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Perry County, Pennsylvania

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Population:

  • Total Population: 43,602
  • Males: 21,706
  • Females: 21,896

Ethnicity:

  • White: 42,805
  • Black/African American: 126
  • Hispanic: 269
  • Native American/Eskimo: 45
  • Asian: 128
  • Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
  • Other: 29
  • 2 or more: 200

Top 5 Languages spoken at home:

  1. English only (39,490)
  2. Spanish (475)
  3. Pennsylvania Dutch (385)
  4. German (185)
  5. French (105)

Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants

Total Reported: 405

  1. Germany (50)
  2. Colombia (46)
  3. Canada (44)
  4. Vietnam (42)
  5. Italy (33)
  6. United Kingdom (31)
  7. Bangladesh (19)

Top 5 Religions by Adherents:

  1. United Methodist Church, The (5,088)
  2. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (3,609)
  3. Catholic Church (1,860)
  4. United Church of Christ (1,306)
  5. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (788)

Migrant Health Clinics

    Disabilities:

    • Total Reported: 12,090
    • Sensory: 1,557
    • Physical: 3,355
    • Mental: 1,683
    • Self-care: 889
    • Go outside home: 2,189
    • Employment: 2,453

    Grandparents as caregivers

    Grandparents as caregivers: 271

    Heating fuel:

    • Total Reported: 16,695
    • Utility gas: 74
    • Bottled or LP gas: 949
    • Electricity: 3,652
    • Fuel oil, kerosene: 9,446
    • Coal or Coke: 979
    • Wood: 1,510
    • Solar Energy: 0
    • Other fuel: 56
    • No fuel used: 29

    Vehicles available:

    • Total Reported: 33,265
    • No vehicle: 2,094
    • 1 or more vehicle: 31,171

    Education Attainment:

    • No School: 122
    • No High School: 1,649
    • Some High School: 4,110
    • High School: 14,492
    • Some College: 3,790
    • Associate's Degree: 1,771
    • College Degree: 2,209
    • Master's Degree: 777
    • Professional Degree: 295
    • Doctoral Degree: 35

    Household Phones:

    • Households Reporting: 16,695
    • Owners with phone: 13,120
    • Owners without phone: 168
    • Renters with phone: 3,298
    • Renters without phone: 109

    10 closest counties:

    1. Juniata County, Pennsylvania
    2. Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
    3. Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
    4. Snyder County, Pennsylvania
    5. Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
    6. Union County, Pennsylvania
    7. Adams County, Pennsylvania
    8. York County, Pennsylvania
    9. Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
    10. Franklin County, Pennsylvania

    Data Detail

    Zip Codes in county:

    17006, 17020, 17024, 17031, 17037, 17040, 17045, 17047, 17053, 17062, 17068, 17069, 17071, 17074, 17090

    • Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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