Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home

County:

Perry County

State:

Ohio

FIPS Code:

39127

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

8.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

22,258

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

115,983

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.15

Wayne NF

22,258

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

29

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to large metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

27,434

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

31,032

13.1%

6.8%

6.3%

1990:

31,557

1.7%

-4.1%

5.8%

2000:

34,078

8.0%

2.6%

5.4%

2005:

35,246

3.4%

1.6%

1.9%

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

33,473

98.2%

0-to-19:

10,577

31.0%

Black:

73

0.2%

20-to-39:

9,006

26.4%

Hispanic:

152

0.4%

40-to-59:

9,019

26.5%

American Indian:

93

0.3%

60-plus:

5,476

16.1%

Other:

287

0.8%

Median Age:

35.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

83.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

78.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

6.9%

Median Family Income:

$40,294

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.4%

Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home