.3% | 90.3% | 3.8% |
| Salley | 2.12 | 42.3 | 26.7% | 29.7% | 16.6% | 1982 | $804 | 16.9% | 89.2% | 3.9% |
| Wagener | 2.55 | 39.3 | 15.6% | 22.1% | 14.7% | 1990 | $815 | 20.7% | 89.6% | 3.3% |
| Thor | 2.67 | 42.8 | 13.3% | 13.8% | 20.5% | 1994 | $773 | 11.3% | 86.0% | 2.4% |
| Seivern | 2.98 | 34.2 | 12.9% | 15.4% | 16.4% | 1990 | $813 | 17.0% | 89.7% | 8.3% |
| Springfield | 2.42 | 44.6 | 15.9% | 24.4% | 20.7% | 1983 | $762 | 15.7% | 87.2% | 6.7% |
| Fairview Crossroads | 2.70 | 36.6 | 15.8% | 8.7% | 13.9% | 1995 | $931 | 13.0% | 86.4% | 4.5% |
| Kitchings Mill | 2.26 | 41.5 | 20.1% | 16.5% | 15.8% | 1996 | $974 | 14.5% | 87.8% | 3.4% |
| Livingston | 2.40 | 44.7 | 10.6% | 26.8% | 16.4% | 1985 | $773 | 15.3% | 84.8% | 1.6% |
| Pelion | 2.69 | 38.3 | 18.7% | 19.9% | 10.7% | 1994 | $965 | 12.4% | 80.8% | 2.2% |
| Woodford | 2.36 | 43.2 | 9.6% | 16.9% | 20.6% | 1989 | $866 | 14.4% | 86.0% | 3.6% |
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. 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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