Perry County, Pennsylvania
Perry County, Pennsylvania · ZIP 17006, 17020, 17021
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 46,816 (2024 estimate)Population
- 18,232Households
- $78,824Median household income
- $222,800Median home value
- 32Towns with a page
- 16ZIP codes
Perry County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 43,602 |
| 2010 | 45,969 |
| 2020 | 45,842 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $78,824 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 14,715 units
- Renter occupied
- 3,517 units
- Vacancy rate
- 8.9%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.
6,058 employees in 789 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Perry County | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 45,988 | 12,986,518 |
| Median household income | $78,824 | $76,081 |
| Median age | 43.8 | 40.9 |
| Median home value | $222,800 | $240,500 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 18.6% | 34.5% |
| Foreign-born residents | 1.2% | 7.4% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 80.7% | 69.3% |
| Mean commute to work | 31.5 minutes | 26.6 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Perry County32 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Township | Township | 5,349 | 34.3 sq mi |
| Wheatfield Township | Township | 3,249 | 20.8 sq mi |
| Penn Township | Township | 3,181 | 21.2 sq mi |
| Marysville | Borough | 2,721 | 2.33 sq mi |
| Saville Township | Township | 2,655 | 45.9 sq mi |
| Centre Township | Township | 2,559 | 30.0 sq mi |
| Spring Township | Township | 2,346 | 28.6 sq mi |
| Rye Township | Township | 2,287 | 25.7 sq mi |
| Oliver Township | Township | 2,086 | 8.32 sq mi |
| Tyrone Township | Township | 1,964 | 35.7 sq mi |
| Juniata Township | Township | 1,567 | 20.9 sq mi |
| Newport | Borough | 1,522 | 0.30 sq mi |
| Duncannon | Borough | 1,471 | 0.41 sq mi |
| Tuscarora Township | Township | 1,342 | 29.3 sq mi |
| Watts Township | Township | 1,268 | 11.9 sq mi |
| Bloomfield | Borough | 1,258 | 0.61 sq mi |
| Buffalo Township | Township | 1,256 | 20.1 sq mi |
| Liverpool Township | Township | 1,062 | 20.9 sq mi |
| Greenwood Township | Township | 1,061 | 25.1 sq mi |
| Southwest Madison Township | Township | 1,045 | 27.4 sq mi |
| Liverpool | Borough | 983 | 0.88 sq mi |
| Miller Township | Township | 983 | 12.4 sq mi |
| Northeast Madison Township | Township | 850 | 25.8 sq mi |
| Millerstown | Borough | 705 | 0.85 sq mi |
| Jackson Township | Township | 603 | 37.2 sq mi |
| Loysville | Census designated place | 575 | 0.99 sq mi |
| Toboyne Township | Township | 478 | 56.1 sq mi |
| Howe Township | Township | 389 | 8.11 sq mi |
| Ickesburg | Census designated place | 347 | 0.41 sq mi |
| Blain | Borough | 225 | 0.32 sq mi |
| Landisburg | Borough | 225 | 0.07 sq mi |
| New Buffalo | Borough | 126 | 0.06 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 42 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
County officialsFrom public records
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Across Perry County
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Cumberland CountyPopulation 275,516 (2024 estimate)
- Dauphin CountyPopulation 293,029 (2024 estimate)
- Franklin CountyPopulation 159,285 (2024 estimate)
- Juniata CountyPopulation 23,395 (2024 estimate)
- Northumberland CountyPopulation 90,027 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.