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Perry County, PA

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Overview for Perry County, PA
Part of: Harrisburg-Carlisle PA, Metropolitan Area
Part of: Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon PA, Combined Statistical Area
 
Map of Perry County Perry County is one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania. It has 553.5 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 82.2 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 52.4%. On the 2000 census form, 99.5% of the population reported only one race, with 0.4% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 0.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.58 persons compared to an average family size of 3.01 persons.

In 2008 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $21,978. Per capita income grew by 7.8% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 45,502 Covered Employment 8,024
   Growth (%) since 1990 10.5%    Average wage per job $27,448
Households (2000) 16,695 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 5.6%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 24,906    Average wage per job $32,960
Unemployment Rate (2009) 7.9 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 11.4%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $32,251    Average wage per job $22,901
Median Household Income (2008) $54,078 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 10.2%
Poverty Rate (2008) 9.3    Average wage per job $24,449
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 79.9 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 2.8%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 11.3    Average wage per job $34,991

  

 

 

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