Perryville, KY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

5%

Household income NAT. AVG.

12%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Perryville	Kentucky	National
Income per capita	$38,263	$37,499	$44,883
Median household income	$76,927	$66,989	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$76,018	$85,266	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$60,919	$40,176	$52,080
Median earnings male	$51,869	$47,734	$54,343
Median earnings female	$49,739	$33,481	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.4%	18.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Perryville is 15% lower than the national average
The median household income in Perryville is 5% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Perryville is 12% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Perryville is 58% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,279 $76,927 $153,854

City

$44,654 $66,989 $133,978

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Perryville median earnings by income bracket

Perryville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.0%	7.0%
Manufacturing sector	31.5%	31.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	7.5%	7.5%
Public administration	11.5%	11.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.5%	3.5%
Education, health & social services	1.5%	1.5%
Other	35.5%	35.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Burgin, KY	882	$91,561	12.6%
Willisburg, KY	370	$80,528	1.0%
Mackville, KY	252	$70,544	13.3%
Danville, KY	17,223	$63,627	21.8%
Harrodsburg, KY	8,799	$62,323	23.4%
Perryville, KY	997	$76,927	5.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Olin, IA	997	$83,958	3.2%
Tilden, IL	997	$56,272	30.8%
Claverack-Red Mills, NY	997	$222,591	173.7%
Belmont, WV	997	$74,053	9.0%
Bearden, AR	998	$33,985	58.2%
Perryville, KY	997	$76,927	5.4%

Source: The Perryville, KY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.